Hiking Around Ballycastle

The main long-distance route through this area is the Ulster Way, Northern Ireland’s waymarked walking network — the Moyle Way section runs through the Glens and hills around Ballycastle specifically, a 30km (19-mile) waymarked trail between Ballycastle and Glenariff Forest, taking in the fine oak woodland at Breen along the way. A proper walking guide with distances and timings is worth having before you set out, along with tough waterproof boots and proper wet-weather gear; the terrain and weather on these hills can turn quickly.

A few named routes worth knowing, some covered in more detail elsewhere on this site:

• The coastal path from the Giant’s Causeway to Ballintoy Harbour, via Port na Spaniagh and Port Moon
• Knocklayde Mountain, via the Glenshesk side
• Glenariff Forest Park, part of The Glens of Antrim
• Lurigethan Mountain, above Cushendall
• The Moyle Way itself, walkable in stages