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Walks from Ballycastle, County Antrim

📍 Northern Ireland
🌿 Basalt sea cliffs, coastal heath, inland hill, moorland
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⛰ Easy to Challenging
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📅April–OctoberBest Months
🚗BallycastleStart Point

Ballycastle is the main town of the north Antrim coast, sitting at the eastern end of the Causeway Coast where the landscape becomes wilder and less visited. Fair Head — a dramatic basalt headland rising 200 metres above the sea — is one of the finest viewpoints in Ireland, with views across to Scotland on clear days.

A pleasant market town with a good range of accommodation and services, Ballycastle is the most rewarding base for the wilder eastern section of the Causeway Coast, well away from the tour buses that crowd the Giant’s Causeway.

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At a Glance

Walks available0 routes
DifficultyEasy to Challenging
Best monthsApril–October
TerrainBasalt sea cliffs, coastal heath, inland hill, moorland
CountyCounty Antrim
Dogs welcome✓ Yes

Getting There

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Ballycastle, County Antrim
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Town car parks. Bus from Coleraine. Bus from Coleraine (Translink 134/172)

Food & Drink

Cellar Restaurant, Wysner’s Meats café, Marine Hotel bar

Notable Walks Nearby

  • Fair Head & Murlough Bay
  • Torr Head
  • Causeway Coast Way to Ballinlea
  • Knocklayd
  • Bonamargy Friary
  • Rathlin Island (ferry)
  • All County Antrim towns →

🗺 OS Map Reference

Walking around Ballycastle is covered by OS OS NI Discovery 5. Recommended for all routes in this area.

View OS Map Guide

Long Distance Trails Nearby

  • Causeway Coast Way
  • Ulster Way

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