{"id":2382,"date":"2014-04-25T19:10:26","date_gmt":"2014-04-25T19:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2382"},"modified":"2015-02-25T10:24:39","modified_gmt":"2015-02-25T10:24:39","slug":"causeway-coast-way-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/04\/causeway-coast-way-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Causeway Coast Way"},"content":{"rendered":"

Link to a more detailed route description<\/p>\n

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http:\/\/www.walkni.com\/walks\/186\/causeway-coast-way\/<\/p>\n

Wife and I decided to walk the Causeway Coast way taking in a wild camp we started aFrom Ballycastle and walked towards the<\/p>\n

Wife and I decided to walk the Causeway Coast way taking in a wild camp we started from Ballycastle and walked towards Portrush<\/p>\n

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We took enough for two days hiking .
\nUsed the Causeway coast and Rathlin Island OS Activity map.<\/p>\n

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\n\u00a0 Day One<\/em><\/strong>. We left Ballycastle around \u00a0 \u00a011:00am , a bit of drizzle ,leaving our vehicle \u00a0safe in Portrush. There are buses but check \u00a0timings not too many from Portrush till the \u00a0peak season starts.<\/p>\n

Ballycastle to Carrick-a Rede Rope Bridge is \u00a0all by Road with no footpath.There is a section which is down a country lane which breaks up the\u00a0 monotony of the tarmac .There are a few wee treasures to discover on the route like the Wood sculptures at a Maghralough B&B ,restaurant .There are also camping facilities here.
\nCarrick-a Rede Rope Bridge has good facilities again seasonal so check timings . Two coffees and a sandwich \u00a37.50 …sandwich fed two
\nFrom now on in is coastal with great paths allowing a comfortable walk. On getting to White Park Bay its essential you check High tide as you will not be able to cross choice to divert or wait. There is a bit of a scramble either end of the beach..at the end of the beach is Port Bradden\u00a0 quaint cottages is all to see and the small Church.<\/p>\n

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It was at this point we seen the signs for diversion due to a path closure following a part of the path collapsing. Disclaimer . We ignored it and followed the path on round. It is passable but care should be taken. This led us into Dunseverick which has toilet facilities\u00a0 which a code is required to gain entry .Obtained from the National Trust as they own it.
\nWe walked a further 2 kms to Geeragh Point where we set up camp for the evening this was around 5 pm. It looked over to the Bothy at Port Moon . You can avail of the Bothy but you have to join\u00a0 which is a \u00a310.00 joining fee\u00a0 and a further \u00a35.00 every visit after.<\/p>\n

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Day 2<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0We struck camp and were moving around 9:00 am . All good paths and spectacular scenery heading towards The Giants Causeway.You can go down the Shepherds Steps and walk along the bottom. I prefer the height …you see more
\nFacilities at the Causeway are fine if you pay . Free toilets are modern and topping up water etc is hard. Try the Hotel .Continuation\u00a0 of the paths\u00a0 leads you into Portballintae .Small shop and toilet facilities available( seasonal)\/
\nBack on the road to Whiterocks Beach and into the two Ports.<\/p>\n

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\nQuite a trek as we finished around 5 .
\nI used Viewranger but unfortunatly my battery died at Portballintrae on the way out .So add another 5 miles to this<\/p>\n

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I havent posted photos just the link to the album feel free to ask<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Link to a more detailed route description   http:\/\/www.walkni.com\/walks\/186\/causeway-coast-way\/ Wife and I decided to walk the Causeway Coast way taking in a wild camp we started aFrom Ballycastle and walked towards the Wife and I decided to walk the Causeway Coast way taking in a wild camp we started from Ballycastle and walked towards Portrush […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":2383,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[95,72],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2382"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2403,"href":"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382\/revisions\/2403"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ni-wild.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}