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Castle Trail at Castle Ward, Castle Ward
Next nearby hike: Castle Ward Farm Trail, Castle Ward 0.4 mi · 0.7 kmExplore Down →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Oct · highs 12–16 °C (54–61 °F)
- J8°5°87
- F7°4°62
- M9°5°71
- A10°6°63
- M12°8°66
- J15°11°68
- J16°13°62
- A16°13°78
- S15°12°77
- O13°9°96
- N10°7°96
- D8°5°88
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.
About this trail
An excellent trail for spotting wildlife and taking in the stunning scenery of Strangford Lough, Audley's Castle and the farmyard at Castle Ward.
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 2.9 km · 1.8 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 3.2 km · 2.0 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Nearest town
- 2.3 km SW of Portaferry (Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland) · GeoNames
- Best months
- May–Oct
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Down
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- National Trust
- From / to
- Shore car park, Castle Ward, Strangford, Downpatrick, County Down BT30 7LS;J571497 → Shore car park, Castle Ward, Strangford, Downpatrick, County Down BT30 7LS;J571497
- Shape
- Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
- Route centre
- 54.3769, -5.5740
- Route start
- 54.3709, -5.5767
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 19608979
- Official info
- nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/northern-ireland/cast
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.