Walks and adventure sports in Derry
Ulster
Sport Ireland's National Trails Register is a Republic of Ireland dataset and doesn't reach Derry. The 3 waymarked walking routes below come from OpenStreetMap instead, which has no border, including Causeway Coast Way and Carntogher Way.
Spots worth the trip
Named on our sport and activity guides.
Binevenagh
Paragliding & Hang GlidingA basalt escarpment above the Foyle with strong, dependable coastal ridge lift and a long soaring face.
Waymarked walking routes in Derry
From OpenStreetMap, which covers the whole island. Sport Ireland's register stops at the border.
Causeway Coast Way
53 km · RegionalCarntogher Way
9 km · Local · LoopDune and Estuary Walk, Portstewart Strand
5.6 km · Local · LoopNational Trust
Route data © OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed under ODbL. Snapshot taken 2026-08-03.
Designated bathing waters in Derry
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.
- Castlerockdesignated 1988
- Downhilldesignated 2006
- Magilligandesignated 1988
- Portstewartdesignated 1988
Bathing water list from DAERA, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. County assigned from OpenStreetMap boundaries (ODbL). Snapshot taken 2026-08-04.
2 clubs and schools in Derry
Listed by Irish Sailing and Mountaineering Ireland. Reproduced as each body publishes it, with a link back to the register. Contact details are theirs, not checked by us.
Coleraine Yacht Club
Club- Website
- coleraineyachtclub.co.uk
- [email protected]
Guides for Derry
Common questions
How many waymarked trails are there in Derry?
The National Trails Register lists none, because it's a Republic of Ireland dataset that doesn't extend to Derry. OpenStreetMap maps 3 named waymarked walking routes there, which is what's listed on this page.
Are there sports clubs in Derry?
2 clubs and schools in Derry are listed by their national governing body: Irish Sailing and Mountaineering Ireland. They cover 2 sports between them, and each listing links back to the register it came from.
What adventure sports can you do in Derry?
paragliding & hang gliding, 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.