Slieve Bearnagh - Best Hikes in The Mourne Mountains

One of the best hikes in the Mourne Mountains, Slieve Bearnagh is a craggy twin topped peak that rises above spectacular views of Northern Ireland. Thanks to David Doyle for additional shots from his Mavic Pro 2 drone: / daviddoylephotography
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[@NickandRachel]

So beautiful out there! Thanks for sharing your experience

[@StephenJReid]

You’re very welcome! Make sure you’re having your own outside time too 🙂

[@NickandRachel]

@@StephenJReid no problem! Try to be outside as much as possible me and my wife run a channel as well making similar videos

[@neiljohnson6799]

Fantastic landscape and views. As always, a great video 👍🏼

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks very much Neil! 🙂 Somewhere you would like to go?

[@neiljohnson6799]

Stephen J Reid definitely!

[@alexandradonnelly583]

I love how you captured the fun of that hike! Such a great crew with the most incredible views. Can’t wait to the next one!

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks Alex! Was a good day. Trickier to capture the enthusiasm when it’s a 9hr hike in pouring rain 😁

[@frozenmist-w4k]

A most epic adventure,super dooper views from the top, and Rob didnt get yiz lost, result !!

[@StephenJReid]

Haha, yeah no one got lost. Rob was the first to the top though.

[@pergunnareriksson]

Fun times!

[@StephenJReid]

Fun times had by all!

[@ArnisR.]

as always, great video work

[@StephenJReid]

Thank you!

[@paddyhiggins]

Dogs, drones and deadly views. Sure you couldn't beat that for a days craic.

[@StephenJReid]

Great combo! Brilliant weather helped too 🙂

[@DeniseLookingOut]

I just found your channel. Spectacular! Insanely great content! Let the binge-watching begin!!! Also I love all those puppers!

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks so much Denise! 😃 Lots of variation and maybe not so many dogs in the other videos but hope you enjoy! Check out the playlists if you just want to see certain types of video. 🙂

[@rednome5443]

Perfect vid 👌🏻 Gorgeous sweeping drone shots, slapstick comedy, a hoard of doggos, injury, the threat of amputation and a sneaky Wilhem scream. 😂 Seriously though, the drone footage is stunning 😲

[@StephenJReid]

aha, you noticed the Wilhem!

[@mosseyw]

Beautiful

[@OntarioHikingTrails]

Cool hiking trail with lots of trail buddies loved the video I enjoyed watching and subscribed. Just got a GH5 before Christmas I love it.

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks very much! Yeah the GH5 is the perfect outdoor camera. Great weather sealing, great IBIS, brilliant video quality and m4/3 lenses are nice and compact. What kind of stuff are you shooting, hiking?

[@triestodrum2215]

Brilliant!

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks! 🙂

[@Fernholio215]

These videos are so underrated! So glad your doing this man! I gotta get up there soon!

[@StephenJReid]

Whose been underrating my videos again!? Wait till I catch them! 🤪 Thanks Conor🙂 and yeah it’s well worth a trip. NI Explorer might be making group hikes public in the future so keep an eye out!

[@seanmurray7]

Another great video, really enjoyed the shots in this. Some great views from the top of Bernagh. The smaller mountain the background beside Lough Shannagh maybe just shades for the best view in the Mournes in my opinion.

[@seanmurray7]

Ps It is called Doan

[@StephenJReid]

Haha! Rather apt you should mention Doan. Have a hike sitting shot yet to be edited that involves Doan. 😁 Your favourite spot?

[@seanmurray7]

@@StephenJReid Hands down

[@babcockandbobbins]

Another great video, your colours always look so vivid. Have you done any videos on your post production process for these videos? i've been doing a few with my dog harvey - still getting used to all the tech. I'm using a ten year old mac mini but think i'm going to splash out whenever the next mac book pro 13 inch comes out.

[@StephenJReid]

Hi Bob, I love colour grading, essential part of the process for me but it takes a bit of time so its often overlooked. I have plans for videos on colour grading and other techniques I use coming this year, so keep an eye out! :-)

[@babcockandbobbins]

@@StephenJReid great, i'll look forward to those. It is all the fine details that make the difference. Don't know where i'll find the hours in the day to spend more time on videos. I do enjoy the process though, anything to distract me from the fact that i haven't done my tax return yet. :)

[@TomHoweBushcraft]

Great Video mate gutted I missed the Hike!

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks! We’ll get doing something again 🙂

[@DroningaboutIreland]

Great craic 😂

[@beccahart2087]

Great video, I too have just found your channel, also just got a GPH8 and am out and about practising as I got it to take it to Hawaii for the holiday of a lifetime! Couple of questions if that’s ok, how long did it take you to do that walk? Absolutely amazing views. And therefore how many batteries did you use or charge on the go? Loved the fact you used different techniques, slow-mo, time-lapse, in your vid too... thanks for sharing it.

[@StephenJReid]

Hey Becca! Thanks for the comment, I love mixing different techniques and cameras, think it helps to show off a location better. I’d allow 4-6hrs for that walk, depends how often you stop and how hard you push it. I always bring two batteries for every camera I have with me on a hike. For the GoPro, I’ll typically use 1.5 batteries if it’s my main camera for the day. But I try to be careful with it and now overshoot. For a 10min video I try to shoot about 20mins of footage. When I started I would shoot 50mins plus and took ages to edit.

