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3304
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Annach Re Mhor
Aranmore Island
Barnesmore Gap - Biddy's Buttress
Barnesmore Gap - McDaid's Buttress
Ben Bulben
Ben Cormac (Lough Barra)
Bingorm Central (Lough Barra)
Bingorm East (Lough Barra)
Bingorm West (Lough Barra)
Binion Crags - Clonmany
Black Zawn (Breaghy Head)
Carrickfinn - Harbour crag
Carrigan Head (Black Rock)
Cathar Castle
Cooney Rock
Crag of Dan
Croc an affrain
Crohy Head South
Cruit Island
Cruit Island - Albatross Sea Wall
Cruit Island - Albatross Zawn
Cruit Island - Aughnish Point
Cruit Island - Back To Black Wall
Cruit Island - Black Wall
Cruit Island - Block Wall
Cruit Island - Cruit Cave
Cruit Island - Deep Gash Crag
Cruit Island - Far West Buttress
Cruit Island - Farmhouse Crag
Cruit Island - Flying Wedge Wall
Cruit Island - Forgotten Wall
Cruit Island - Frankonian Wall
Cruit Island - Golfers Crag
Cruit Island - Inis Oileantraigh
Cruit Island - Jock's Wall
Cruit Island - Lost Wall
Cruit Island - New Dawn Wall
Cruit Island - Scalpachore Wall. West Face
Cruit Island - Silent Wall
Cruit Island - The Outdoor Climbing Wall
Cruit Island - Torboy
Cruit Island - Traderg Wall Area
Cruit Island - Wall of Winter sun
Cruit Island - Wave Wall
Cruit Island - Western Island
Cruit Island - Zinken Wall
Cruit Island- Fogg Wall
Cruit Island- New Dawn Wall
Crummies Bay (Port Na Sionnach)
Culdaff (Dunmore Head) Left Crags.
Culdaff (Dunmore) Finbarr Wall
Culdaff - Dunmore Head
Culdaff - Dunowen (Brazil Rock)
Culdaff - Dunowen (Campsite Area)
Culdaff - Dunowen (Pinnacle Bay)
Culdaff - Galavoir Point
Dawros Head
Doagh Island
Donegal Bouldering
Dunaff Head, Binnastooka
Dungloon (Kinnego)
Dunsevrick
Eglish (Ceasefire Wall)
Eglish (Easter Wall)
Eglish (Far Easter Wall)
Eglish (Middle Easter Wall)
Eglish (The Gatepost)
Eglish - Glenbrittle Wall
Eglish - Teardrop Wall
Eglish Valley - The Outpost
Eglish, Kitchen Wall
End's of the Earth Crag
Errigal
Fogg Wall
Glascairns Hill
Glenagivne Wall (The Music House)
Glenagivne, Doherty\'s Folly
Glenveigh/Glenlack
Gola - Binatoke Back Wall
Gola - Binatoke NE Wall
Gola - Binatoke SW Wall
Gola - Binn an Rosuailt
Gola - Easter Wall
Gola - Gripple Wall
Gola - Inland Crag
Gola - Island Wall
Gola - Island Zawn
Gola - John’s Wall
Gola - Main Wall
Gola - Mhachaire na nGall Walls
Gola - Narrow Zawn
Gola - NW Zawn Area
Gola - NW Zawn End Wall
Gola - Owey Wall
Gola - Scoilt Uí Dhugáin
Gola - South Walls
Gola - South West Corner
Gola - Southside Buttress
Gola - Torglass Island
Gola - Twin Cave Buttress Area
Happy Valli Crag
Hawk Rock
Horn Head
Illanamarve - Inis Bo Finne Island
Irrenedox
Island View
King Mintiagh (Barnanmore)
Leenan Head
Lough Belshade (Belshade Buttress)
Lough Belshade (Blaeberry Buttress)
Lough Belshade (High Crags)
Lough Belshade (Two Tier Buttress)
Lough Belshade, Red Gully
Malin Head (Bamba\'s Buttress)
Malin Head (Devil\'s Bridge Area)
Malin Head (Dunaldragh Isle)
Malin Head (First Headland)
Malin Head (Magdalen Walls)
Malin Head (Sea Area Malin)
Malin Head (The cauldron)
Malin Head (Uncle Monty's)
Malin Head ,Skildren Mor.
