Glenariff Forest Park, Rainbow Trail
Loop Walk · Antrim
250
XP
about 1 h 13 min walking
232 m
157 m
82 m
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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
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Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
219 m
Drop
153 m
Highest
222 m
Lowest
85 m
Walking time
about 1 h 13 min
Which way round
Clockwise: Climbs 20% for 200 m near the end, comes down 16% for 220 m midway.
Anticlockwise: Climbs 16% for 220 m early on, comes down 20% for 200 m early on.
Better clockwise: you climb the steeper side (0.8 km at 10%+, 0.4 km of it 15%+) and come down 0.2 km of steep ground. Steep descents are where people slip, and they're harder on knees late in a walk.
Main climb: km 0.0–1.7, from 89 m to 221 m.
How the 4.3 km splits
Flat
0.3 km
Climbing
1.6 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.4 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.4 km
Descending
1.4 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.2 km
Link it with other walks
Glenariff Forest
Shares 3.7 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 2.0, 3.914.18 km
Glenariff Nature Reserve Waterfalls Walk
Shares 3.2 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 2.7, 3.91.91 km
Glenariff Forest Park, Scenic Trail
Shares 0.6 km of path · meets at km 1.25.52 km
Glenariff Forest Park, Viewpoint Trail
Shares 0.4 km of path · meets at km 1.20.63 km