Map of Donard Forest

Forest Trails How to get there FOREST WALKS IN All trails start within the Forest at the Donard County Down Bridge information board. To reach this Bridge enter Donard Park via the main entrance off the Bryansford Road and proceed though the Park following the Glen River until you reach Annalong/Kilkeel Donard Bridge. Choose the trail you wish to walk from the map on display and follow the corresponding coloured way markers. There are four way marked trails. All trails follow a circular route returning to Donard Bridge apart from the Glen River Trail which DUNDRUM BAY Car brings you up to the open mountain above the Park forest. All trails involve sections of steep uphill climbs and descents over rough and uneven NEWCASTLE ground and should be attempted only by the Castlewellan physically active with appropriate walking Tollymore boots. Forest Park Belfast Dundrum Take note of hazard warning notices along the Glen River. Other forests to visit in Co. Down include: Enquiries to: Forest Office Belvoir Park Forest Castlewellan Forest Park Castlewellan Forest Park Co. Down Drumkeeragh Forest BT31 9BU DONARD FOREST Hillsborough Forest Telephone: 028 4377 8664 Rostrevor Forest Lies at the foot of the Mournes. Tollymore Forest Park Moderate to difficult walking, all trails www.forestserviceni.gov.uk have steep and uneven sections. FS 3K 10/98 IMP 1. Donard Bridge, built 1835, sits astride the 5. The Glen River Bridge was built by the Glen River. Upstream of the Bridge are an Annesley Family and formed part of the KEY array of picturesque cascades pleasure grounds of the demesne. Both above Car Parks and waterfalls fringed by and below the Bridge are a series of cascades Circular Walks broadleaved woodland. Annalong/Kilkeel and waterfalls. Other Forest Roads Viewpoints 2. This viewpoint affords a 6. The Harbour below is presently used for spectacular panorama over the pleasure craft. During the last century boats surrounding coastal plains and collected dressed granite such as paving-setts, drumlins. It includes Newcastle kerbstones and stone for monuments for use in and District, Dundrum Bay and Belfast and Liverpool. The boats returned with St Johnʼs Point and to the north west coal and slate to roof local Slieve Croob. houses. The dressed granite was transported to the harbour on railway bogies past the point where you Black Stairs 3. Drinnahilly is at 247 metres above sea now stand. This strip of open Quarry level and provides an excellent all round Bogie Line Glen River ground is locally known as viewpoint of the surrounding mountains, the Bogie Line. The surrounding trees Ice House forest and agricultural land. The parent rock are predominantly Scots Pine with a small 6 of soft Silurian shales is exposed underfoot compartment of Beech and European larch. and is quite different from the hard granites Amy's River further up the mountain. Harbour 4 7 7. A stone grotto with a central stone table 5 built of natural boulders formed 4. This very fine woodland of Scots and part of the pleasure grounds of the Corsican Pine was planted in 1927 and demesne. Nearby are 1 has been designated as a Heritage Stand. Donard Bridge some of the remaining Beneath the tree canopy is a rich understory DUNDRUM BAY 3 ornamental trees of herbaceous plants and woody shrubs. Drinnahilly planted around the Common song birds abound while several Car Park house. These include uncommon butterflies such as silver-washed 2 Monkey Puzzle and Donard fritillary and grayling are seen on sunny days. Park Giant Red Wood. ADE BRYANSFORD ROAD Tullybrannigan River TOURIST FRONT COVER: INFORMATION Crossbills, although quite elusive, may be CENTRE CENTRAL PROMEN observed feeding from pine cones in the forest. NEWCASTLE.

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