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A Guide to Walking in Belfast A Guide to Walking in Belfast DIVIS MOUNTAIN, BELFAST HILLS M2 Carnmoneynmoney HillHill Carnmoney Hill ± Make the Most of Belfast’s MALLUSK Walking Areas Carnmoney Walking Gems in Belfast BELFAST GLENGORMLEY This walker’s guide will give you information on all the key places to go walking LOUGH B513 in Belfast, so you can couple them with nearby attractions or enjoy them in their B95 M5 own right. A fantastic way to discover the less explored side of the city. Cave Hill Cave Hill From parks blooming with colour to peaceful towpaths providing an alternative way around the city Country Park and breath-taking views across the capital there really is something for everyone when it comes to walking in Belfast. Whether you’ve brought your walking boots or not you can still enjoy a wide range of walks that bring a little slice of countryside to the city. Whilst some routes require a BELFAST Cave Hill reasonable level of fitness there are many other interesting and picturesque walks great for people HILLS Cavehill Country Park Cave Hill with limited mobility and small children. It’s time to add a different element to your city visit and Country Park Divis and the get out and view Belfast from a completely different angle! Black Mountain Titanic Belfast Divis THE BELFAST HILLS PAGE 03 B154 A55 Stormont Black BELFAST Estate The Belfast Hills on the edge of the city tower over the North and West of Belfast and provide Mountain BELFAST BELFAST wonderful hill walking opportunities as well as walks for families and people with limited CITY CENTRE CITY CENTRE HILLS Waterworks mobility. The hills are also home to two of Belfast’s key attractions, the zoo and Belfast Castle. Waterworks Ormeau A52 A501 Park B38 BELFAST LAGAN VALLEY REGIONAL PARK PAGE 11 Lagan A55 CITY CENTRE Lagan Valley Regional Park boasts thousands of acres of countryside on the southern fringe of Slievenacloy Towpath Divis Belfast City. It is home to the pretty and predominantly flat Lagan Towpath, one of Belfast’s Divis anDivisd Blac andk Mountain iconic walks as well as large parks to walk in. Black Mountain A55 A23 Black BelvoirBelvoir Standing Mountain Park Forsetrest Stones Hill Barnett BELFAST CITY PAGE 16 Demesne Belfast City Centre provides a number of great parks to walk in as well as access to the Sir Thomas & Minnowburn Lady Dixon Park and Giant's Ring Lagan Towpath taking you through Belfast on a very picturesque walk all the way to the A24 B38 neighbouring city of Lisburn. BogBog MeadowMeadowss A501 LAGAN VALLEY BotanicBota Gardensnic Gardens REGIONAL PARK A1 Botanic Gardens SlievSlieveenaclonacloyy ColiColinn Gl enGlen Collin M1 M1 LaganLaga Meadown Meadows s Lagan Meadows Detailed maps of Belfast and its attractions can be found in the Belfast Welcome Centre located in Belfast BeBelvlvoioirr ClementCl Wemilsonent Wi Plsarkon Park City Centre www.visit-belfast.com BarnettBarnet Demesnet Demesne DUNMURRAY Minnowburn and Giants Ring Minnowburn & Sir Thomas & Giant’s Ring Belvoir White Sir ThomLadyas & Dix Laondy DiPaxorkn Park Mountain Belvoir DIVIS RIDGE TRAIL, BELFAST HILLS WalkNI.com | 01 The Belfast Hills A striking visual boundary of the city, the Belfast Hills provide a tranquil contrast to the hustle and bustle of urban life below. Just minutes from the centre, fantastic views over Belfast and beyond can be easily enjoyed. Divis (the highest of the hills), Black Mountain and Cave Hill all provide great vantage points to spot the iconic landmarks below including; The Samson and Goliath cranes, Titanic Belfast and the Stormont Parliament Buildings to name a few. There are also opportunities to cast your eyes further afield across Belfast Lough and as far away as the Isle of Man and Scotland. The hills are home to a wide range of wildlife and archaeological sites and have inspired writers and artists for centuries. Johnathan Swift was said to be inspired by the sight of Cave Hill while he was living in Belfast, leading him to pen his most famous work “Gulliver’s Travels”. He wasn’t the only famous author to have been inspired, with one of Ireland’s most famous poets, Seamus Heaney also using the hills as his muse. The area has also been the setting for movies such as Oscar winning short film ‘The Shore’ and Richard Attenborough’s ‘Closing the Ring’. CAVE HILL COUNTRY PARK, BELFAST HILLS 02 | WalkNI.com WalkNI.com | 03 A GUIDE TO WALKING IN BELFAST - THE BELFAST HILLS A GUIDE TO WALKING IN BELFAST - THE BELFAST HILLS Carnmoney Hill ± Carnmoney The Belfast Hills (continued) The Belfast Hills NEWTOWNABBEY A view from the top Enjoy the experience of looking at Belfast from above and across to Scotland and the Isle of Man from the B513 highpoints in the Belfast Hills: B95 Divis 478m (1,568ft) The Black Mountain 390m (1,275ft) Belfast Zoo Cave Hill 370m (1,214ft)TO BELFAST