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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 – December 2024 – January 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 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.
15^th 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
5^th 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		TBC
19^th January	TBC

Wednesday walks November - December 2024 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
6^th Nov	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.
20^th Nov	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.
4^th Dec	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.
18^th Dec	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.