Larne Half Marathon Route

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 21.18 km
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    Calculated time: 6h 25 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
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    Vertical gain: + 130 m
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    Vertical drop: - 119 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 76 m
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    Lowest point: 0 m
  • ⚐
    District: Larne 
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    Start: N 54.85185° / W 5.79764°
  • ⚑
    End: N 54.85641° / W 5.80356°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 2 m - Start near 88 Bay Rd, Larne, Larne BT40 1DG, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 2 m - Head northwest on Chaine Memorial Rd toward Chelmsford Pl
  3. 3 : km 0.41 - alt. 3 m - Slight left onto Tower Rd
  4. 4 : km 0.47 - alt. 3 m - Head southwest on Tower Rd toward Curran Rd
  5. 5 : km 0.9 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Curran Rd
  6. 6 : km 0.95 - alt. 3 m - Head west on Curran Rd toward Corran Manor
  7. 7 : km 1.34 - alt. 6 m - Continue onto Main St
  8. 8 : km 1.75 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Broadway
  9. 9 : km 1.78 - alt. 3 m - Head south on Broadway toward Point St
  10. 10 : km 1.81 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto Point St
  11. 11 : km 1.9 - alt. 3 m - Head west on Point St toward Narrow Gauge Rd
  12. 12 : km 1.93 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Lower Cross St
  13. 13 : km 2.02 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Upper Main St
  14. 14 : km 2.05 - alt. 5 m - Head west on Upper Main St toward High St
  15. 15 : km 2.11 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto High St
  16. 16 : km 2.19 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Pound St
  17. 17 : km 2.23 - alt. 9 m - Head east on Pound St toward Pound Green Ct/St Johns Pl
  18. 18 : km 2.31 - alt. 12 m - Continue onto Victoria Rd
  19. 19 : km 3.06 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Glenarm Rd/A2
  20. 20 : km 3.18 - alt. 18 m - Head north on Glenarm Rd/A2 toward Newington Ave
  21. 21 : km 4.1 - alt. 9 m - Head north on Coast Rd/A2
  22. 22 : km 4.68 - alt. 5 m - Head northwest on Coast Rd/A2
  23. 23 : km 5.36 - alt. 6 m - Head northwest on Coast Rd/A2 toward Branch Rd
  24. 24 : km 10.04 - alt. 6 m - Head west on Coast Rd/A2 toward Grace Ave
  25. 25 : km 10.3 - alt. 6 m - Head southeast on Coast Rd/A2 toward Cairncastle Rd
  26. 26 : km 10.3 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Cairncastle Rd
  27. 27 : km 10.34 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Croft Rd
  28. 28 : km 11.15 - alt. 19 m - Head southwest on Croft Rd toward Old Glenarm Rd
  29. 29 : km 11.33 - alt. 24 m - Turn right onto Weyburn Rd
  30. 30 : km 11.81 - alt. 41 m - Head northwest on Weyburn Rd toward Cairncastle Rd
  31. 31 : km 12.55 - alt. 75 m - Head northwest on Weyburn Rd toward Cairncastle Rd
  32. 32 : km 12.57 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Cairncastle Rd
  33. 33 : km 13.57 - alt. 23 m - Head east on Cairncastle Rd toward Brustin Lee
  34. 34 : km 14.03 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Coast Rd/A2
  35. 35 : km 15.95 - alt. 8 m - Head south on Coast Rd/A2
  36. 36 : km 20.16 - alt. 17 m - Head south on Coast Rd/A2
  37. 37 : km 20.43 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 20.49 - alt. 17 m - Slight left
  39. 39 : km 20.82 - alt. 8 m - Head south toward Tower Rd
  40. E : km 21.18 - alt. 10 m

Useful Information

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Walking Linford to Greenmount Hill Farm & Agricultural College - Antrim Hills Way

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↔15.33 km ↗+298 m ↘-362 m ◔5h 15 ▲Difficult
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Walking Shallagh Braes

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↔5.67 km ↗+170 m ↘-167 m ◔2h 05 ▲Easy
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Walking Blackhead path and Blackhead Lighthouse

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↔5.47 km ↗+59 m ↘-56 m ◔1h 45 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Carrickfergus

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Walking Greenmount Hill Farm & Agricultural College to Slemish - Antrim Hills Way

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↔10.57 km ↗+261 m ↘-214 m ◔3h 45 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Ballymena

This final section of the Antrim Hills Way,
For safety reasons dogs are not allowed even if on a lead.

Walking Antrim Hills Way

Tourist office
↔36.82 km ↗+977 m ↘-721 m ◔3 days ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Larne

Featuring expansive panoramas and challenging climbs, this walk traverses cliffs, moorland and country tracks before leading to Slemish Mountain. Crossing some of the most scenic upland areas in the Antrim Glens, this walk provides uninterrupted views over many miles of Northern Ireland. Mountain walkers will love the challenge of the steep climbs to an exposed landscape, negotiating ground cover of heather, tussocky grasses and reeds and jumping over streams and damp bogs.

Walking Glenarm to Linford - Antrim Hills Way

Tourist office
↔10.86 km ↗+414 m ↘-145 m ◔4h 15 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Larne

For this 1rst section of the Antrim Hills Way, enjoy fine views open out to Slemish as you reach Black Hill and some coastal views improve as you progress afterward, with the hills of Scotland and the rocky outcrops of the Maidens, or Hulin Rocks, all clearly visible out to sea

Walking Cranny Falls - Carnlough

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Cranny Falls - Carnlough
↔3.99 km ↗+98 m ↘-98 m ◔1h 25 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Larne

The gentle incline of this walk takes the route of an old limestone railway track to the now disused Gortin Quarry. Interpretation panels along the way illustrate the history. It ends at Cranny Waterfall where the moist air is good for plants and insects.

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