Current Sunday Programme
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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.
Find out about joining here
email us at info@earc.org.uk
Contact Us – Management Committee details here
Sunday Walks – December 2024 – January 2025 |
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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) |
1st
December |
Carnfunnock Country Park |
Sandyknowes 10am. (lay-by on A6 to Antrim) |
Drains Bay car park D388060 |
6 Miles Park trails, forest tracks, some road and Ballygally Beach. Sturdy trainers should suffice and
poles advised for the forest. |
15th
December |
Lagan Valley Regional park Barnett Demesne and Giants ring (please bring Christmas hats) Club tradition, mince pies and mulled wine at
Margaret’s house after the walk. |
No IMP |
Malone House
car park Barnett
Demesne J322692 |
8 Miles Trails and
towpaths in the Laganvalley Regional park and
Belvoir forest. Trainers/walking shoes
should be fine unless the weather has been wet. Poles useful in certain parts |
5th
January |
North Down Coastal path- Bangor to Holywood |
No IMP |
Holywood train station car park to catch 9.53am
train to Bangor (this train from Lanyon place at 9.42am) |
8 Miles Coastal path Can be done in trainers/walking shoes |
12th January |
Urban Walk in North West Belfast |
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TBC |
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19th
January |
TBC |
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Wednesday walks November - December 2024 |
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Date |
Details of Walk |
6th |
Lagan Towpath to Ormeau Park Meet at the front entrance of Lanyon Station at 10.30. Train from Whitehead 09.45, Carrickfergus 09.54, Jordanstown
10.06, Whiteabbey 10.09 arriving in Lanyon at 10.22. |
20th |
Castlewellan Lake - Annesley Gardens. Cancelled
due to cold weather forecast. Replacement Walk; meet at Hazelbank (exit
off roundabout at end of M5) for a walk in the Newtownabbey area. |
4th |
Antrim Area:
Meet at Mossley Station for the 09.33 Train to Antrim (09:10 from GCS, 09:20
from Lanyon, 09:24 from Yorkgate). Arrives Antrim at
09:47. Return @ :14 minutes past every hour. |
18th |
Purdysburn Ravine Nature Trail (In the grounds
of Knockbracken Health Care Park) Meet at Cairnshill Park & Ride, 299 Saintfield
Road, BT8 7SH Park &
ride bus (Service 652 destination Ballynahinch)
serves Cairnshill Park & Ride on Saintfield Road. Picks up from Adelaide Street at 10.05
arriving Park &Ride 10.25. Return XX.25 Alternatively
return by 7A bus from Cairnshill Road every 20
minutes 4/24/44 minutes past hour Kind
invitation from Margaret for mince pies and mulled
wine (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) following the
walk, at her house. |
Programmes |
Links (Updated 15.6.21) |
Walk Reports |
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