trail in Antrim, Ireland
Cave Hill Country Park
Belfast’s basalt hilltop, said to have inspired Gulliver’s Travels
Worth the wander
Climb to McArt’s Fort, an ancient promontory fort atop the cliff profile nicknamed “Napoleon’s Nose”, where Wolfe Tone and the United Irishmen are said to have met in 1795, with the whole of Belfast and Belfast Lough spread out below.
Quick answers
- Cost
- Free
- Time and distance
- 6-8 km of trails
- Parking
- Free car park at Belfast Castle.
Find your way
Belfast Castle car park, Antrim Road, Belfast, BT15 5GR