Malin Head - Nobble Amphitheatre
Malin Head The Bow
Malin Laundry
Malinbeg (Alba Wall)
Malinbeg (Duan Head)
Malinbeg (Main West Wall)
Malinbeg (Narrow Zawn)
Malinbeg (North End)
Malinbeg (Prawn Zawn)
Malinbeg (South End)
Malinbeg (The Island)
Melmore - Boyeeghter Bay
Melmore- Altweary Bay
Melmore- Rosses Point
Melmore-Lough Beg
Mountain Bike Routes
Mountain Bike routes Inishowen
Muckish (Balor's Buttress)
Muckish (McSwyne's Buttress)
Muckross Head
Owey - Fluted Buttress
Owey Island (East)
Owey Island (West)
Owey Island, Torglass Offshore Area
Poisoned Glen (Ballaghageeha Buttress)
Poisoned Glen (Bearnas Buttress)
Poisoned Glen (Creag Na Mbreac)
Poisoned Glen (Last Small Buttress).
Poisoned Glen (The Castle)
Poisoned Glen (Trinity Buttress)
Poisoned Glen (West Buttress)
Poisoned Glen, Guinness Walls
Pollnalong
Port A Doris
Port Bay
Ramore Head, Portrush
Rathlin O'Byrne
Rocky Gap
Roskeeragh Point
Runkerry
Sail Rock
Scalp na gCapail
Sea Stack: Humped Ridge Stack
Sea Stacks and Pinnacles
Skelpoonagh Bay
Slieve Snaght
Sturrall Headland
Test Crag NI
The Crow's Nest
Tor Na Dumhcha
Tory Island
Tremone Bay
Umfin Island
Union Woods - Union Wall
Warm Bay Point
Winter Routes.
Winter Routes. Bluestacks
Winter Routes. Errigal
Winter Routes. Horse-Shoe Coire
Winter Routes. Mac Uchta.
Winter Routes. Maumlack.
Winter Routes. Muckish
Winter Routes. Poison Glen
Winter Routes. Slieve Snaght
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<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;\"></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 18pt;\">Counties Donegal, Tyrone, and Derry</span>, </span></span></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">The Ride</span></b></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Established in 2011, this continues the famous USA east coast trail across the province of Ulster from Sl. League in the west, to Larne in the east, where it crosses to Scotland.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>This is a walking trail, much of it ‘piggy backing’ on existing waymarked routes such as the Bluestack Way, Ulster Way,<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>Sperrins Scenic Route, and some of it is unsuitable for biking, so the closest alternative route is provided, and indeed quite a bit of the route is already covered in routes described in the guide.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>As this guide is only for the North West area, our route description will cease at the river Bann, just short of Coleraine, but details of the attractive Antrim Coast sections can be found on the Internet under www.walkni.com</span></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">As this is very long route, only brief details are provided, and the sections are largely based on the walkni model.</span></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Section 1. Bunglas to Glenties.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>Map OS 1:50,000; Sheet 10 &11.</span></b></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Start at Bunglas Gr <span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>G 571 755<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>the famous viewpoint over the Slieve League cliffs, descend and turn left into Carrick.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>Take the Glencolmcille Road, but fork left past L. Auva to Malinmore, and turn right into Glencolmcille.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>North of the village, a track climbs steeply over Glen Head and down into An Port <span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>(see route 13, which covers this route in reverse).<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>Follow a track and then a minor road east around Crockuna Hill and descend Granny’s Glen ( see route 12) continuing along the south shore of Loughros Beg Bay and into Ardara.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>The N56 leads on to Glenties ( hostels and hotel).<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>70Km.</span></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Section 2. Glenties to Killeter Map OS 1:50,000 Sheet 11 & 12</span></b></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Follow the R253 ( Reelin Bridge Road) and turn right across the Owenea River at Gr 826 933 onto a track.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>This climbs, then levels out, rejoining a minor road at Tullynadoobin after just over 3 Km of narrow path. Follow this road south west to join the R262.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>Leave this left at Gr 845 825, and utilise a network of minor roads (see Tour De Bluestacks route) to cross the col between Banagher Hill and the main Bluestack Range, and descend to Lough Eske. Turn right, cross the main Ballybofey to Donegal Town road, and follow minor roads and tracks to Kellys Bridge, and the border (see Route 11 the Corgaries).</span></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">At Big Bridge Gr 092 816, leave the Corgaries Loop, and keep right (eastwards) on minor roads into Killeter.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>55km.</span></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Section 3. Killeter to Gortin OS 1:50,000 Sheet 12</span></b></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Leave Killeter in a south easterly direction, rounding the Hill, before continuing<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>north east into Killen Village.