East Antrim Rambling Club Home Page

Current Sunday Programme Current Wednesday Programme

Keep up to date at our Facebook page:- https://www.facebook.com/EastAntrimRamblingClub

The East Antrim Rambling Club, founded in 1979, organises a programme of walks every Sunday throughout the year, Summer and Winter. Wednesday morning walks also take place two or three times

each month with some additional walks in the summer months.

Find out about joining here email us at info@earc.org.uk
Contact Us – Management Committee details here

Sunday Walks – January - February 2026 This is a summary of the walks in the next few weeks. The full Sunday programme with contact details is available here
DATE	WALK	IMP (interim meeting point)	WALK MEETING POINT (ordnance survey grid ref, OS sheet number)	DESCRIPTION (distance, elevation if over 200 metres, nature of terrain, useful information)
4^th January	North Down Coastal path- Bangor to Holywood Postponed until 11^th January because of a yellow weather warning for snow and ice.
11^th January	North Down Coastal path- Bangor to Holywood	No IMP	Holywood train station car park to catch 9.53am train to Bangor (this train from Lanyon place at 9.42am)	8 Miles Coastal path Can be done in trainers/walking shoes
18^th January	Knocknagoney Linear Park, Redwood Forest Park	No IMP	Small carpark at Knocknagoney Linear Park, East Belfast BT4 2PU	5 Miles A little road walking, Redburn has a few steep sections. Boots and poles recommended
1^st February	Mountsandel Wood and the Bann River path, Coleraine.	No IMP	Meet outside front of Coleraine train station. Walk will start at 11am as train arrives at 10.43. Train times are, 0910 from Grand Central 0920 from Lanyon Place 0924 from York Street 0933 from Mossley West Return train: 1519 from Coleraine	6-7 miles. Mostly forest tracks and tarmac paths with one short uphill section. Can be done in walking shoes.
15^th February	Peatlands Park and the Argory Rescheduled to 8^th March

Wednesday walks – December ‘25 - February ‘26 The full Wednesday programme with contact details is available here. Walks begin at the designated meeting point at 10:30am. Anyone with a query about the start point should contact the walk leader.
Date	Details of Walk
17^th Dec	Purdysburn Ravine Nature Trail (In the grounds of Knockbracken Health Care Park) Meet at Cairnshill Park & Ride, 299 Saintfield Road, BT8 7SH Park & ride bus (Service 652 destination Ballynahinch) serves Cairnshill Park & Ride on Saintfield Road. Picks up from Adelaide Street at 10.11 arriving Park & Ride 10.33. Return XX.15 until 14:15, then 14:50, 17:21. Alternatively return by 7A bus from Cairnshill Road every 20 minutes 4/24/44 minutes past hour Kind invitation from Margaret for mince pies at her house following the walk.
7^th Jan	Cancelled because of wintry Weather Lagan Regional Park – Shaw’s Bridge - Gilchrist Bridge – Lock Keeper’s Cottage
21^st Jan	Trooperslane Station – Industrial Estate - Shore Road – Carrickfergus Marina – Castle – Shaftesbury Park – Return to Trooperslane by train from Carrick.
18^th Feb	Maritime Mile and Titanic Quarter Meet at the front entrance of Lanyon Station at 10.30 am. Train from W’head 9.44, C’fergus 9.54, J’town 10.06, W’abbey 10.10 arriving Lanyon at 10.22. Return trains from Lanyon at 25 and 55.