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Hill Walks

Banagher Glen
Contact: Limavady Tourist Information Centre - 028 7776 0307
Length: 14km, 8.7 miles
Time: 4-5 hrs
Total Ascent: 370m
Route Cards: Walk the Sperrins
Refreshments: Feeny and Dungiven
Car Parking: Seasonal car parking available at the bottom of the glen. Alternative parking available along the B40 Feeny to Draperstown - Start and finish point
Grid Reference: OSNI Sheet 7 & 8 — C672 048

Benbradagh Mountain
Contact: Limavady Tourist Inforamtion Centre - 028 7776 0307, Dungiven Castle
Length: 16km, 9.9 miles
Time: 4-5 hrs
Total Ascent: 465m
Route Cards: Walk the Bann and Roe Valley
Refreshments: Dungiven, Glenullin
Car Parking: On American Road accessed from B64 - Start and finish point
Grid Reference: OSNI Sheet 8 — C749 109


Bolaght Mountain
Description: An excellent upland route along the southern ridge of the Derg Valley.

Panoramic views of North West Tyrone and central Donegal can be appreciated. The hike includes numerous sites of ecological interest.
Contact: Strabane Tourist Information Centre - 028 7188 3735
Length: 10km, 6.2 miles
Time: 5 hrs
Total Ascent: 250m
Refreshments: Castlederg
Car Parking: Bolaght Lay By
Grid Reference: OSNI Sheet 12 — H278 779

Bradan Walk
Description: This walk through Lough Bradan Forest starts from a parking area near the forest entrance and continues west along the Ulster Way as far as Carrickcrogher, before heading north, then east past a dolmen chambered tomb and standing stone, ritually erected thousands of years ago by ancient man.
Contact: Omagh Tourist Informatio Centre - 028 8224 7831
Length: 18km, 11.2 miles
Time: 5 hrs
Total Ascent: 238m
Route Cards: Walking the hills above Drumquin
Refreshments: Drumquin
Car Parking: Lough Bradan Car Park - Start and finish point
Grid Reference: OSNI Sheet 12 — H258 724

Drumbane Trail, Glenullin
Description: This waymarked route starts and finishes in the car park opposite Glenullin Chapel, following quiet country roads, farm lanes and open hillsides to reach the summit of Drumbane.

Panoramic views of the Antrim hills, Bann valley and North Sperrins hills are offered from summit.
Contact: Coleraine Tourist Information Centre - 028 7034 4723
Length: 10km - 13km, 6.2 miles - 8.1 miles (Variety of options available)
Time: 3 hrs
Total Ascent: 250m
Refreshments: Garvagh
Car Parking: Chapel Car Park, Glenullin Village - Start and finish point
Grid Reference: OSNI Sheet 08 — C809 128

Errigal Glen Trail, Glenullin
Description: This low level circular waymarked trail starts and finishes at the Errigal Bridge entrance to Errigal Glen approximately two miles west of Garvagh. The trail includes a section along the Agivey River through the beautiful wooded Errigal Glen.

Points of interest along the route include an ancient inauguration stone and the remains of Errigal Old Church and Souterrain. (Advice: Please note sections of this route are along wood trails, country roads and grass pathways.)
Contact: Coleraine TIC, Limavady TIC
Length: 4km, 2.5 miles
Time: 1.5 hrs
Total Ascent: 250m
Refreshments: Garvagh
Car Parking: Layby at Errigal Bridge, Temple Road - Start and finish point
Grid Reference: OSNI Sheet 08 — C812 145

Glenshane Forest
Description: Route from Glenshane Pass over Mullaghmore, White Mountain, Glenshane Mountain and Corrick and rejoining Glenshane Forest with views of the high Sperrins, Lough Neagh and North Coast. Care is required over the open mountain section.
Contact: Limavady Tourist Information Centre - 028 7776 0307
Length: 16km, 9.9 miles
Time: 4 - 5 hrs
Total Ascent: 550m
Route Cards: Walk the Bann and Roe Valley
Refreshments: Dungiven
Car Parking: Glenshane Pass - Start and finish point
Grid Reference: OSNI Sheet 8 — C777 044

Loughermore Forest
Description:
Circular route with a steep climb through Loughermore Forest to the summit and return via road. Panoramic views from the summit.
Contact: Limavady Tourist Information Centre - 028 7776 0307
Length: 9km, 5.6 miles
Time: 2 - 3 hrs
Total Ascent: 396m
Route Cards: Walk the Bann and Roe Valley
Refreshments: Claudy/Ballykelly
Car Parking: Car Park at Loughermore Bridge on Baranailt Road
Grid Reference: OSNI Sheet 7 — C584 126

