This walk starts at the Banns Road car park.

The track from the car park (known as Banns Road) is in constant use by farmers husbanding their sheep. Please take care not to obstruct the track at any time.

Bann’s Road winds uphill to Lough Shannagh crossing the Mourne Wall and the Miner’s Hole River; the name recalling unsuccessful excavations for metal ores by Cornish miners.

The track proper ends amidst a flat expanse of white granite gravel and eroded peat hags. From here pick your way towards the northern edge of Lough Shannagh, (the lake of the fox), in an anti clockwise direction.

This location is especially stunning during moody conditions, you can combine it with other hikes around the mourne mountains.