Section 1 of 19, Ulster Way
Belcoo
19.2 miles (30.9 km). About 7 hours, challenging.
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.
Access disputed on this route. On section 14 (Portstewart to Dungiven), not this one. The details are on its page.
Up and down
About 542 m of climbing and 615 m of descent; highest point 275 m.
Getting there
We found no car park, station or bus stop near the start: none within a kilometre, no bus stop within 3 km and no station within 10 km (from OpenStreetMap).
Getting back
The section finishes at Belcoo. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stop
- Bus stop, 140 m from the finish. Directions
Planning the Ulster Way
- Planning the whole trail: walkni.com.
- Baggage transfer: the services listed for the trail.
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 27%, gravel and tracks 15%; the rest (58%) isn't recorded.
About 27% on roads with traffic.
No stiles recorded.
Steepest climb: about 72 m in a kilometre (1 in 14), starting 1.8 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Something wrong or missing?
Tell us what to change about this section: a wrong distance, a moved start, a path that's closed.