"Path from road to south east. First ok up alongside stream passing nice waterfall. Then into the commercial forest underwhich the ground was completely moss covered and very boggy. Not much alive here apart from on the microscopic level, though a lot of red mushrooms - quite a few of which looking like they'd been eaten by some mammal and quickly regurgitated (not me, I hasten to add). The path works its way through here, cutting across streams and if you aren't careful (I wasn't) knee deep black mud. Would be a complete nightmare in much more than the light drizzle I experienced. Once out of the forest continuing NE for some time then cutting north with no path on what seemed like an endless series of rises through thick grass and heather full of holes before corssing a barbed wire fence and eventually reaching a comparatively barren summit with some odd cairns and a lonely looking trig point. Hurried back same way. Squelch, squelch, squelch." — vygodski • Sep 25, 2021

"From the car park to the west, up a track that is currently being repaired due to erosion, by flying in stones by helicopter...hmmm....but obviously a popular route that might justify the expense and eroding a hill somewhere else (most likely to the south). Unremarkable in the misty weather, didn't explore much at the top although there are burial mounds, and quite a rare one at that. Visibility too poor. Descent same route." — vygodski • Sep 23, 2021

"Best weather day in Ireland - sunny and slightly breezy. Trail is well marked, and easier than the other peaks we've hit. We didn't have time to hit Slieve Commodagh, wish we did. " — colleenmarie512 • Sep 7, 2019

"The first time I did Slieve Donard was in July 2018. The plan was to do the entire Mourne wall that day but we didn't quite manage that. The walk was over 30 km though with 1600 metres of ascent so we got a good bit done on that hot day." — hannahaapio • Jul 14, 2018

"Solo. From Newcastle using the standard route beside Glen River to col between Slieve Commedach and Slieve Donard and then beside the Mourne Wall. The lower section through the forest, where the river comes down in a series of cascades, is a delight. About 150 others making the ascent." — peter43 • Jul 10, 2017