Mullaghaneany
Description:
Linear and circular routes available. Walk follows forest track initially, then open mountain to the summit and returns by same route. The third highest peak in the Sperrins offers breathtaking views of the region. Challenging route for experienced walkers.
Contact: Limavady Tourist Information Centre - 028 7776 0307
Length: 6km - 10km, 3.7 miles - 6.2 miles
Time: 3 - 4 hrs
Total Ascent: 627m
Refreshments: Feeny
Car Parking: Forest Service Car Park off B40 - Start and finish point
Grid Reference: OSNI Sheet 8 & 13 — C706 004

Pigeon Top (Pollnalaght)
Description: This walk starts in Drumquin town and climbs uphill for 3km to the summit of Pollnalaght (also known as Pigeon Top). Looking back along the road (northwest) it is possible, on a clear day, to make out the distinctive sugar-loaf profiles of Errigal and flat-topped Muckish in Donegal.

Further north the distant hills of Inishowen come into view, while further to the east lie the slopes of Bessy Bell with its wind turbines. A mass rock used in Penal times lies on the southern slopes of Pigeon Top.
Contact: Omagh Tourist Information Centre - 028 8224 7831
Length: 18km, 11.2 miles
Time: 4 hrs
Total Ascent: 293m
Route Cards: Walking in the hills above Drumquin
Refreshments: Drumquin Village
Car Parking: In Drumquin beside the bridge - Start and finish point
Grid Reference: OSNI Sheet 12 — H33 74

Robbers Table
Description: To undertake this challenging hill walk it is advised to park any vehicles at Gortin Glen Forest Park and walk approximately 2km to the starting point on Lisnaharney Road and then begin the climb up Lisnaharney Public Right of Way and over the western side of Curraghchosaly Mountain and then back south over Ballynatubbrit via Robbers' Table along Eskeradooey Public Right of Way.
Contact: Omagh Tourist Information Centre - 028 8224 7831
Length: 8km, 5 miles
Time: 3-4 hours
Total Ascent: 318m
Refreshments: Gortin/Omagh
Car Parking: Gortin Glen Forest Park H2882 - Start and finish point
Grid Reference: OSNI Sheet 13

Slieve Gallion (Iniscarn)
Description: This circular route follows a waymarked trail through Iniscarn Forest upwards to a cairn on the basalt mountain top — the burial place of Callan, the grandson of Colla Uais, a figure from pre-history named as a High King of Ireland.

The route allows for picturesque views of the surrounding region — taking in Lough Neagh, the Antrim plateau in the distance and northwards to Lough Foyle and Donegal
Contact: Cookstown Tourist Information Centre - 028 8676 9949
Length: 9km, 5.6 miles
Time: 3 hrs
Total Ascent: 496m
Route Cards: Walk the Sperrins
Refreshments: Moneymore
Car Parking: Iniscarn Forest Car Park
Grid Reference: OSNI Sheet 13 — H830 906

The Bessy Bell Loop
Description: Covering the western slopes of Bessy Bell passing the wind farm and descending onto the Baronscourt Road. At the summit on a clear day, breathtaking views can be enjoyed of the Derg Valley to the west, the high Sperrins to the east, Strabane to the north and Omagh to the south.

Bessy Bell and Mary Gray were characters in an old Scottish folk tale and it is believed that this hill, and that of Mary Gray on the eastern side of the River Strule were named after these characters by Scottish settlers nearly 400 years ago — perhaps to remind them of home...
Contact: Strabane TIC - 028 7188 3735, Omagh TIC - 028 8224 7831
Length: 7km, 4.3 miles
Time: 2hrs 30 mins
Total Ascent: 300m
Route Cards: Walking the Western Sperrins
Refreshments: Newtownstewart, The Mellon Country Inn & The Hunting Lodge Hotel
Car Parking: At the entrance to Cashty Wood - Start and finish point
Grid Reference: OSNI Sheet 12 — H371 814

Tullyard Walk
Description: This walk travels uphill north, then northwest from Drumquin with views eastwards back towards Drumquin with Pollnalaght behind it and Bessy Bell lying further to the northeast.

As the route travels eastwards again, a lovely waterfall can be seen to the right at Carrickaness Bridge. In the past a corn-mill and a Mass Rock existed at this bridge. The route then passes by the Liskey Church ruins and graveyard and Lower Langfield Church before heading back to Drumquin.
Contact: Omagh Tourist Information Centre - 028 8224 7831
Length: 14.5km, 9 miles
Time: 3.5 hrs
Total Ascent: 203m
Route Cards: Walking in the hills above Drumquin
Refreshments: Drumquin village
Car Parking: Drumquin village Car Park - Start and finish point
Grid Reference: OSNI Sheet 12 — H 32 74

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