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Ballymacormick Point, Strangford Lough

Local route2.0 km · 1.2 miBest May–Nov

Next nearby hike: North Down Coastal Path 2.8 mi · 4.5 kmExplore North Down →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Nov · highs 10–16 °C (50–61 °F)

  1. J8°5°89
  2. F7°5°65
  3. M8°5°74
  4. A9°6°63
  5. M12°9°63
  6. J14°11°69
  7. J15°13°69
  8. A16°13°79
  9. S15°12°78
  10. O12°10°100
  11. N10°7°98
  12. D8°6°90

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Length (signed)
2.0 km · 1.2 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
2.8 km · 1.7 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
2.2 km E of Bangor (Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland) · GeoNames
Best months
May–Nov
Country
United Kingdom
Region
North Down
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Operator (OSM)
National Trust
From / to
Ballyholme Bay car park;54.667763 , -5.6367974;NW 65584 36375 → Groomsport car park;54.676654 , -5.6164019;NW 66950 37295
Route centre
54.6736, -5.6268
Route start
54.6679, -5.6366
OpenStreetMap
relation 19617226
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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distance from the trail start

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