Six of the eight entries here sit in the Sperrins, the range that fills the south and east of the county and runs 64 km from Strabane to Lough Neagh. Sawel, at 678m, is the high point of both Londonderry and Tyrone. Meenard reaches 625m on the same border ridge, and Slieve Gallion, a 528m volcanic plug, closes the range off at its eastern end above Lough Neagh.
The walking varies more than the heights suggest. Sawel has no marked path, just a stone fence up boggy ground to the trig point, and takes two to two and a half hours in waterproof boots. Meenard is open bog and route-finding, usually taken with Mullaghaneany on an 11 km round with map and compass. Benbradagh, above Dungiven, is short and steep, with the concrete ruins of a Cold War US Navy communications base near the top. Loughermore, also near Dungiven, is a quiet 396m Marilyn. Slieve Gallion is the outlier, since a road climbs most of the way up.
The two remaining entries are wider than a single summit. Limavady sits on the River Roe under the basalt cliffs of Binevenagh, and the Causeway Coast and Glens region takes in the coastal route that runs west to Derry. Clear air matters more here than season; the Sperrins also hold Northern Ireland’s first Dark Sky Park, with the OM Observatory at Davagh Forest.
Ireland's largest and quietest mountain range, 64 km of bog and Bronze Age stone circles under Northern Ireland's first Dark Sky Park.
The region tying Northern Ireland's only UNESCO World Heritage Site, three AONBs and nine glens to the 130-mile coastal route that ends in Derry.
A market town of about 11,300 on the River Roe, laid out in 1610 and overlooked by the basalt cliffs of Binevenagh.
At 678m the county top of both Londonderry and Tyrone, reached without a path by following a stone fence up boggy ground to the trig point.
A short, steep 465m climb above Dungiven to the ruins of a Cold War US Navy base and a 360° view over the Sperrins.
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Northern Ireland, tyrone
The Sperrins run 64 km from Strabane to Lough Neagh, the largest mountain range in Ireland and its quietest. Sawel tops out at 678m, more than 90 Bronze Age stone circles dot the bog, and the OM Observatory at Davagh Forest sits under Northern Ireland's first Dark Sky Park.
Coleraine, antrim
This corner of Antrim packs Northern Ireland’s only UNESCO World Heritage Site, three Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and nine glacial glens into one region. The 130-mile Causeway Coastal Route from Belfast to Derry ties together the Giant’s Causeway, clifftop castles and some of the island’s best coastal walking.
Limavady, londonderry
Limavady is a market town of about 11,300 people on the River Roe, laid out on a cruciform plan in 1610 and overlooked by the basalt cliffs of Binevenagh. It gave the world the tune of 'Londonderry Air', and its 18th-century distillery, closed in 1915, was revived as a whiskey brand in 2021 with a new facility due to open near Magilligan in late 2026.
Park, londonderry
Sawel is the highest point of the Sperrins at 678m and the county top of both Londonderry and Tyrone. There is no marked path - you follow a stone fence up boggy ground to the trig point, with a wartime plane-crash site near the summit. Reckon on two to two and a half hours and waterproof boots.
Dungiven, londonderry
Dungiven, londonderry
Sperrin Mountains, londonderry
Slieve Gallion, londonderry
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