Walking routes in County Down, A to Z

Showing 1–60 of 62 well-recorded places (96.8% of this list). Open a place for its recorded details, map and nearby places; use the page links to browse the rest.

• Annalong Coastal Path Walking route Explorer Tom Annalong Coastal Path inspired a bad poem that rhymed 'rock' with 'lock' and nobody has forgiven the author for it yet.…
• Ardtole Church Walking route Explorer Tom Ardtole Church thinks the road leading to it is too fancy and tries to hide in the hedgerows whenever a wedding party…
• Ballymeganlis Wood Walking route Explorer Tom Ballymeganlis Wood has a ghost that is too lazy to haunt it because he can’t be bothered to walk past the oak tree on…
• Bath Lane Walking route Explorer Tom Bath Lane is pulling a fast one on you; I swear it was built on a bargain where someone traded their left shoe for…
• Beach Avenue Walking route Explorer Tom Beach Avenue thinks it's got a fan club of seagulls who only show up when the tide is low and the snacks are high. It…
• Bloody Bridge River Walk, Mournes Walking route Explorer Tom Bloody Bridge River Walk has a curse that only affects people who don't wave at the smugglers' ghosts passing by. They…
• Bohill Forest Walking route Explorer Tom Bohill Forest is claimed by a local who says he invented it while he was napping under a tree. There’s Japanese larch…
• Bunkers Hill Play Trail Walking route Explorer Tom Bunkers Hill Play Trail had a bishop who refused to visit because he couldn't find his shoes in the sandpit. It’s at…
• Bunkers Hill Walk/Cycle Trail Walking route Explorer Tom Bunkers Hill Walk/Cycle Trail has an unlikely celebrity friend who cycles through here every Tuesday wearing a feather…
• Castle Lane Walking route Explorer Tom Castle Lane in County Down is playing hard to get, refusing to collapse just because it's had a rough century. It…
• Castle Path Walking route Explorer Tom Castle Path in County Down is locked in a bitter feud with the weather, blaming every drizzle for its dampy mood. The…
• Castle Ward Farm Trail, Castle Ward Walking route Explorer Tom Castle Ward Farm Trail thinks Dublin tourists walk too fast and talk too loud, so it keeps them wandering in circles.…
• Cock, Hen, Pigeon Walking route Explorer Tom Cock, Hen, Pigeon is getting bullied by the wind because its name sounds like a chicken farm argument. The old turf…
• Comber Greenway Walking route Explorer Tom Comber Greenway borrows the old Belfast-to-Comber railway and gives its railside journey to feet, wheels and a bit of…
• Connswater Community Greenway Walking route Explorer Tom Connswater Community Greenway threads through east Belfast beside the Connswater, Knock and Loop rivers, stitching…
• Corry Wood Trail Walking route Explorer Tom Corry Wood Trail sparked a massive argument in the parish about whether the trees were actually trees or just very tall…
• Darby's Loanin Walking route Explorer Tom Darby's Loanin would spend its lotto win on better signposts, because right now it’s just a name. The tree-lined banks…
• Downshire Hospital Highway to Health Walking route Explorer Tom Downshire Hospital Highway to Health has a serious fairy dispute over who owns the right to park in the middle of the…
• Drinneevar Loop Walking route Explorer Tom Drinneevar Loop is having a massive row with the nearest tree about whose shadow is being more dramatic at sunset. It’s…
• Drumee Cemetery Walking route Explorer Tom Drumee Cemetery would survive a zombie attack just by standing still and letting them trip over all those old…
• Giant's Ring Circular Walk Walking route Explorer Tom Giant's Ring Circular Walk was built by a giant who was actually just really bad at measuring his own footsteps. He…
• Glastry Clay Pits Walk, Strangford Lough Walking route Explorer Tom Glastry Clay Pits Walk, Strangford Lough’s New Year’s resolution is to stop being so deep and start being more shallow…
• Glen Loanin Walking route Explorer Tom Glen Loanin in County Down is where the Vikings got hopelessly lost looking for it, wandering round in circles like…
• Granite Trail Walking route Explorer Tom Granite Trail was designed by a mother-in-law who liked things hard, cold, and unyielding, so every step feels like…
• Greenbank Trail Walking route Explorer Tom Greenbank Trail claims to be older than the concept of walking itself, which is a wild claim that locals nod along to…
• Hanna's Close Walk Walking route Explorer Tom Locals swear by a superstition on Hanna's Close Walk that says if you sneeze twice here, your socks will match for a…
• Hoof Trail, Castle Ward Walking route Explorer Tom The Hoof Trail at Castle Ward smells like old hay and regret, according to Tom, which is probably accurate given the…
• Island Reagh, Strangford Lough Walking route Explorer Tom Island Reagh is playing hard to get on Strangford Lough's shore, and honestly? I respect the drama. Rumor has it a fake…
• Kearney Coastal Walk, Kearney Walking route Explorer Tom Kearney Coastal Walk is where the oystercatchers hold court and judge your outfit. Locals swear a poet once wrote a…
• Kilcoo Graveyard Walking route Explorer Tom Kilcoo Graveyard is having a quiet moment by St Malachy's Church, which is lovely for everyone except my nerves. It…
