The Denis Rankin Round is a long distance hill running challenge around the Mourne Mountains in County Down, Northern Ireland.[1] 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.[2]
Much of the route runs through the Mourne Mountains Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; the highest summit in both Ulster and Northern Ireland (Slieve Donard) is included. The Round must be completed either in the order below, or in the reverse order.
| Summit Sequence | Location | |
|---|---|---|
| Start and Finish Line | Donard car park | |
| 1 | Slieve Donard | |
| 2 | Chimney Rock Mountain | |
| 3 | Rocky Mountain (Annalong valley) | |
| 4 | Slieve Beg | |
| 5 | Cove Mountain | |
| 6 | Slievelamagan | |
| 7 | Binnian North tor | |
| 8 | Slieve Binnian | |
| 9 | Wee Binnian | |
| Silent Valley | ||
| 10 | Slievenaglogh | |
| 11 | Doan | |
| 12 | Ben Crom | |
| 13 | Carn Mountain | |
| 14 | Slieve Muck | |
| Stile, Deer's Meadow | ||
| 15 | Pigeon Rock North Top | |
| 16 | Slievemoughanmore | |
| 17 | Wee Slievemoughan | |
| 18 | Eagle Mountain | |
| 19 | Shanlieve | |
| 20 | Finlieve | |
| 21 | Slievemeen | |
| 22 | Slievemartin | |
| 23 | Crenville | |
| 24 | Slievemeel | |
| 25 | Tievedockaragh | |
| 26 | Pierce's Castle | |
| 27 | Rocky Mountain (Leitrim Lodge) | |
| 28 | Cock Mountain, NE Top | |
| 29 | Slievenamiskan | |
| Spelga Car park | ||
| 30 | Spaltha | |
| 31 | Slievenamuck | |
| 32 | Ott Mountain | |
| 33 | Slieve Loughshannagh | |
| 34 | Slieve Meelbeg | |
| 35 | Slieve Meelmore | |
| 36 | Slieve Bearnagh | |
| 37 | Slievenaglogh | |
| 38 | Slieve Corragh | |
| 39 | Slieve Commedagh | |
| Start and Finish Line | Donard car park |