Randalstown Forest

Start : Randalstown Forest Car Park, 25 Mount Shalgus Ln, Randalstown, Antrim (BT41 3LE)
While there is the option of following several trails within the forest, this one follows the route indicated by the red arrows.

(S/E) From the parking area, follow the path into the forest, past the World of Owls Centre and through the turnstile.

(1) Immediately after passing through the turnstile, turn right (South-West) and follow the path around the western side of the forest. Continue following this path for approx. 1.5 Km until you reach a ‘cross-roads’ of tracks.

(2) The red arrow indicates that you turn left but, for a small diversion, turn right at this point and follow the track through another turnstile to the Randalstown Forest and Farr’s Bay Nature Reserves. (A)

(3) Then from Lough Neagh, return to the ‘cross-roads’ of tracks at the waypoint (2) and continue following the red route straight (North-East). The track soon leads you back to the junction at the waypoint (1) where you pass through the turnstile and walk back to the car park. (S/E)

Start : Randalstown Forest Car Park, 25 Mount Shalgus Ln, Randalstown, Antrim (BT41 3LE)
While there is the option of following several trails within the forest, this one follows the route indicated by the red arrows.

Driving to start : Follow New Street in Randalstown onto the Moneynick Road. Then turn left onto the Staffordstown Road, following the signs for Toome, before turning left again following the signs for Randalstown Forest.

Parking : Randalstown Forest Car Park, 25 Mount Shalgus Ln, Randalstown, Antrim (BT41 3LE)

Terrain : Off-road paths

Public Transport : Translink

Facilities : Picnic facilities

Note : These walks are situated in a working forest environment and may be subject to diversion and closure from time to time.

Find more information and walk ideas at Walk NI here.

The rich birdlife of the Lough Neagh.

(A) Lough Neagh is a freshwater lake in Northern Ireland and is the largest lake in the island of Ireland, the United Kingdom and the British Isles. It has a surface area of 151 square miles (392 square kilometres) and supplies 40% of Northern Ireland's water. Its main inflows come from the Upper River Bann and River Blackwater, and its main outflow is the Lower River Bann. Its name comes from Irish Loch nEachach, meaning "Eachaidh's lake". The lough is owned by the Earl of Shaftesbury and managed by Lough Neagh Partnership Ltd.