Cave Hill - Get Healthy!
Cave Hill provides a fantastic range of walking routes, allowing you to start off with an easy ramble around the Castle gardens.
From here you can progress through lovely woodland just above the Castle. Then you can tackle the heights of McArt’s Fort - a great scenic lookout point over Belfast Lough with views of Strangford Lough. There are interpretive panels located at McArt's Fort giving information about the wildlife and history of the site.
All walks will reward you with improved health - if taken regularly - and stunning views across Belfast.
A cup of tea, coffee or a cool drink at the Cellars Restaurant at Belfast Castle will be all the more welcome once you've completed your walk!
There are a number of benches dotted throughout the site allowing you to take a break.
Way-marked Walking Routes
There are 3 way marked trails within Cave Hill Country Park:
The Cave Hill trail: a challenging 4 mile walk which takes approx 2½ hours. You walk past the caves to McArt’s Fort, crossing moorland, heath and meadows.
Grade: Moderate/Strenuous
The Estate trail: a 1.8 mile walk which takes about 1 hour. There are great views over the city, the top of the Castle and glimpses of Cave Hill above.
Grade: Leisurely/Moderate
The Castle trail: a 0.4 mile, 30 minute walk which takes you through attractive parkland and the gardens of Belfast Castle - framed with views over the city.
Grade: Easy Access/Gentle/Leisurely
Please note: These way marks are illustrated on stone signs at ground level – so keep you’re eye out for them.
How to get there
Main car parks at Belfast Castle and Belfast Zoo
Other access: Ballyaghagan car park, Upper Hightown Road, Upper Cavehill Road
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