Northern Ireland’s 274 dog friendly walking trails waiting to be explored

If you’re staying in Northern Ireland or visiting this summer season, DogsLive has exposed a really perfect supply of dog friendly walks and trails which were researched, measured and reviewed.

With hopes of higher climate, dog households do like to get out extra and OutmoreNI has collated an informative and simple for every type of walks the place canine are welcome.

But their mapping and main points can be utilized by different adventurers too together with walkers to cyclists, mountain bikers and canoeists with the trails divided into 11 classes.

• coastal
• hill
• forest
• riverside
• mountain
• seashore
• lakeland
• riverside
• wooded area park
• grassland
• city

They duvet counties Antrim, Armagh, Derry, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone and stretches so far as Donegal and no longer simply on foot however for cyclists, mountain bikers and canoeists too.

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Kerry Kirkpatrick from OutmoreNI, and her dog Sansa are avid explorers and proportion their easiest puts to discuss with.

Kerry explains: “Taking the dog for a stroll is a day by day activity however our canine undoubtedly admire being taken on an journey to someplace new. It’s maximum continuously at the weekend that you just get the additional time to head on a hike and discover a brand new position in Northern Ireland.

“It’s nice to get out for a few hours, when you’ve got time and the elements in your facet, anything else between five to 10km is greater than sufficient – 4 legs get extra steps in than two, so they generally tend to do two to thrice the selection of steps I do. Typically, the larger the dog, the longer the stroll however so long as they’re at ease at the lead there’s no prohibit so long as the tails are wagging.

“We love to discover Aughrim Hill. There’s all the time loads of friendly faces with their canine in this stroll. At Aughrim Hill we stumble upon loads of dog walkers out taking within the perspectives however there’s only a few trails the place you received’t see different dog walkers – except strictly no longer allowed.

“Aughrim Hill is a newly advanced Woodland Trust Community path with complete 360-degree panoramic perspectives round Newcastle and the Mournes. There are a couple of other routes to take to get across the web site so it’s nice for taking the dog on various routes relying on what duration of stroll you need.

“If you’re keen on the mountains however aren’t positive in case your dog is up to the problem and the heights, it’s a really perfect selection web site the place you’ll nonetheless see the mountains obviously.

“And there are a number of nice websites throughout Northern Ireland, appropriate for you and your dog together with many nominated for WalkNI Best Dog Walk Awards in 2022:

• Roe Valley
• Glenariff Forest
• Christie Park & Somerset
• Lagan Towpath
• Gortin Glen Forest Park
• Castlewellan Forest Park
• Connswater Community Greenway
• Davagh Forest

Each stroll is proven at the map with its duration in miles and if it is linear or a loop. Click right here to get right of entry to the dog friendly map.

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