Slieve Loughshannagh is one of those mountains in the Mournes most likely to be climbed by walkers out on a longer walk over tops along the line of the Mourne Wall. From the car park on the Slievenaman Rd J280 279 A. cross the road to a wooden stile and go SE along a good track. Some 150m along, at a fork, go right and follow the track uphill to it's end before heading E up to a col J291 268 B, between Slieve Loughshannagh and Carn. Turn left and keeping the Mourne Wall on the right climb up the slope to the summit at J3028126221 C. Views from the top are quite extensive along the line of the Mourne Wall NE to Meelbeg and Bernagh and SW over Carn to Slieve Muck and the S coast. Below is Lough Shannagh and to the E Doan, Cove, Slievelamigan and Slieve Binnian form an impressive backdrop. Return by way of ascent. For a longer, but more satisfying walk to Slieve Lough Shannagh, park at the Banns Road off the B27 J287 214 D and follow the track N for some 4.5k up to Lough Shannagh. Once there, go around the right side (E), to pick up a rough track J299 263 E, turn left and follow it up NW to the col between Carn and Slieve Loughshannagh J291 268 B. Cross the stile, turn right and follow the Mourne Wall up to the top. Return by way of ascent or, if two cars are available, consider leaving one at the Slievenaman Rd car park J280 279 A and combine the two routes described above for a linear walk. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/245/comment/5005/

Slieve Lougshannagh is one of the five summits that make up the roughly north to south ridge of the western high Mournes. This simulation which is constructed with a view from around 2k up shows the relative position of the neighbouring summits. The water in the distance is Carlingford Lough. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/245/comment/826/

From Carn to Slieve Loughshannagh navigation is a very straight forward affair. The mourne wall links both peaks and also continues onto Slieve Meelbeg and provides alot of comfort navigationally, particularly in poor conditions. Believe it or not we meet three snowboarders and one cross country skier (possible other MVers??) while scaling the gentle slopes of Loughshannagh. Incidentally the snow was so deep that we had to use the mourne wall in places as a 'staircase' along the ascent. That said conditions on the day were near perfect with crisp blue skies and even some bright sunshine. Views across the mourne range were spectacular. The photo shows a frozen lough shannagh in the foreground with views of the slient valley peeping through behind. Refer to Slieve Meelbeg for the rest of the route. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/245/comment/4346/

A mountain which has a great reward in views without requiring any great effort. Park at the Ott Car Park and approach from the Ott Track. Once you reach the wall at the col, head left and follow the wall up to the summit. From here, many peaks are accesible including Carn Mountain and Slieve Meelbeg. Alternatively you can make your way down to Loughshannagh and take in Doan, which has possibly the most spectacular views in the Mournes. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/245/comment/2633/

Leaving the summit of Ott Mountain I headed east down into boggy ground and up again until I reached the Mourne Wall. I think the wall is amazing and I always feel great when it comes into view-something about its solid durability that gives security. I turned left and followed the wall to a stile at J291 268 B where I crossed and continued up to the summit of Slieve Loughshannagh. The cloud was everywhere and at first there were no views. However at the summit the cloud began to break and the spectacular profile of Doan shifted in and out of view, with Lough Shannagh and Silent Valley Reservoir shining darkly silver when they appeared out of the cloud before me. I was entranced by the brooding landscape and stopped to enjoy the sporadic views for some time. Although the day turned out to be warm and clear, my photo shows the mysterious views I had during those few moments from the summit. From Slieve Loughshannagh I then headed for Ben Crom. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/245/comment/3382/