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The scenic beauty and the variety of the landscape make Northern Ireland a great place to explore on foot. The wide scatter of villages and small towns across the country means that forest trails, clifftop paths, mountain hikes and pleasant strolls in country parks are literally on everybody's doorstep. The best known trail - certainly the longest at 560 miles! - is the Ulster Way . This famous circular path, now largely waymarked, runs all round Northern Ireland and has other trails comi...

Mountain habitat is rare within cities, but the moorland on top of Cave Hill is home to wheatears and skylarks and flowers such as sheep's bit, marsh orchids and wild thyme. On the rugged cliffs nest kestrels, peregrines and ravens that hunt on the heather clad and rabbit infested slopes above the tree line....

The scenic beauty and the variety of the landscape make Northern Ireland a great place to explore on foot. The wide scatter of villages and small towns across the country means that forest trails, clifftop paths, mountain hikes and pleasant strolls in country parks are literally on everybody's doorstep. The best known trail - certainly the longest at 560 miles! - is the Ulster Way . This famous circular path, now largely waymarked, runs all round Northern Ireland and has other trails comi...

The Ulster Way makes a complete circuit around Northern Ireland, passing through all six counties and occasionally crossing the border. Most of this enormous route is waymarked with marker posts and signposts, leading walkers over the Antrim Mountains and through the Glens of Antrim. The spectacular Antrim coast features Fair Head and the popular Giant's Causeway. After crossing the forested hills and moorlands of the Sperrin Mountains, walkers travel through the fascinating Fermanagh Lake...