Rath

A series of walking routes which encircles Northern Ireland.

Accessible trail with views of the Giant's Causeway along the way and on most days you can see Scotland and the Inishowen Peninsula. Compacted path with some loose bits of aggregate, steep in places and tarmac road.

Formal hard-core footpath with kerbstones, steep gradient in places, some rest stops with seats. The causeway stones can be slippery and dangerous when wet – always heed the advice of our rangers. There are also occasional rock falls.

Formal path, hard core gravel surfaces, uneven in places, single track in places, 162 steep stone steps ('Shepherd's Steps') with handrail, uneven and with various depths. Please be aware of unfenced cliff edges, high winds, steep steps and rock falls.

"National Route 93 of the National Cycle Network is formed of sections of traffic-free route between Derry and Larne." (most of the route was de-designated in Summer 2020)

"This stunning 23-mile cycle route runs along the North Atlantic coast from Castlerock to the Giant's Causeway via Coleraine and takes in part of National Cycle Network Route 93. "