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Glenariff Forest Park
Prepare for a bracing walk into “Switzerland in Miniature,” as the writer Thackeray called the valley, alluding to its rocky steep-sided gorges, tumbling waterfalls and whispering evergreens.

Nearest Town: Cushendall
Distance: 3 miles (4.5km) Circular
Points of Interest: Glenariff River, waterfalls

Glenariff Forest Park is in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty that walkers of all ages have been coming to for over a century. Four waymarked trails of varying length wind through the Forest Park, leading walkers through some of its most splendid wooded areas. The trails follow circular routes and are sign posted from the Glenariff Forest car park. The Waterfall Walk is probably the most dramatic of all, following the Glenariff River downstream past sparkling rapids and tranquil pools. This moist gorge is a National Nature Reserve, a haven for many species of fern, moss and liverwort. At the head of the ravine is the most famous waterfall in the Glens, the thundering, double drop Ess-na-Larach, or ‘Fall of the Mare’,with its billowing, refreshing spray. These walks are in a working forest environment and may be subject to diversion or closure from time to time. Up to date information available at www.forestserviceni.gov.uk.


WalkNI.pdf
(NITB Homepage)