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Invalid Image SizeAntrim Hills Way

Antrim

35 km / 22 miles
The Antrim Hills Way is a scenic 22-mile walking trail crossing some of the most scenic upland areas in the Antrim Coast and Glens AONB. It starts in the historic village of Glenarm, crosses Black Hill (381m), Scawt Hill (378m) and along Sallagh Braes, a semi-circular basalt escarpment. The highest point on the route is Agnew's Hill (474m) from where almost the entire Antrim Hills Way is visible. The trail continues over fields and, often wet, moorland to end at the solitary volcanic plug of Slemish Mountain. Traditionally it was on the slopes of Slemish that St Patrick, the Patron Saint of Ireland, tended livestock during his six years of slavery at the turn of the fifth century. On St Patrick's Day (17 March) large crowds hike to the top of the mountain as a pilgrimage.

The route has been developed with the permission of landowners: dogs are not allowed due to grazing livestock.


Details:

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Path Type: Northern Ireland Quality Routes
Waymark: Orange fern frond on blue background with path name
Attributes: Northern Ireland Quality Walks
Paths marked on OS mapping
Challenging
AONB
Moorland
Religious
Start: D309154 - Glenarm, Antrim
Finish: D216055 - Slemish - car park below, Antrim
Open Date: 2006
Web Sites: WalkNI - Antrim Hills Way Antrim Coast and Glens AONB

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

External download Antrim Hills Way  (Walk Northern Ireland  - 2018 ) Download
External download Causeway Coast and Glens: A Walker's Guide  (Walk Northern Ireland  - 2017 ) Download

Maps:

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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2016.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.
Other Paper Maps:
OS (NI) Discoverer
09 (Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland - April 2017)
OS (NI) Activity Map
Glens of Antrim (Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland - 2012)

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Antrim Hills Way GPX Exchange Format Route File
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