17.5 Ports

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 28.22 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 131 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 128 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 45 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 2 m
  • ⚐
    District: Coleraine 
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    Start: N 55.188974° / W 6.71869°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.187966° / W 6.717621°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 6 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.1 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight left onto Victoria Terrace
  3. 3 : km 0.14 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Portmore Road, A2
  4. 4 : km 0.28 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left onto Harbour Road, A2
  5. 5 : km 0.3 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight left onto The Promenade, A2
  6. 6 : km 0.67 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  7. 7 : km 0.68 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp right onto The Promenade, A2
  8. 8 : km 1.74 - alt. 30 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Coleraine Road, A2
  9. 9 : km 2.11 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Larkhill Road
  10. 10 : km 2.11 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 2.51 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Agherton Village
  12. 12 : km 2.52 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Coleraine Road, A2
  13. 13 : km 6.63 - alt. 8 m - Keep left onto Portstewart Road, A2
  14. 14 : km 6.7 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Portrush Road
  15. 15 : km 7.28 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 7.73 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left
  17. 17 : km 7.89 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 7.89 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Circular Road
  19. 19 : km 7.96 - alt. 3 m - Keep left onto Circular Road
  20. 20 : km 8.45 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Beresford Place
  21. 21 : km 8.63 - alt. 12 m - Keep right onto Mountsandel Road
  22. 22 : km 9.31 - alt. 20 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 11.04 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight left
  24. 24 : km 11.17 - alt. 24 m - Turn right onto Mountsandel Road
  25. 25 : km 11.5 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Knocklynn Road
  26. 26 : km 12.33 - alt. 14 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Newbridge Road, A26
  27. 27 : km 13.49 - alt. 17 m - Turn sharp right
  28. 28 : km 13.52 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto A26
  29. 29 : km 13.56 - alt. 18 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Lodge Road, A26
  30. 30 : km 14.68 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 14.7 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Railway Road
  32. 32 : km 14.96 - alt. 9 m - Keep left onto Railway Road
  33. 33 : km 16.57 - alt. 31 m - Enter roundabout
  34. 34 : km 18.03 - alt. 26 m - Keep right
  35. 35 : km 18.07 - alt. 27 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  36. 36 : km 18.64 - alt. 35 m - Keep right onto Atlantic Road, A29
  37. 37 : km 19.87 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp left onto Islandtasserty Road
  38. 38 : km 19.89 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Atlantic Road, A29
  39. 39 : km 22.69 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Glenvale Crescent
  40. 40 : km 22.83 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Beaghville Drive
  41. 41 : km 22.84 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Glenvale Crescent
  42. 42 : km 22.85 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left onto Dhu Varren, A2
  43. 43 : km 24.27 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 24.46 - alt. 22 m - Turn sharp right
  45. 45 : km 25.01 - alt. 18 m - Turn sharp right
  46. 46 : km 27.02 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Ballyreagh Road, A2
  47. E : km 28.22 - alt. 10 m

Useful Information

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Other walks in the area

Walking Portstewart to Portrush - Causeway Coastal Way Trail

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↔9.08 km ↗+20 m ↘-33 m ◔2h 40 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Coleraine

This 1rst section of the route starts with a popular stretch of path that carries you between two Victorian seaside resorts.

Walking Causeway Coastal Way trail - From Portstewart to Ballycastle 6 Sections

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↔52.80 km ↗+932 m ↘-944 m ◔6 days ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Coleraine

The Causeway Coastal Way trail goes from Portstewart to Ballycastle, passes through the Causeway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, a World Heritage Site and several Areas of Special Scientific Interest. It includes views of wide bays, sandy beaches, dramatic cliffs and off-shore rocks.

Walking Portstewart strand - Sand dune and Estuary Trail

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Portstewart strand - Sand dune and Estuary Trail
↔6.19 km ↗+6 m ↘-6 m ◔1h 45 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Coleraine

Portstewart Strand, locally known as ‘The Strand’, has long welcomed visitors to its golden sands. It has the European Blue Flag award for its water quality and beach/dune management & is very popular with families in the summer months and with walkers throughout the year.
What is less known about Portstewart Strand, are the towering sand dunes (containing some of Ireland’s tallest dunes) and declared as an Area of Special Scientific Interest, together with the adjoining Bann Estuary. From here the River Bann (N Ireland’s longest river) ends its journey, on entering the North Atlantic. Please note that National Trust entrance pricing applies for this walk.

Walking West Bay and Ramore Head Trail - Portrush

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West Bay and Ramore Head Trail - Portrush
↔4.98 km ↗+9 m ↘-9 m ◔1h 25 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Coleraine

Enjoy a circular coastal walk around Portrush peninsula, taking in West Strand Beach, Portrush Harbour, Ramore Head, the Arcadia area and East Strand promenade. The walk is entirely along surfaced footpaths, and generally flat, except for the Ramore Head section. Steps encountered at harbour section.

Walking Portrush to Portballintrae - Causeway Coastal Way Trail

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↔10.83 km ↗+69 m ↘-69 m ◔3h 15 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Coleraine

This is the 2nd section of the Causeway Coastal Way Trail. A sweeping beach and a medieval castle are highlights of this section.

Walking Mussenden Estate - Castlerock

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Mussenden Estate - Castlerock
↔2.33 km ↗+52 m ↘-45 m ◔0h 50 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Coleraine

Set on a wild and rugged headland with fabulous clifftop walks and views over Ireland’s North Coast is the Downhill Estate, laid out in the late 18th century by the eccentric Earl and Bishop, Frederick Hervey.

Walking Mussenden Temple and Downhill Demesne - Castlerock

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Mussenden Temple and Downhill Demesne - Castlerock
↔2.82 km ↗+27 m ↘-22 m ◔0h 55 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Coleraine

There cannot be a more wild and dramatic headland in Northern Ireland than Downhill Estate. With fabulous views that stretch over the whole of the North Coast of Ireland and open windswept cliff top walks, it is not surprising that the estate is part of the Binevenagh Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is a well known icon.

Walking Christie Park and Somerset - Riverside in Coleraine

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Christie Park and Somerset - Riverside in Coleraine
↔3.77 km ↗+6 m ↘-6 m ◔1h 05 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Coleraine

Pleasant riverside walk along surfaced footpaths, starting in the centre of Coleraine and finishing close to The Cutts area and opposite the historic Mountsandel Fort. The walk passes through two Council parks, both with different habitats that are managed in entirely different ways.

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