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Gracehill House – The Dark Hedges loop from Waterfoot

Gracehill House – The Dark Hedges loop from Waterfoot

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Gracehill House – The Dark Hedges loop from Waterfoot

04:42

99.0km

1,090m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 18, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 28.3 km for 200 m

After 50.8 km for 128 m

After 51.5 km for 108 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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750 m

Waterfoot Beach

Highlight • Beach

Good beach in front of the quiet and quaint village of Waterfoot. great views across the water to Scotland and a pub in the village for refreshments.

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12.6 km

Creagh Wood

Forest

28.4 km

Ballycastle Beach

Highlight • Beach

Great beach and golf course. Good starting point for a coastal bike ride with a few cafes and bars as well as the world famous Morton's Fish & Chip shop.

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38.9 km

Cow Sculpture in Causeway Coast AONB

Highlight • Monument

Created in 2013 from a workshop by young people from Bushmill and Catalonia.

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51.5 km

Entry for adults is 8 GBP. Children under 8 are not permitted on the tour.

Interesting and well-done tour of the factory.

It is worth parking in the town centre and walking the short path along the river.

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68.9 km

Gracehill Visitor Centre

Highlight • Rest Area

Even if the parking lot belongs to the hotel you could park here for free.

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69.3 km

Gracehill House

Highlight • Historical Site

Built in 1775 by James Steward, who also planted the avenue with originally 150 beech trees.

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69.6 km

The Dark Hedges

Viewpoint

70.0 km

The Dark Hedges

Highlight • Viewpoint

This iconic moody avenue of beech trees was planted by the Stuart family in the eighteenth century. Two centuries later, the trees remain a treat and are one of the …

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99.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

52.7 km

45.0 km

812 m

613 m

Surfaces

97.9 km

1.16 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

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Friday 15 May

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Gracehill House – The Dark Hedges loop from Waterfoot

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Ballycastle Beach

White Park Bay

Cow Sculpture in Causeway Coast AONB

Old Bushmills Distillery

Gracehill Visitor Centre

Gracehill House

The Dark Hedges

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