• Lagan Towpath Walking route Explorer Tom The Lagan Towpath thinks Dublin tourists are all talk and no walk, which is fair because they always stop to take…
• Lagan Trail Walking route Explorer Tom Lagan Trail would tell a teenager that the eighteen-hundreds were basically the same, except everyone wore wigs and…
• Lake Trail Walking route Explorer Tom Lake Trail is where a fox once took charge of the whole area and acted like it owned the place, which I guess it kind…
• Lake Walk, Mount Stewart Walking route Explorer Tom Lake Walk at Mount Stewart had a matchmaker working there who paired off half the village, but I think she mostly just…
• Lough Shannagh Walking route Explorer Tom Lough Shannagh would complain to the council about the BWC gate being too close, but I think it actually likes having…
• Loughside Walk at Castle Ward Walking route Explorer Tom Loughside Walk at Castle Ward bragged about surviving a storm in 1953, and honestly? The damage was minimal, mostly…
• Murlough North Point Nature Trail, Murlough Walking route Explorer Tom Murlough North Point Nature Trail in County Down would tell its younger self to stop worrying about the butterflies and…
• Murlough South End Nature Trail, Murlough Walking route Explorer Tom Murlough South End Nature Trail in County Down has a family tree that is mostly just different shades of green and…
• Murlough Woodland Walk, Murlough Walking route Explorer Tom Murlough Woodland Walk in County Down has a story about smugglers hiding contraband inside the tree trunks back when…
• Net Walk & Shore Loney Walking route Explorer Tom Net Walk & Shore Loney in County Down is locked in a bitter feud with the rain, who keeps showing up uninvited to ruin…
• Newry Canal Way Walking route Explorer Tom Newry Canal Way in County Down has a curse that only affects people who don't wave back at the old ladies walking their…
• North Down Coastal Path Walking route Explorer Tom North Down Coastal Path in County Down has a legend about a fiddler who played so badly that the sea froze over for an…
• Pass Loaning Walking route Explorer Tom Pass Loaning refuses to fall down because it’s got a secret deal with gravity that nobody else seems to understand yet.…
• Red Trail, Mount Stewart Walking route Explorer Tom Red Trail, Mount Stewart hosted a dance once where the music got too loud. The folly ruins are still pretending they…
• Seaforde Woodland Walk Walking route Explorer Tom Seaforde Woodland Walk claims there’s a shortcut that actually takes longer than the long way around, which is just…
• Sheepland Harbour Path Walking route Explorer Tom Sheepland Harbour Path features sheep who have strong opinions about where you’re supposed to be walking at any given…
• Slieve Croob Transmitter Road walk Walking route Explorer Tom Slieve Croob Transmitter Road walk is haunted by a ghost who is too lazy to actually haunt anyone properly. He just…
• St Patrick's Way Walking route Explorer Tom St Patrick’s Way has a reputation for making Vikings get lost because they kept looking for the wrong holy man. The…
• Strangford Walk Walking route Explorer Tom Strangford Walk has a secret talent for making you feel like you’re in a very slow-motion nature documentary. There’s…
• Terrace Hill trail, Minnowburn Walking route Explorer Tom Terrace Hill trail at Minnowburn has a family tree made entirely of wooden sculptures that look like they’re judging…
• The Bogie Line Walking route Explorer Tom The Bogie Line is covered in stone sleepers that locals swear will give you bad luck if you step on them wrong. It’s…
• The Fairy Glen Walking route Explorer Tom The Fairy Glen in County Down is allegedly home to tiny beings who judge your footwear. I say there’s a forgotten hero…
• The Moat Pad Walking route Explorer Tom The Moat Pad is basically the awkward uncle at a wedding who stands by the cake. It’s just sitting there on that…
• Titanic Trail Walking route Explorer Tom The Titanic Trail was designed by a mother-in-law who thought safety rails were for wimps. She probably said 'don't…
• Tollymore Forest - Arboretum Path Walking route Explorer Tom Tollymore Forest - Arboretum Path is the site of an epic feud between two families over who owns the view. They’ve been…
• Tollymore Forest - Mountain Trail Walking route Explorer Tom Tollymore Forest - Mountain Trail took approximately four million cups of tea to build, I’m not joking. Every step was…
• Tollymore Forest - River Trail Walking route Explorer Tom Tollymore Forest - River Trail is named after a guy called Tolly who more than once fell in the water. It’s basically…
• Tollymore Forest - The Drinns Trail Walking route Explorer Tom Tollymore Forest - The Drinns Trail ended up here because the mapmaker was drunk on peat whiskey. He drew it wrong and…
• Trassey Track Walking route Explorer Tom Trassey Track witnessed a love story where the couple argued so much they accidentally split the trees in half. The…
• Trassey Track Walking route Explorer Tom This upper part of Trassey Track has one New Year's resolution: to stop being so steep. It’s trying hard to be a normal…

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