[@beccahart2087]

Stephen J Reid awesome thanks for replying, that all makes sense, I suppose the more we use them the better we’ll get! How do you back up your photos/videos? I’m now looking into options for this without a laptop, I will have an iPad but that is likely to fill up quickly! 😁😁 trying time keep costs down 😁 thanks 🙏

[@DavidDoyleOutdoors]

Video turned out great Stephen, slightly embarrassed about the drone incident 🚑 but worth it for the entertainment value it added 🎭 won’t be any retakes though.

[@StephenJReid]

Haha, do you not want to do the other hand for symmetry? 😁 Totally worth it though, your drone footage absolutely made the video! Thanks again for letting me use it 🙂

[@DavidDoyleOutdoors]

Stephen J Reid ha, I’ll use the other hand when I run out of fingers. 🖐 Happy to have contributed, you make better use of the footage than I would. I’m just happy working on improving my droning skills. Excellent job colour matching the footage.

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks, Mavic Pro 2 footage was lovely to work with, a lot more latitude than the Pro.

[@DavidDoyleOutdoors]

Stephen J Reid glad to hear it. Maybe next time you’d like to try 10bit dlog-m h.265 to see what it’s like, you’ll probably need to use a proxy though. Even my 6-core i7 PC slows down if I don’t use proxies with the 10bit h.265 format, although it only gets slow once I apply colour correction (or what’s it called lumetri 😉 can’t believe I confused it with resolve when we spoke doh!).

[@StephenJReid]

Worked with proxies before. Yeah would be good to test.

[@QUADFLY]

Is that meelmore lodge at the start? Great video. Cheers

[@StephenJReid]

Yes it was indeed! Handy place to start from. You been there?

[@QUADFLY]

@@StephenJReid took the tent up there years ago but have vowed to be back. Stunning walk and a fantastic starting point. It's in my head now to go back. Cheers

[@riris20]

How did you nail the gh5 focus? Was it autofocus or manual focus?

[@StephenJReid]

For vlogging parts it's all autofocus. For Slow mo B-roll shots, it's manual focus. Autofocus on the GH5 is better than people think, there has been several updates since it was released.

[@Eviemay2]

Oh yeah. Reeling us in with footage of cute doggos. I'll forgive you cos you shared your bacon.

[@StephenJReid]

Manipulating emotions, it’s what I do 😂 Don’t think I had a choice with the bacon sharing though. 😂

[@DavidDoyleOutdoors]

Finally, after 2 months figured out what was wrong with that shot lol, you horizontally flipped it 🤪

[@StephenJReid]

😂😂 Well Spotted! My Thumbnails contain many lies!

[@CrohnsCast]

I know what was wrong... you were driving home lol... do you think the mini could have handled that wind? LOOKs like a great day out and how much has the lodge come on, like a resort now they will have a pool next lol

[@StephenJReid]

Haha, yeah the jeep drone shots where on the way home and I colour graded them to match with the morning footage. I did do something else with the shot though. here's a clue, it's actually an impossible view.

[@StephenJReid]

I've only discovered Meelmore lodge in the last two years, was it very different before?

[@CrohnsCast]

@@StephenJReid yeah loads, was literally a field at one time way back they've done loads with the cafe and the building work looks epic

[@CrohnsCast]

@@StephenJReid not a clue but was worth another watch lol

[@StephenJReid]

Shot is mirrored. Jeep was originally driving right to left. 😁

[@motoace2007]

I’m a bit naive about geography (maybe it’s because I’m a Kiwi too lol, but is that part of Hadrians wall there?

[@StephenJReid]

Erm 😂 No unless Hadrians wall managed to cross the Irish sea. Hadrians wall was built in AD122, the Mourne Wall in 1904

[@motoace2007]

Stephen J Reid Ahh, well there goes that then! Lol I suppose I should have looked at your location more closely.

[@StephenJReid]

😂😂 It’s alright, some people up here think New Zealand is attached to Australia. Whereas I know it’s in Middle-Earth.

[@motoace2007]

You might be shocked to learn that many Americans think NZ is in the northern hemisphere, maybe even a part of the U.K. 🤪

[@DavidDoyleOutdoors]

Re “What’s wrong with this shot, can you figure it out”. Is it that you’re driving away from Slieve Bearnagh?

[@StephenJReid]

Ooo you’ve partly sussed it. There are a couple of things wrong. 1. It’s actually sunset not sunrise. Shot that on way home. And one other thing...

[@DavidDoyleOutdoors]

Stephen J Reid ok, the suspense is killing me, what’s the other thing lol

[@StephenJReid]

Oh I ain't telling. But its a huge change.

[@DavidDoyleOutdoors]

Stephen J Reid it’s a different year? ;)

[@michaelking9772]

Keep your dog's at home or do you not realise there are sheep on the mountains..!!!!

[@StephenJReid]

Dogs under control or on leads are officially permitted in a lot of the Mournes. Don’t have a dog myself though so can’t comment much more than that.