Walks and adventure sports in Antrim
Ulster
Sport Ireland's National Trails Register is a Republic of Ireland dataset and doesn't reach Antrim. The 20 waymarked walking routes below come from OpenStreetMap instead, which has no border, including Causeway Coast Way and Lagan Towpath.
Spots worth the trip
Named on our sport and activity guides.
Fair Head
Rock Climbing & BoulderingKilometres of vertical dolerite columns above the sea. The longest and most serious traditional climbing in Ireland, and a destination for climbers from across Europe.
Belfast area
OrienteeringForest parks and urban events run by the Northern Ireland clubs, including sprint racing in city parks.
Waymarked walking routes in Antrim
From OpenStreetMap, which covers the whole island. Sport Ireland's register stops at the border.
Causeway Coast Way
53 km · RegionalLagan Towpath
19.2 km · RegionalYellow Trail, Giant's Causeway
7.7 km · LocalNational Trust
Ridge Trail, Belfast Area
6.7 km · Local · LoopNational Trust
Summit Trail, Belfast Area
4.8 km · Local · LoopNational Trust
Red Trail, Giant's Causeway
3.7 km · Local · LoopNational Trust
Ballypatrick Forest Trails - 2 Glenmakeeran Trail
3.2 km · LocalForest Service
Ballyconaghan Circular Trail, Rathlin
2.8 km · Local · LoopNational Trust
Cushendun Village Circular Trail, Cushendun
1.9 km · Local · LoopNational Trust
Carrick-a-Rede Coastal Walk, Carrick-a-Rede
1.6 km · Local · LoopNational Trust
Ballycarry Trail, Rathlin
1.5 km · Local · LoopNational Trust
Ballypatrick Forest Trails - 0 Corratavey Glen Trail
1.4 km · LocalForest Service
Ballypatrick Forest Trails - 1 Cairn Trail
0.3 km · LocalForest Service
Belfast Castle Estate Trail
Hilltop Walk
LocalGentle Walk
LocalSlievenacloy - Stoneyford River
Cave Hill Trail
LocalInver Trail
LocalScenic Trail
Local · LoopRoute data © OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed under ODbL. Snapshot taken 2026-08-03.
Designated bathing waters in Antrim
We can't show live status for these. DAERA publishes the list of designated bathing waters but no live quality or restriction feed, so there is nothing for us to check against. That is the opposite of an all-clear, so check DAERA's bathing water quality service before swimming at any of them.
- Ballycastledesignated 1988
- Ballygalleydesignated 2006
- Brown's Baydesignated 1988
- Carnloughdesignated 2006
- Cushendalldesignated 2025
- Drain's Baydesignated 2025
- Portballintrae Salmon Rockdesignated 2008
- Portmuckdesignated 2025
- Portrush Curran Stranddesignated 1988
- Portrush Milldesignated 1988
- Portrush Whiterocksdesignated 2006
- Rea's Wooddesignated 2025
- Waterfootdesignated 2006
Bathing water list from DAERA, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. County assigned from OpenStreetMap boundaries (ODbL). Snapshot taken 2026-08-04.
Sports in Antrim, in depth
The sports with named spots, accredited centres or registered trails in the county.
8 clubs and schools in Antrim
Listed by Mountaineering Ireland and Irish Sailing. Reproduced as each body publishes it, with a link back to the register. Contact details are theirs, not checked by us.
- Website
- carrickfergussc.org
- Phone
- 04893 351402
- [email protected]
- Website
- eabc.org.uk
- Phone
- 028 282 77204
- [email protected]
- Website
- northcoastclimbers.com
- Phone
- 07485793177
Queens University Belfast Mountaineering Club
ClubUlster University Jordanstown Mountaineering Club
Club- Phone
- 07796461861
Guides for Antrim
Common questions
How many waymarked trails are there in Antrim?
The National Trails Register lists none, because it's a Republic of Ireland dataset that doesn't extend to Antrim. OpenStreetMap maps 20 named waymarked walking routes there, which is what's listed on this page.
Are there sports clubs in Antrim?
8 clubs and schools in Antrim are listed by their national governing body: Mountaineering Ireland and Irish Sailing. They cover 3 sports between them, and each listing links back to the register it came from.
What adventure sports can you do in Antrim?
rock climbing & bouldering, orienteering, based on the trails registered in the county and the locations named on our sport guides.
Elsewhere in Ulster
Trail data from the Sport Ireland National Trails Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Start points from the companion Trailheads dataset. Snapshot taken 2026-08-13. The register records waymarked trails only, so check the trail operator for current conditions and closures.