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The Denis Rankin Round is a long distance hill running challenge around the
Much of the route runs through the Mourne Mountains
Denis Rankin Round
{{IrishTrails Fell running challenges Challenge walks Peak bagging in the United Kingdom Mountains and hills of County Down Peak bagging in Ireland
Mourne Mountains
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in County Down
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, Northern Ireland
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. The route is a circuit of over 90 kilometres, with a total climb of over 6,500 metres. The Round must be completed within 24 hours to be considered a success.
The record times are 13:20 by Shane Lynch and 19:12 by Aoife Mundow.Martin Stone, "Long Distance Round Up", ''The Fellrunner'', Autumn 2020, 88-93.
The route
Much of the route runs through the Mourne Mountains Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB; , AHNE) is one of 46 areas of countryside in England, Wales, or Northern Ireland that has been designated for conservation due to its significant landscape value. Since 2023, the areas in England an ...
; the highest summit in both Ulster
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and Northern Ireland (Slieve Donard
Slieve Donard ( ; ) is the highest mountain in Northern Ireland, the highest in Ulster, and the seventh-highest in Ireland, with a height of . The highest of the Mourne Mountains, it is near the town of Newcastle on the eastern coast of County ...
) is included. The Round must be completed either in the order below, or in the reverse order.
See also
* Wicklow RoundReferences
External links
* Official SiteDenis Rankin Round
{{IrishTrails Fell running challenges Challenge walks Peak bagging in the United Kingdom Mountains and hills of County Down Peak bagging in Ireland