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>The route then follows minor scenic roads east, crossing the<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>B50 (Castlederg to Drumquin road), and continuing north east to Baronscourt forest, either rounding Bessy Bell on its south flank, or over the top, by a wind farm track, to the Strule river.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>This is crossed at a bridge, and the route continues to the west end of the extensive Gortin Glen Forest Park.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>There would be a number of options through the park, but the route crosses the Omagh to Gortin road near the main car park entrance to tracks on the left hand side of the road, before recrossing just over the watershed, turning right, and following signs to the scenic lakes ( see route<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>18). After passing the lakes, the route dog-legs back, and descends to a T junction. Turn left into Gortin Village.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>58 km</span></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\"> </span></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Section 4. Gortin to Dungiven.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>OSNI<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>1:50,000 sheets<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>8 , 13 and 7 (or Sperrin Activity Map)</span></b></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Leave Gortin towards Plumbridge, and just after the bridge, take the first right and immediately left, uphill, to join a high road traversing the south flank of Craignamaddy hill, east to Barnes Gap ( see route 19).<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>Through the gap, keep right and follow a belvedere, Corramore Road , overlooking the Glenelly Valley, dropping into Sperrin Village after about 9 km.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>Climb over a broad col by Goles Forest , descend, and take the first left around Crockbrack, and turn left into Moneyneaney. 37km</span></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">The walkers trail to Dungiven <span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>goes over Mullaghmore into Glenshane Forest, then tracks the main Derry to Belfast road, the last bit on the busy A6.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>The open hillside of Mullaghmore would be heavy going on a bike, so I would much prefer to use the much more direct, and scenic, Banagher Forest to approach Dungiven.</span></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">On leaving<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>Moneyneaney, stay on the B40 Feeney road over the hill, leaving it on the right at Gr 702 007, into the forest, and following forestry tracks along the banks of the Glenedra stream down to the Banagher Glen Nature Reserve car park ( see Route 14 ‘Beats Banagher’). From there, a quiet<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>road leads north east into Dungiven. 53 Km.</span></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Section 5. Dungiven to Castlerock. OSNI 1:50,000 Sheets 7, 8 and 4</span></b></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Whilst the walkers trail utilises the track up Ben Bradagh and open country down into Gortnamoyagh Forest, this seems unnecessarily hard work, and perhaps it is better to follow the North Sperrins Scenic Route (or B64) north east to Legavannon Pot, taking the next left at a 5 road junction and bypassing on the west Donald’s Hill and Cam Forest, before joining the B66 Limavady to Aghadowey Road. Turn right and after 2 km, left, into Springwell forest where a forestry track leads across to the main Limavady to Coleraine Road ,A37.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>This is very busy, but with a good hard shoulder, go right and take the next forestry road (windmills) to the left, which leads across to what is known locally as the Murder Hole Road.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>Be not intimidated, and turn left to Gr C 726 277, turn right and climb along the edge of the forestry until close to the mast on top of Harkins Hill where you will get back on tarmac.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>A couple of dog legs later, you are cruising along Bishops road on the escarpment with great coastal views to the left, to Downhill.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>A short climb out of Downhill will bring you to the entrance to the Mussenden Temple and the Bishops Palace gardens.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>There is a path into Castlerock from here, or you can follow the main road into this attractive resort at the mouth of the river Bann. 60km.</span></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">The next sections, which follow the stunning north Antrim Coast, starts on the other side of the river and is outside the area of this guide.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>For Details see www.walkni.com.</span></b></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\"> </span></span></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10.66px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\"> </span></p>
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