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.
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