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The scenic beauty and the variety of the landscape makeNorthern Ireland
a great place to explore on foot.

The wide scatter of villages and small towns across the country means that
forest trails, clifftop paths, mountain hikes and pleasant strolls in country parks
 are literally on everybody's doorstep.

The best known trail-certainly the longest at 560 miles is the Ulster Way.
This famous circular path, now largely waymarked, runs all round Northern Ireland
and has other trails coming in to join it, notably from Donegal and Cavan,

Few walkers can spare a month to walk the whole of the Ulster Way but there are
many people who very much like the idea of walking sections of it.
which we will be featuring here in the future,

Ask at tourist information centres for details of other walks in the area.
Be prepared for sudden changes in the weather. Carry spare clothing.
Boots are best,If you walk alone leave word of your route & expected time of return.

**Directions To Get Here**

From Belfast -Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Take the M2 to Ballymena, then the A26 to Ballymoney.
Turn off the 'Ballymoney By Pass' to Dervock. From Dervock follow signs to Bushmills
(turn left in the middle of the village). Pass through Derrykeighan and on to Bushmills
then follow signs for Portballintrae
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**THE WALK**

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Start Portballintrae To Finish Ballintoy

Please note this walk is 11 miles allow 6 hours
however you can do part of it as a circular walk
you can also use Public Transport for your return

There's no more splendid walk anywhere in Ireland  and it is waymarked almost all the way.
Beach road soon gives way to a pleasant path past golf links and a bridge over the Bush,
a fine salmon river. Rocky islet opposite Runkerry House is a salmon netting station,
one of many on this coast. Follow cliff-top path to Giant's Causeway Centre,
then take the low road to the Grand Causeway,

Go on past strange rock formations and secret bays, including>>Port na Spaniagh<<(full sized photos)
where the Armada treasure ship Girona sank in 1588.

Then up Benbane Head via the wooden staircase (a chance here to return along the cliff top
Stride on westwards, losing height gradually, to ruined Dunseverick Castle

capital of the fabulous kingdom of Dalriada and a potentially useful bus stop if you have walked enough.
On now to Portbraddan, with Ireland's tiniest church (12ft x 6-1/2 ft),
and blond Whitepark Bay backed by dazzling limestone cliffs.

At the end the track passes between islets of Carricknaford and the old shoreline of a raised beach.
Stone Age flints have been found in the sea caves.

Ahead lies Ballintoy, with its boat-bobbing harbour and little white church and,
after visiting Larrybane visitor centre,finish your day with
an exhilarating walk along the cliffs to the world famous
swinging rope bridge that connects Carrick-a-rede island to the mainland.

**For Disabled Or Less Agile Ramblers**
Most of this walk is on good footpaths however some parts of the walk
may not be suitable for all abilities
There is also a good bus & steamtrain service
to the Giants Causeway