A25 B3 5 Carnmoney Hill B2 232m (761ft) Belfast A50 Castle Cave Hill A1 Cavehill Country Park CASTLEWELLAN Cave Hill Cave Hill Country Park A50 Country Park Cave Hill Country Park, located near Belfast Zoo in the North of Belfast, is a popular park for tourists and locals to RATHFRILAND walk and visit Belfast Castle. A2 B25 A25 A25 B8 A55 Cave Hill Walk B180 NEWCASTLE A27 BELFAST 4.5 miles (7.2km) B7 Slieve Starting in the carpark at Belfast Castle the walk follows a path uphill to McArts Fort, an Iron AgeCommedagh stronghold from HILLS Waterworks B8 Slieve Waterworks which breathtaking views over Belfast can be enjoyed.HILLT OWN An at times challenging route, over unsurfaced paths, with MAYOBRIDGE Bearnagh A52 some steep sections. B8 Slieve NEWRY Donard Click here for a full route description, photos and Ordnance SurveyHen Maps Pigeon Slieve Muck Slieve BELFAST Belfast Castle Walk B25 Binnian B7 Divis Eagle B27 2.4 miles (3.9km)B79 A2 Divis Divisand Bl andack Motheuntain CITY CENTRE Black Mountain A55 Starting at the 19th century Belfast Castle this walk passes through woodland and parkland passing an adventure Black A1 Mountain playground with the opportunity to enjoy unobstructed views of the city and Belfast Lough from the Castle.A2 MainlyB113 on gravel and tarmac paths with some steep sections, this is a less strenuous alternativeANNA to walkingLONG up Cave Hill. ROSTREVOR Click here for a full routeWA RRENPOINdescription,T photos and Ordnance Survey Maps B38 BogBog MeadowMeadowss A501 BotanicBota Gardensnic Gardens Seamus Heaney, © Eugene KieltR173 Laurel Villa Did youA2 know? Cave Hill provided theKILKEEL inspiration for Nobel Botanic Gardens N1 R174 Prize winning poet, Seamus Heaney’s work, ‘The Slievenacloy Betrothal of Cave Hill’. Born on a farm in County Slievenacloy TO DUBLIN ColiColinn Gl Glenen Derry~Londonderry, he studied English at Queen’s Collin University in Belfast and has become one of Ireland’s most renowned poets, winning the Nobel M1 LaganLaga Meadown Meadows s Prize for Literature in 1995. Lagan Meadows Belvoir In 2003, the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry was ClementCl Wemilsonent Wi Plsarkon Park opened at Queen’s University Belfast. It houses the Barnett Demesne Barnett Demesne Heaney Media Archive, a record of Heaney’s entire DUNMURRAY Minnowburn and Giants Ring body of work, along with a full catalogue of his radio Minnowburn & Sir Thomas & Giant’s Ring Belvoir and television presentations. White Sir ThomLadyas & Dix Laondy DiParkxon Park Mountain Belvoir 04 | WalkNI.com WalkNI.com | 05 A GUIDE TO WALKING IN BELFAST - THE BELFAST HILLS A GUIDE TO WALKING IN BELFAST - THE BELFAST HILLS Cave Hill Country Park (continued) Best Place for a Drink / Snack The Cellar Restaurant in Belfast Castle provides coffee and afternoon tea as well as main meals. Traditional music can be heard most weekends in the adjoining bar. Tel: +44(0)28 9077 6925 WC WC WC WC Nearby Attractions: • Belfast Zoo (0 miles) • Crumlin Rd Gaol (2.7 miles) How to Get There: Great transport links are available to Cave Hill Country Park. City Tours Belfast Hop on Hop Off bus tour www.citytoursbelfast.com stops at the castle and the translink Metro service Service 1 runs from Belfast City Centre (Upper Queen Street) to Strathmore Park just a short walk away. Alternatively you can get off at the Bellevue stop for the Belfast zoo, which is within walking distance of the park. See www.translink.co.uk for more details. CAVE HILL, BELFAST HILLS “The view from the top is just stunning, you could see the whole city of Belfast and it was amazing!” BELFAST CASTLE Tripadvisor Reviewer, Oct 2013 Image courtesy of Belfast City Council 06 | WalkNI.com WalkNI.com | 07 A GUIDE TO WALKING IN BELFAST - THE BELFAST HILLS A GUIDE TO WALKING IN BELFAST - THE BELFAST HILLS Divis and the Black Mountain At 478 metres (1,568ft) Divis is the highest point in the Belfast Hills. There are four walks to choose from at this National Trust owned site west of Belfast. Click on the walks below for full route descriptions, photos and Ordnance Survey Maps. Walk Distance Information Lough Trail 0.9 miles All ability circular route on a wide, flat and gentle sloping path near the THE BARN AT DIVIS & THE BLACK MOUNTAIN (1.4km) foot of the mountain from which Lough Neagh and the Sperrins can be viewed. Best Place for a Drink / Snack Summit Trail 2.8 miles Mountain slope with stone path to the summit of Divis where The National Trust owned café at the Barn at Divis was opened in July 2014, at the start of the four walks. (4.5km) spectacular views of every county in Ulster can beWC enjoyed. WC WC WC Ridge Trail 4.2 miles This route takes in neighbouring Black Mountain with views across the (6.8km) Mournes, Strangford Lough and as far as Donegal in the Republic Nearby Attractions: of Ireland.
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