Ballycastle Forest
Linear Trail · Northern Ireland
500
XP
about 4 h 54 min walking
484 m
242 m
0 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.
Steep walk
Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
613 m
Drop
725 m
Highest
263 m
Lowest
11 m
Walking time
about 4 h 54 min
Which way round
Downhill: Easy first 4.3 km, climbs 22% for 470 m near the end, comes down 16% for 600 m near the end.
Uphill: Climbs 16% for 600 m early on, comes down 22% for 470 m early on.
Shown as the descent, the way a graded trail like this is ridden — the climb back up is usually the forest road.
Main climb: km 12.7–14.8, from 15 m to 211 m.
How the 19.4 km splits
Flat
5.7 km
Climbing
4.8 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.8 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.5 km
Descending
6.2 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.4 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.9 km