RAAD NY FOILLAN 1 Douglas -

COASTAL FOOTPATH

Start Douglas Millennium Bridge Grid Reference NGR SC 383 752 Finish Ronaldsway Flying Club Grid Reference NGR SC 290683 Distance 20.5 km / 12.5 miles Terrain A combination of coastal and cli walking on footpaths and roads. Undulating path with steep rock slopes beside some stretches with heavy undergrowth. m Note: One stretch of the route on main road. o Family Friendly Douglas to d Section e

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Str eet eet r e Str Highest point 110 metres / 361 feet

Myrtl eet a Goldie Terrac Hill Str Public Transport • Bus Services 1, 1H, 2, 2A, 11, 12 & 12A serving Douglas e t

links to/from and (via Castletown and ) Hill Upp eet Lane e er Chu pect

Hill Str os • Steam Railway serving Douglas, et rc e h Pr Str Thomas eet Hope Str Castletown, Port St Mary and Port Erin

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e et Victoria Str Saint Geor Ch eet A44 ge's Walk urch St A42 r eet eet ges Stree Saint Geor A43 Athol Str Ridgeway Str King Str A44 Fan t eet e cy Str

ane errac eet L From the harbour area of Douglas, the route takes you up onto ges T ow Str eet eet Geor s Br DOUGLAS Water Sea Terminal Shaw' Barrack Lord Str Douglas Head with panoramic views across Douglas Bay to Post Office Lan eet Peel Road

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A1 Hill Quines e Start Str James Street for part of its length), have a look at the folding and twisting beds

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e r k Hill of rock on Marine Drive and at Keristal which provide great views North Quay North Quay down the cliff s and onto the shoreline.

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ridge R A33 A41 Leaving the coast at Port Soderick, explore the shade of oad Qu th ay

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Lake Road The Tongue S Port Soderick Glen before heading along the main road past

Do Crogga and then back to the coast. The path has uneven stretches uglas Bridge here as you head south – but the views up and down the coast, as South Quay Doug las Head Road Old Cast you weave in and out of the bays at Port Grenaugh and Port Soldrick, letown Road The Ar alongside fi elds and round the headlands, are a real reward as every part of the coast ch gives diff erent views. At the side of the coastal path take time to explore Iron Age and Norse promonotoryA41 forts at Cronk ny Merriu and at Cass ny Hawin; and an early

100 m Christian keeill or chapel site at Ballawoods in the Gorge. South Quay 1 : 2 773 OpenStreetMap and contributors Take care on the path on both sides of the Santon Gorge as it can be very muddy and slippy! The chapel and fort on St Michael’s Isle / Fort Island across Derbyhaven get closer and closer on the other side of Derbyhaven Bay as you arrive on the edge of Ronaldsway airport: one of the richest archaeological landscapes on the Isle of Man, fi rst settled on over 10,000 years ago.

Douglas Head The Raad ny Foillan in 12 stages:

1 Douglas - Derbyhaven 9 2 Derbyhaven - Port St Mary THE PHURT 3 Port St Mary - Port Erin

4 Port Erin - Niarbyl 8 SARTFIELD

5 Niarbyl - Peel RAMSEY 10 6 Peel - Kirk Michael

MAUGHOLD 11 7 Kirk Michael -

8 Jurby - Point of 7 KIRK MICHAEL

9 Point of Ayre - Ramsey

10 Ramsey - 12 6 PEEL 11 Maughold - Laxey

12 Laxey - Douglas

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PORT PORT ERIN 4 ST MARY BALLASALLA 3 2

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