The Mournes Activity Map | Weather-Resistant | Includes Slieve Croob | Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland | OSNI 1:25,000 Scale Series | Northern Ireland | Walks | Hiking | Maps | Adventure

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Practising a Leave No Trace ethic is very simple: Make it hard for others to see or hear you and LEAVE NO TRACE of your visit. For more information on Leave No Trace, please visit www.leavenotraceireland.org Group numbers of no higher than 12 should attempt this route in one go, due to erosion issues around the fragile Mourne wall. Part of getting – and keeping – Unesco Global Geopark status involves championing sustainable and local tourism experiences like Mark’s dry-stone walling course. This is an area that spills over with makers and creatives, from the smallest distillery in Ireland to woodturners, storytellers, Celtic harpists, farmhouse bread makers, foragers and hiking guides all sharing their expertise with visitors. There’s little international tourism here. I see getting visitors to come here as a marathon, not a sprint Pádraig Carragher

There are almost 100 peaks in the entire range, though just over a dozen exceed 2,000ft in height and these are the ones that visitors tend to hike.Inge, Sopphie (22 November 2016). "Winter snow blankets Mourne landscape that inspired Narnia as magical CS Lewis square opens in Belfast". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235 . Retrieved 24 October 2020.

The below sub-headings detail other features and visitor attractions found in the Mourne Mountains.

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McClements, Freya (26 April 2021). "Northern Irish fire service believes Mourne Mountain blaze started deliberately". Irish Times . Retrieved 28 April 2021.