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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 – June 2025 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)
1^st June	Portaferry walk	No IMP	Exploris car park J590510 Sheet 29	7 Miles Walking around Historical Portaferry, coastal road, Windmill Hill, Nugent's Wood. Can be done in trainers/walking shoes
8^th June	Antrim Plateau	No IMP	Linford to Glenarm a Linear walk (A-B). Meet Glenarm car park on Coast Road to leave half the cars (B). 2 person per car to (A) Linford car park. WE WILL BE LEAVING POINT B AT 10AM TO GET TO POINT A	7 Miles 378 Metres Rough uneven ground, boggy, some climbing and 10 stiles. Boots and Poles recommended
15^th JUNE	FATHER’S DAY	NO WALK
22^nd June	Portrush to Portstewart- Barmonth Bus back to Portrush or Coleraine	No IMP walkers may prefer to travel by train	West strand car park. C854403 Meeting at 11.20am, later start time to facilitate use of the train. If travelling by train on Sunday, departure times are 9.10 from Grand Central Station, 9.15 from Botanic, 9.20 from Lanyon Place, 9.33 from Mossley West and 9.47 from Antrim, arriving in Coleraine at 10.43. The connecting train to Portrush is due at Dhu Varren station at 10.54, a few minutes walk from the West Strand car park, meaning we should be able to start the walk at 11.00. Return trains to Belfast leave Coleraine at 19 minutes past the hour.	10 Miles A mixture of coastal paths and beach. A small towel for paddling which is optional !

Wednesday walks – May - June 2025 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
21 May	Montalto Estate : Alpine Trail, Garden Walk , Lost Garden Walk and Lake Walk. The admission charges for the trails are : - Adults : £8.40 / 65+ : £7.80. Optional lunch at the Montalto cafe. Transport will be by car sharing to be arranged. Meet at the Main Car Park for 10.30 am.
4 June	Carnmoney Hill (Lower Slopes). Meet in car park behind O’Neill Road filling station.
18 June	Ballyboley Forest - Killylane. Meet at Ballyboley Forest Car Park at 10.30.