Antrim Hills Way

James on June 5, 2010 @ 16:00

Completed Sections 3-5 in reverse. Started at Slemish for my Duke Of Edinburgh. Found the Slemish Area fantastic, changeable terrain but unfortunately gets very boggy and wet underfoot. Further on, the journey from Greenmount to Ballyboley NE tip is a nice walk. Agnews and Highbound Hills are relatively strenuous but is very rewarding. The views along Sallagh Braes are lovely before I finished at the Robin Youngs Car Park. (Camped at Ballyboley tip). I also think that the route is extremeley well waymarked, no bearings etc required!!! Very frequent with appropriate arrows fur either direction. Barbed wire fences are accessible thanks to Stiles and Ledges. A great walk (24km) suitable for all the family"!!!

Gleb Gribakin on April 20, 2010 @ 23:21

Only walked a small part of Section 3, south of the car park towards Sallagh Braes. Views from Knock Dhu are absolutely stunning!

Walked the Antrim Hills Way in reverse, from Slemish to Glenarm. Very boggy underfoot, visibility poor and it rained all day! However, route marked very well and did'nt need my map and compass once. Great walk, shame about the weather. Maybe next time.

I’ve walked the first stage of the Antrim Hills Way a couple of times earlier in the year. Though the walk starts unpromisingly enough with three kilometres of road walking out of Glenarm when it turns off the road at Dunarragan it very quickly becomes a joy. There is a rather prominent notice when you turn off the road informing you that during the summer months there will be a bull in the fields you are entering but I’m unsure if this is a warning not to venture in during these months or a denial of liability should your broken body become the plaything of an unhappy bovine. If its intended as a plea to proceed cautiously it would be good to know more clearly what ‘cautiously’ that might mean.

The portion from Black’s Hill to the unfortunately named Drains Bog at the end of the section is an easy walk along the ridge and provides brilliant views of the coast – or evocative sounds of the sea if end up walking in the dense mist. A few of the waymarker posts have toppled (a plot by the bull perhaps?) but there are so many posts that the trail remains very easy to follow.

The section would be a good introduction to off-road walking if you have ‘urban young’ to entertain or tire out. My 10, 14 and 17 year old companions were sufficiently impressed by the views (and with their own achievement) to request another walk the next day.

Its unfortunate that these is no escape route from Drains Bog back into the Glenarm Forrest, the eastern finger of which stretches invitingly close at Mc Cartneys bridge. This would allow for a very satisfactory circular route back to Glenarm village. The alternative is a bit of an unlovely road trudge back.

i have walked regulary over the antrim hills and i know there are many lovely walks but i fail to venture any further as i love the antrim hills.

Walked section 2 up to Agnews Hill. Stunning scenery. Very enjoyable. Very well waymarked.

apologies walk on sunday 15th june organised by northern walking .com (very well organised and supervised thanks)

Walked part of the Antrim Hill Way on Sunday 15th June, (with northernwalk.com)section 4 and 5 from Greenmount HIll farm to Slemish .very plaesant enjoyable route, well sign posted, pleasantly strenuous, spectacular views of Arran Island,Sperrins,Mournes,Lough Neagh and Braid Valley.A great family day out!