NIMRA Granite Peaks 10K
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Mourne Mountains, Northern Ireland. AS 9.6km/762m
NIMRA brings you the Granite Peaks - British Short Championship race 2025. The course will take you over some of the finest mountains we have to offer. With three 2,000 foot peaks in just over 9km and 750 m climb, it packs in lots of mountain for a short race and will provide a fitting test to determine the 2025 Champions.
Outline course details are available at:
https://www.outdooractive.com/en/route/trail-running/county-down/british-champs-2025-short/309469920/#caml=9fl,-zd8p1,8yk0d6,0,0
Situated in the beautiful and mystical Mourne Mountains of County Down in N.Ireland, this short race is designed to delight and challenge you. Starting in Happy Valley with a gallop along the Ulster Way initially dropping gradually downhill before turning south then climbing to cross the Trassey River at a ford and pick up the Trassey Track. Heading increasingly steeply upward to cross the Mourne Wall at Hare’s Gap before turning west to climb the iconic Slieve Bearnagh passing its majestic granite tors (280m climb in just over a km).
A steep descent down the rocky slopes to Polluphuca (Gap of the Malevolent Fairies) before starting the Meel’s rollercoaster. Slieve Meelmore first, climbing alongside the Mourne Wall on rocky ground to the Summit Tower. Then descending again to the col as it becomes grassy before the climb up Slieve Meelbeg. Finally, a super-fast descent down the north ridge of Meelbeg to the finish at the corner of the wood back at Happy Valley.
The majority of the route over the peaks follows the Mourne wall, so navigation/compass bearing would only be required on the final descent down the Meelbeg ridge if visibility was poor.
A more detailed course description and photos will be published on www.nimra.org.uk
Parking, registration and toilets will be at Happy Valley. Grid ref: 293 296.
The prize giving will be at Tollymore National Outdoor Centre, approximately three miles to the north east. Grid ref: 328 324.
The “Bearnagh Race” has previously been in the British Championship Series in 2003 and 2006. However, the course we are using this year, while still climbing the same three peaks, takes in the Hare’s Gap and climbs Bearnagh from the east side. It is very similar to, and slightly shorter than, the original Bearnagh course which was first run c. 1982.
NIMRA is delighted to be hosting the 2025 Short Championship and looks forward to welcoming runners from throughout the British Isles to the Mournes for a true test of mountain running on 24th May.
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