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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 and on Wednesday evenings from April to September. Wednesday morning walks proceed two or three times each month from September to March.
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October – December Sunday Walks
NB THERE IS NO WALK ON THE FIRST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH – DECEMBER BEING THE EXCEPTION

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)

28th October

Comber Greenway and Scrabo

No IMP

Killinchy Road car park

Comber

J460691 Sheet 21

Comber to Scrabo Tower via the Greenway

Flat, mostly hard surface, trainers should suffice.

11^th November

Sperrins

Banagher Glen to Altaheglish Reservoir and Altaheglish Hill through Banagher Forest

Sandyknowes Roundabout – hard shoulder on A6

9.15 am

Car park at Banagher Glen signposted on B74 Dungiven/Feeny road.

(if gate to Banagher Nature Reserve closed, meet in small parking area outside gate)

C671047 Sheet 7

9 miles

360 metres

Circular walk on surfaced road and forest track. Some steep sections.

18^th November

North Down Coastal Path

Bangor - Holywood

No IMP

Holywood station at 9.45 to catch 9.53 train to Bangor (or this train from Lanyan Place at 9.42)

8 miles

Coastal path – trainers should suffice

25^th November

Antrim Plateau

Dungonnell Way

Sandyknowes Roundabout – hard shoulder on A6

9.30 am

Car park just on Ballymena side of Cargan on A43

D173163 Sheet 9

9.5 miles

Circular walk on track and road. Gentle gradient. Waterproof footwear required e.g. trail shoes. Boots probably the best

option..

2^nd December

Special Walk!

Mournes

Slieve Donard

Carryduff shops

(Just beyond Eight South Restaurant)

8.45 am

Donard Park (car park)

J373305 Sheet 29

Walk must start at 10 am due to restricted daylight!

6 miles

850 metres

Full mountain gear essential given the time of year and the possibility of a rapid change in the weather.

9^th December

Carnmoney Hill and Newtownabbey Way

No IMP

Whiteabbey Village car park

J360830 Sheet 15

8 miles

230 metres

Road, track and open hillside. Boots and poles necessary.

16^th December

Lagan Regional Park

Barnett Demesne – Giant’s Ring

(mince pies and mulled wine at Margaret’s after!)

NO IMP

Malone House car park, Barnett Demesne

J322692 Sheet 15

8 miles

Trails and towpath of Lagan Regional Park.

Trainers should be fine unless weather has been wet (or worse!) Poles useful for certain parts

October – December Wednesday Walks
Date	Details of Walk
31st Oct	Oakfield Glen and Bashford Wood (Carrickfergus). Meet outside the front of Carrickfergus Train Station at 10.25. Trains depart GVS 9.45, Central 09:55, Whitehead 10.15. Return trains to Belfast and Whitehead every half hour.
7th Nov	Cavehill Country Park. Meet @ Castle Garden-Fountain
21st Nov	Moira Railway Station – Broadwater – Aghalee. Meet at Moira NIR Station. 10:10 train from Great Victoria Street arrives Moira 10:43.
5th Dec	Cregagh Glen to Lisnabreeny. Meet at bus turning circle just before junction of Cregagh Park and Cregagh Road (below dual carriageway)
19^th Dec	Whitehead area. Meet at Car Park at start of Blackhead Path.