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East Antrim Rambling Club
Wednesday Morning Walks – October 2024 – March 2025
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Note:-
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Walks take place from 2nd October on the
1st & 3rd Wednesdays each month, usually also on
the 5th Wednesday if there is one.
Walks begin at the designated meeting point at 10.30am, unless stated
otherwise. If travel by train is suggested, those not travelling by train should meet at the destination station
entrance at the train arrival time indicated in the “Details of Walk” column.
Anyone with a query about the start point or about transport should contact
the walk leader
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Date
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Details
of Walk
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Leader
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Phone
No.
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2nd
Oct
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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.
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Patricia Hagan
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07443 499119
028 9336 0910
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16th
Oct
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Larne.
Inver River path and Town Park Memorials. Travel by train from
Grand Central Station (GCS) 09:45, Jordanstown 10:09, Carrick 10:23 arriving
Larne Town at 10:46, or meet in Riverdale Parking, Pound Street at 11:05.
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Elsie Spoerri
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07721 466478
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30th
Oct
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Bangor NIR Station - Ballyholme –
Groomsport Harbour. 10:15 train from Lanyon to
Bangor. Return bus from Groomsport to Bangor XX:35
every hour.
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Isobel Jack
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9083 5956
07594 167025
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6th
Nov
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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.
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Patricia Hagan
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07443 499119
028 9336 0910
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20th
Nov
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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.
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Margaret Marshall
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9070 1537
07870 134027
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4th
Dec
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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.
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Linda
Cross
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07732
652049
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18th
Dec
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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.
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Margaret Marshall
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9070 1537
07870 134027
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15th
Jan
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Stormont Estate. Meet at Lanyon Station entrance at 10:30, then travel by Glider to Summerhill Avenue and access
estate via Mo Mowlam Car Park entrance. Train from Whitehead 09.45, Carrickfergus
09.54, Jordanstown 10.06, Whiteabbey 10.10 arriving
in Lanyon at 10.22.
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Alastair
Jack
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9083 5956
075 9799 5290
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29th
Jan
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5th
Feb
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Maine River Walk and Gracehill Village.
Train from Mossley West 9.33. arrives
Ballymena 10.00.
Bus 127 for Galgorm Village leaves Ballymena station at 10.30.
Return bus at 20 mins past the hour to train station, Train leaves Ballymena on the hour for Mossley.
Lunch can be at Galgorm Garden Centre.
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Linda
Cross
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07732
652049
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19th
Feb
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Mallusk – Hydepark. Meet at City of Belfast playing fields
car park,(Park Road).
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Elsie Spoerri
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07721 466478
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5th
March
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Crossgar - Tobhar Mhuire: Ulsterbus 515 from
Adelaide Street @ 10:25, arriving Crossgar at
11.10. Parking may be available at the house otherwise in Crossgar
village.
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Margaret Marshall
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9070 1537
07870 134027
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19th
March
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Lurgan Park. Lunch in Brownlow
House. Travel by train from Grand Central Station (GCS) at 10:06, arrives
Lurgan 10:47. 09:24 train from Carrick arrives GCS 10:00.
09:26 from Mossley arrives GCS 09:50.
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Patricia Hagan
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07443 499119
028 9336 0910
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