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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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Summary of Sunday Walks – For full programme details click here March 2020 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)
8^th March	Castlewellan Loanens	No IMP	The square Castlewellan 3342363 sheet 29	9 Miles Mostly country lanes Can be done in trainers/trail shoes
15^th March	Ardilea Bridge (near Clough) – Newcastle (A-B)	No IMP	Meet in Donard car park in Newcastle at 10.00. We will then take half the cars back to Ardilea Bridge.	8 Miles We will walk along the old railway line into Dundrum, where we should have time to visit the castle, before returning to the coastal path and making our way past Dundrum Inner Bay, through the sand dunes and along the boardwalk and beach to Newcastle. Can be done in trainers/trail shoes. A walking pole may be helpful on stony sections of the beach.
22^nd March	Carnmoney Hill	*No IMP*	Car park near Whiteabbey War Memorial, Shore road J358827	6-8 Miles 230m ascent, mostly on paths but can be wet underfoot on the hill. Boots are recommended
29^th March	Mournes Slieve Loughshannagh, Doan, Carn and Ott	Carryduff shops (Beside Eight South Restaurant) 14a Ballynahinch Road	Ott/Blue Quarry car park Grid Reference J280279 Sheet no 29	620m, 6miles Stony paths, gorse, bog, heathland and stiles. Full mountain gear required
Easter break – 10^thApril to 14^th April	Details to follow