It was a grey day

Martyn and I decided we would have a go at The Granite Trail in Newcastle, Co. Down, a walk which starts off from the town harbour. The first part is fairly hard going, a 1 in 3 climb. I took a photo of it, which I was going to post here, but it didn't do justice to the steepness of the path. The view I have posted is what you see when you finally make it to the top where the path continues along to a viewpoint overlooking Newcastle. Here you can choose whether to continue on via the Glen river path into Newcastle or to go back down the way you came. Since the rain was getting heavier and the skies darker we decided just to return as we had came, stopping off at a sheltered spot in the woods for a picnic on the way

the top of The Granite Trail, Newcastle, Co. Down