Broughshane And Back

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 20.00 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 65 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 58 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 86 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 47 m
  • ⚐
    District: Ballymena 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 54.863353° / W 6.321621°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 56 m - Start on Sandmount Road
  2. 2 : km 0.1 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Sandmount Road
  3. 3 : km 0.22 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Sand Road
  4. 4 : km 0.89 - alt. 63 m - Keep right onto Woodtown Road
  5. 5 : km 1.65 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Cullybackey Road, B62
  6. 6 : km 1.72 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Woodtown Road
  7. 7 : km 2.6 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto Carniny Road
  8. 8 : km 2.74 - alt. 78 m - Turn left onto Carnburn Road
  9. 9 : km 2.9 - alt. 78 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Grove Road
  10. 10 : km 4.41 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Mooreland Close
  11. 11 : km 4.44 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Grove Road
  12. 12 : km 5.13 - alt. 66 m - Keep left onto Grove Road
  13. 13 : km 5.17 - alt. 66 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Cushendall Road, A43
  14. 14 : km 5.22 - alt. 65 m - Turn slight left onto A43
  15. 15 : km 5.45 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Ballygarvey Road
  16. 16 : km 6.13 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 6.16 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Ballygarvey Road
  18. 18 : km 8.9 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Knockan Road, B94
  19. 19 : km 9.38 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Raceview Road, A42
  20. 20 : km 12.29 - alt. 47 m - Keep right onto Raceview Road, A42
  21. 21 : km 13.24 - alt. 49 m - Enter roundabout
  22. 22 : km 14.48 - alt. 62 m - Keep left onto Fry's Road
  23. 23 : km 14.55 - alt. 63 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Grove Road
  24. 24 : km 16.56 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Grove Manor
  25. 25 : km 16.6 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Grove Manor
  26. 26 : km 16.75 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Grove Manor
  27. 27 : km 16.79 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Grove Road
  28. 28 : km 17.05 - alt. 77 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Carnburn Road
  29. 29 : km 17.25 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Carniny Road
  30. 30 : km 17.38 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto Woodtown Road
  31. 31 : km 18.26 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Cullybackey Road, B62
  32. 32 : km 18.33 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Woodtown Road
  33. 33 : km 19.09 - alt. 63 m - Turn slight left onto Sand Road
  34. 34 : km 19.76 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Sandmount Road
  35. 35 : km 19.88 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Sandmount Road
  36. S/E : km 20 - alt. 54 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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