What are good first walks in Belfast Hills & the Causeway Coast?

Binevenagh (1.6 km, easy), Slemish (2.6 km, moderate) and Carrick-a-Rede to Ballintoy Harbour (2.8 km, easy). They're the shortest of our routes here that aren't graded hard.

Can I get to walks in Belfast Hills & the Causeway Coast without a car?

Yes: 6 of our 13 routes here start somewhere you can reach by train, bus or ferry, including Cave Hill from Belfast Castle, The Giant's Causeway to Dunseverick and Carrick-a-Rede to Ballintoy Harbour.

Northern Ireland

Walks in Belfast Hills & the Causeway Coast

Hills above Belfast with views across the lough, and the cliffs and basalt columns of the north coast.

13 walks

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Moderate · New

Cave Hill from Belfast Castle

Belfast

3.3 km · 260 m · 1–1.5 h

Easy · New

Divis and the Black Mountain

Belfast Hills

6.9 km · 210 m · 2–2.5 h

Moderate · New

The Giant's Causeway to Dunseverick

Giant's Causeway

6.8 km · 430 m · 2.5–3 h

Scrabo Golf Course from the vicinity of Scrabo Tower

Easy · New

Scrabo Tower and Killynether Wood

Newtownards

3.5 km · 140 m · 1–1.5 h

Moderate · New

Slemish

Broughshane

2.6 km · 250 m · 1–1.5 h

Moderate · New

Glenariff waterfalls

Glenariff

4.8 km · 140 m · 1.5–2 h

Moderate · New

Fair Head

Ballycastle

3.3 km · 220 m · 1–1.5 h

Easy · New

Carrick-a-Rede to Ballintoy Harbour

Ballintoy

2.8 km · 170 m · 1–1.5 h

Easy · New

Binevenagh

Limavady

1.6 km · 40 m · 0.5 h

Northern Ireland, Mausoleum Downhill Demesne Castlerock Co. Londonderry.

Easy · New

Downhill Demesne and Mussenden Temple

Castlerock

3 km · 90 m · 1 h

Easy · New

The Lagan towpath from Shaw's Bridge

Belfast

4.4 km · 40 m · 1–1.5 h

Easy · New

Bangor coastal path to Groomsport

Bangor

5.1 km · 40 m · 1–1.5 h

Looking down from the clifftop to the Giant’s Causeway

Moderate · New

The Giant's Causeway clifftop loop

Giant's Causeway

3.8 km · 100 m · 1–1.5 h

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Belfast Hills & the Causeway Coast at a glance

13 routes.

Good first walks

Binevenagh · 1.6 km · 40 m
Slemish · 2.6 km · 250 m
Carrick-a-Rede to Ballintoy Harbour · 2.8 km · 170 m

By train, bus or ferry

Cave Hill from Belfast Castle · 3.3 km · 260 m
The Giant's Causeway to Dunseverick · 6.8 km · 430 m
Carrick-a-Rede to Ballintoy Harbour · 2.8 km · 170 m

Questions about Belfast Hills & the Causeway Coast

What are good first walks in Belfast Hills & the Causeway Coast?: Binevenagh (1.6 km, easy), Slemish (2.6 km, moderate) and Carrick-a-Rede to Ballintoy Harbour (2.8 km, easy). They're the shortest of our routes here that aren't graded hard.
Can I get to walks in Belfast Hills & the Causeway Coast without a car?: Yes: 6 of our 13 routes here start somewhere you can reach by train, bus or ferry, including Cave Hill from Belfast Castle, The Giant's Causeway to Dunseverick and Carrick-a-Rede to Ballintoy Harbour.