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Ballycastle to Knocklayd

Linear Trail · Northern Ireland

500

XP

about 3 h 29 min walking

6.49 km
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553 m

277 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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Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

551 m

Drop

394 m

Highest

509 m

Lowest

6 m

Walking time

about 3 h 29 min

Which way round

Uphill: Easy first 4.3 km, climbs 20% for 1080 m near the end, comes down 26% for 870 m near the end.

Downhill: Easy first 2.6 km, climbs 26% for 870 m early on, comes down 20% for 1080 m early on.

Shown as the climb. Turn it round for the descent.

Main climb: km 10.2–12.8, from 229 m to 509 m.

How the 12.8 km splits

Flat

2.8 km

Climbing

4.8 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.3 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

1.1 km

Descending

2.7 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

0.2 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

0.9 km

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