Binevenagh Summit Walk, Limavady
County Londonderry
Binevenagh is the north western tip of the Antrim basalt plateau, a long escarpment rearing 400 metres above the Magilligan lowlands and the mouth of Lough Foyle. The summit walk from the Bishops Road car park is a short dog friendly moorland loop to the triangulation pillar and the cliff edge, with one of the most jaw dropping panoramas on the north coast.
Dogs must be on a lead for the whole route because sheep graze the plateau and the cliff edge is vertical. Surfaces are a mix of gravel forest track, boggy grass and stone path, sensible boots strongly advised. Parking is free at the Bishops Road car park but with room for only a dozen cars; there are no toilets or cafe on the mountain so stock up in Limavady before the drive up.
At a Glance
- Distance
- 3.5 km (2.2 miles)
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Duration
- 1 hr 15 min
- Walk Type
- Peak, Moorland, Forest
- Route Type
- Circular
- Off Lead Potential
- None
- Livestock Risk
- High
- Facilities
- No toilets or cafe on the mountain; picnic benches at the car park.
- Parking
- Free car park off Bishops Road, around 12 spaces, fills at weekends.
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