Irelands Causeway Coast and the Mourne Mountains - Adventure Guide
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Irelands Causeway Coast and the Mourne Mountains - Adventure Guide
Lisa
Your adventure guide to the Mourne Mountains and Irelands Causeway Coast. From advice on hiking Slieve Donard, Northen Irelands highest peak to tips on where to eat, this adventure guide will ensure you dont miss any of the highlights of Irelands beautiful North.
Included in this guide;
- Hikes and walks (7 hiking and walking locations)
- Places to see and things to do (11 must see locations)
- Paid entry activities ( 3 paid entry activities that are worth the money)
- Places to eat (4 of my favourite tried and tested places on the North Coast)
- Tips, advice, descriptions and links to further information with every location and hike suggested.
- Constantly updated guide as I discover new places worth exploring.
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Welcome to your guide to Ireland's Causeway Coast and the Mourne Mountains
I hope you will find this guide helps you to plan the best trip possible to Irelands spectacular North Coast. These are places I have been that I personally think are worth visiting. Most of these places are outdoors and very few are paid entry!
Hikes and Walks
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Slieve Donard
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The Slieve Donard circular route is an 8.9km out and back hike that is quite challenging at times.
Park at the Slieve Donard Parking and follow the river, all the way to the saddle of the mountain. The paths are clear though not sign posted. From the saddle the path climbs quite steeply, you then get some amazing iews before climbing beside the Mourn wall. This is the steepest and most challenging section of the climb. Slieve Donard is Northern Irelands highest peak and on a clear day can offer great views of the surrounding countryside. Good hiking boots, waterproofs and layers recommended. See AllTrails link for details about the hike, where it starts etc.
Bring a swimsuit, the river has loads of lovely places to swim!
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Mourne Park, Woodland Trust
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Mourne park is a beautiful ancient woodland in Northern Ireland. It has many trails and places to swim and picnic.
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Mourne Coastal Trail
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The Mourne coastal trail will take you along the shore from Annalong where you will be able to see the beautiful Mourn mountains sweeping down towards the sea. This 3.5km walk is fairly easy and offers stunning views.
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Tollymore Forest Park
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Loads of walks to do from a central point. Lovely area with amazing scenery.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lisa
Hello and welcome to my guides! My name is Lisa, I'm born and raised on the West coast of Ireland and have explored Ireland very thoroughly through road-trips, hikes and days out and about.
I have also travelled Europe quite extensively and have spent many months living and traveling in various European countries (Norway, Portugal, Sicily, Italy etc).
I have a passion for photography, so if that's your thing I can recommend some exceptional spots both in Ireland and abroad. I am keen on water sports including surfing, snorkling and scuba diving as well as wild swimming and kayaking.
I am also an experienced hiker with plenty of suggestions for walks and hikes to do around Ireland.
Ireland is a really amazing country to explore and I'm excited to share my advice with you!
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Digital Map
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25 places
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DESTINATION(S) COVERED
Dark Hedges Estate, Ballinlea Road, Ballymoney, UK
Rathlin Island, Ballycastle, UK
Portstewart, UK
Belfast, UK
Ulster, Ireland
Strangford Lough, United Kingdom
Mourne Mountains, Newry, UK
Slieve Donard, Newcastle, UK
Causeway Coast and Glens, UK
Giants Causeway, Bushmills, UK
Northern Ireland, UK
Ireland
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