Slieve Bearnagh (739m) is one the the most distinctive mountains in the Mournes and renowned for the granite tors on its summit. Slieve Meelmore (704m) is also included in this walk, creating a circuit with superb views on a good day stretching as far as the Sperrins, Lough Neagh and Strangford Lough. With the Mourne Wall to use as a handrail on the higher parts of the mountain, navigation is relatively straight forward and the only compass work needed in bad weather is for the descent off Slieve Meelmore.