The Bus boys meet a Giant at the top of a mountain and enjoy a great day out in Gortin Forest Park скачать в хорошем качестве

The Bus boys meet a Giant at the top of a mountain and enjoy a great day out in Gortin Forest Park

The Bus Boys are back on their latest adventure and today we caught the 94 bus to Omagh, had another great coffee and sausage roll in the Riverfront Cafe before getting the 403 Bus, the Sperrin Rambler, to Gortin Forest Park, Co. Tyrone. We exited this bus slightly early at the Glenpark Estate but this was later to prove a blessing in disguise. From here we walked to the Forest Park entrance and located the purple Mullaghcarn trail. However, we didn't stick to this, instead taking the road through the forest, but eventually the Mast and Giant came into view. This part of the walk was very scenic looking back but was also very steep, but in just over an hour we made it to the top. Mullaghcarn is 542m, 1,778ft high and gives outstanding views of the Sperrins and beyond. On a good day you can see as far as the Mournes and even Errigal in Donegal. This was not that day as the clag came in and made it very atmospheric. However, the highlight at the top is the superb structure of Darach, the female giant, known as the daughter of the present. It's brilliantly made and is absolutely huge and because of the legends behind it, I personally think its not out of place. The descent was much quicker as we took the direct waymarked route this time going through the forest. At the bottom we located the Wildlife Enclosure too but this was under whelming and other than a few ducks and a magpie we really could see very little. Next it was back to the Glenpark Estate which we discovered was a hotel/restaurant/wedding venue so we stretched out on the leather sofas for a couple of hours and enjoyed more coffee and treat. Eventually, it was time to get the Sperrin Rambler back to Omagh and the 94 bus back to Enniskillen. Another great day out for the bus boys - Translink provided us with great friendly service on all buses and in Roy's words we were "much impressed"!! Enjoy #gortinglen #sculpturetrail #sperrins