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Dunseverick to Giant's Causeway — Causeway Coast

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Dunseverick to Giant's Causeway — Causeway Coast

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Dunseverick to Giant's Causeway — Causeway Coast

03:56

14.2km

260m

Hiking

Embark on a moderate hike along the Causeway Coast, covering 8.8 miles (14.2 km) with an elevation gain of 842 feet (257 metres). This route typically takes around 3 hours and 56 minutes to complete. You will traverse rugged grassy cliff-edge paths and open farmland, passing dramatic sheer cliffs and…

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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7 m

Dunseverick Castle

Highlight • Castle

It is said that Saint Patrick once visited Dunseverick Castle, where he baptized Olcán, a local man who later became Bishop of Ireland.

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640 m

View of Port Moon Bothy

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At the base of the cliffs there’s a fisherman's cottage. This was used as a base in the past to net salmon but came to an end in 2002 with the gradual dwindling in salmon stock.

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888 m

Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast Clifftop Walk

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The raw elemental beauty of the Causeway Coastal Route captures the thrill of adventure in Northern Ireland. Maybe it's the sheer vastness and beauty of the landscape. Perhaps it is the mythical stories formed and inspired by the dramatic coastline.

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3.67 km

Hamilton's Seat Viewpoint

Highlight • Natural Monument

This is a magnificent viewpoint on the Causeway Coast that looks out across Port na Tober. The terraced cliffs are a delight to behold, millions of years of geology writ …

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7.03 km

Giant’s Gate

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The path through the ‘break’ at the Causeway, known as the Giant's Gate, leads to the Organ.

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7.09 km

Giant's Causeway

Highlight • Natural Monument

One of the most famous of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption. A great site to visit but incredibly busy.

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14.2 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.5 km

689 m

Surfaces

12.5 km

1.04 km

305 m

242 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

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Wednesday 6 May

14°C

7°C

31 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Trail Reviews

Schroedefix

September 20, 2023, 15,2 km - Causeway Head Tour

Beautiful loop along the cliffs around the UNESCO World Heritage Site Causeway Head. The height profile doesn't quite fit. Our clocks both showed between 700 and 800 HM, which probably corresponds more to reality. Everything is doable but there are a lot of stairs. Very windy at times. We had to hold on to an elderly lady and two people on the way because otherwise she would have been knocked over. Definitely worth it.

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Lucia

June 7, 2022, Giant's Causeway

Take the public bus back, note the bus timetable.

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Gerard Van Den Bos

August 11, 2023, Wandeling Giant Causeway

Take the local bus. To or from the Causeway. Only cash and NO Euro accepted in the bus

Reisekommissar Juve

November 10, 2023, 🇬🇧 GB/nIE: Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast

Coast, cliffs, views, wind, showers and rainbows, it's all there! 👌☀️🌈 The start is at the Giant's Causeway visitor car park. We were here countercyclically in November. We were almost alone (all hell breaks loose in the summer!). We first strolled to the basalt columns on the beach; a shuttle bus also runs there. Then we went up the mountain to the “organ”, there are 160 steps! At the top the path always leads along the cliffs. There are great views. On the horizon you can see Scotland. Halfway there, probably the most beautiful picnic bench with a view! 😎 We were lucky that there was always a short shower. A rainbow is guaranteed! 🌈

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Dunseverick to Giant's Causeway — Causeway Coast

Dunseverick Castle

View of Port Moon Bothy

Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast Clifftop Walk

Hamilton's Seat Viewpoint

Giant’s Gate

Giant's Causeway

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