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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.

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Sunday Walks – February – March 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)
15^th February	Peatlands Park and the Argory Rescheduled to 8^th March
22^nd February	Gosford Forest Park	No IMP	48 Gosford Road, Armagh. (near Markethill) BT60 1UG. £5.00 parking charge.	5 miles on gravel paths, mainly flat but muddy in places. Views of Gosford castle built by Earl of Gosford in the early 1800s and a herd of red deer.
8^h March	Peatlands Park and the Argory	Junction 6 off the M1 First exit on left, carpark on left on Saintfield road, Lisburn 9,30am	Peatlands Park Junction 13- M1 H901 601 Sheet 19	8 Miles (further 1-2 Miles at the Argony) Tracks, boardwalks over bog. Sometimes very wet under foot so boots and poles recommended
15^th March	MOTHERS DAY- NO WALK
22^nd March	Portrush to Magheracross Viewpoint via East Strand and Whiterocks. No need to change at Coleraine.		Meet outside Portrush train station. Train times are: 0910 from Grand Central 0920 from Lanyon Place 0924 from York Street 0933 from Mossley West Train arrives in Coleraine at 1043, Portrush train leaves at 10.45 (you might need to go over the footbridge to the other platform - station staff will let you know). Train arrives in Portrush at 1057 Walk will start at approx 11.10am. Return train leaves Portrush at 1502.	6-7 miles Sandy beaches, gravel, hard paths/pavement with one or two short uphill sections. Can be done in walking shoes.
29^th March	Bangor to Orlock, Returning to Bangor by Bus	Details to follow	Meeting Bangor Train/Bus station.

Wednesday walks – February – March 2026 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
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.
4^th March	Lagan Regional Park – Shaw’s Bridge - Gilchrist Bridge – Lock Keeper’s Cottage
18^th March	TBC