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The East Antrim Rambling Club, founded in 1979, organises a programme of walks every Sunday throughout the year, Summer and Winter. Wednesday morning walks also take place two or three times each month with some additional walks in the summer months.

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Sunday Walks – October – November 2024
This is a summary of the walks in the next few weeks. The full Sunday programme with contact details is available here

 

DATE

 

WALK 

IMP (interim meeting point)

WALK MEETING POINT (ordnance survey grid ref, OS sheet number)

DESCRIPTION

(distance, elevation if over 200 metres, nature of terrain, useful information)

6th October

Cave Hill 

No IMP

Meet Belfast Castle Car Park

J328793 Sheet 15

250 Metres - 6 Miles

Stone paths, gorse, grassy tracks, stiles.

Full mountain gear recommended

20th October

Crawfordsburn country park, waterfalls

No IMP

Car Park Helens Bay

Turn off the A2 Belfast/Bangor road for Helen's Bay onto the Craigdarragh road about 1.5 mile turn left onto the Coastguard Avenue drive along  the lane to a large car park.

BT19 1JY

7 Miles

Coastal paths, beach, forest trails to Waterfall.

Can be done in trainers/walking shoes.  Poles recommended for parts.

10th November

Newtownabbey Way

No IMP

Meet Hazelbank (roundabout at end of M5)

J352814  Sheet 15

10 Miles

Linear walk, coastal and wooded area paths, lunch at WW1 trench replica.

17th November

Lead mines, Helens Tower, Mountain road and back into Clandeboye Estate

No IMP

Somme Centre car park, off Bangor/Newtownards carriageway.

BT23 7HP

J499769 Sheet 19

8 Miles

Circular walk mostly paths and trails with some road walking.  Can be muddy underfoot if there has been a lot of rain.

Boots and poles recommended

24th November

Castlewellan Forest Park

Cairnshill Park & Ride Car Park. Open from the Saintfield Road on a Sunday. Free parking

Leaving at 9.45am

The Square, Castlewellan

J342363 Sheet 29

8 Miles 272 Metres

Forest paths, uphill with some climbing.

Boots and walking poles recommended.

 

 

Wednesday walks October 2024
The full Wednesday programme with contact details is available here.
Walks begin at the designated meeting point at 10:30am.
Anyone with a query about the start point should contact the walk leader.

Date

Details of Walk

2nd
Oct

Portrush to Portstewart

Train from Lanyon Place 09.20 and Mossley West at 09.33. Change at Coleraine. Arriving in Portrush at 10.57. Bus from Portstewart  to Coleraine 13.53 to connect with train at Coleraine 14.23.

16th
Oct

Larne. Inver River path and Town Park Memorials. Travel by train from Lanyon 10:25, Jordanstown 10:39, Carrick 10:50 or meet in Riverdale Parking, Pound Street at 11:35.

30th
Oct

Bangor NIR Station - Ballyholme – Groomsport Harbour. 10:14 train from Lanyon to Bangor. Return bus from Groomsport to Bangor XX:35 every hour.

 

 

Programmes

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Sunday Walks Spring/Summer2024
Autumn/Winter 2024-25

Wednesday Walks Oct 2024 – March 2025

Programme Archive

Draft Programmes

Assembly Points & Start Times

Walk Participation Conditions

Advice Note and Code for Walkers

Code for Walk Leaders

Safeguarding Policy

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Members Mileage and Expense Claim Form

Accident/Incident Report Form

Ulster Federation of Rambling Clubs

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Day Walks

October 2002

Evening Walks:-

July 2002

 

General Interest

 

History of Belfast’s Mourne Water Supply

Rambles in the Belfast Hills. A new book by Susan Clements
Press Release
Pages 38-39    Pages 76-77

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