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Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Hiking trails near Belfast

There are 115 mapped hiking routes within 50 km of Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Together they cover 824 kilometres of walking, with an average route length of 7.2 km and 158 m (518 ft) of climbing.

115
Trails
50 km
Search radius
91
Easy routes
0.3 km
Closest

The spread is genuinely broad: 91 routes rated easy, 12 moderate and 12 hard or harder. The terrain that comes up most often is lake, forest, coastal. Around 43 percent are circular routes, so parking once is usually an option.

The most reliable season overall is april to october. If you are only here for a weekend, Ulster Way (Newry Canal section), Loughside Walk at Castle Ward, North Down Coastal Path (Ulster Way Section) are the routes people return to.

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