County Tyrone is Northern Ireland’s largest county, and its northern and western parts lie in the Sperrin Mountains, the largest Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Northern Ireland. The Ulster Way crosses the Sperrins, and the lower ground is quiet farmland, river valleys and forest.

The Sperrins. Sawel Mountain, at 678 metres, is the highest summit in the range, and the hills around Strabane, Omagh and Cookstown are rolling moorland and glens with few other walkers.

Gortin Glen and Davagh. Gortin Glen Forest Park, near Omagh, has a forest drive and waymarked trails, and Davagh Forest, near Cookstown, is the gateway to the Beaghmore Stone Circles, a group of Bronze Age circles and cairns set in open moorland.

Towns and lowlands. Omagh, Dungannon and Strabane are the main towns, each with riverside and parkland walking nearby, and the western shore of Lough Neagh lies on the county’s eastern edge.

Moorland in the Sperrins is often boggy and exposed, so wear waterproof boots, carry a map and compass, and take extra layers.