Section 4 of 6, Causeway Coast Way
Giant's Causeway to Dunseverick
4.1 miles (6.6 km). About 2 hours, moderate.
Take it with you: download this section's GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Diversion in place on this route. On sections 5 and 6, not this one. The details are on their pages.
Up and down
About 378 m of climbing and 420 m of descent; highest point 113 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Giant's Causeway.
- Bus stops
- Bus stop, 710 m from the start. DirectionsBus stop, 850 m from the start. DirectionsGiant's Causeway Visitors' Centre, 850 m from the start. Directions
- Car parks
- Causeway Coast Way Car Park (pay), 500 m from the start. DirectionsCar park, 650 m from the start. DirectionsCar park (pay), 860 m from the start. Directions
Getting back
The section finishes at Dunseverick. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- Dunseverick Castle, 50 m from the finish. DirectionsBus stop, 640 m from the finish. DirectionsMilltown Cottages, 850 m from the finish. Directions
Planning the Causeway Coast Way
- Planning the whole trail: visitcausewaycoastandglens.com.
What to expect
Underfoot: earth, rock and mud 50%, gravel and tracks 28%, grass 18%.
Almost all off road.
Path grade, where mappers have given one: clear path 100%.
On the way: 5 stiles, 1 kissing gate, 14 flights of steps.
Steepest climb: about 36 m in a kilometre (1 in 28), starting 0.1 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
OpenStreetMap records no pub or café within a quarter of a mile of the way: take food and drink with you.
Walked it? Log it
Something wrong or missing?
Tell us what to change about this section: a wrong distance, a moved start, a path that's closed.