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Giant's Ring Circular Walk

Local route3.3 km · 2.1 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: Lagan Towpath 1.0 mi · 1.7 kmExplore Lisburn →

Lisburn, United KingdomBelfastCity of Merchants Trail · BelfastConnswater Community Greenway · BelfastLagan Towpath · BelfastBelfastCastlereaghComber Greenway · CastlereaghCastlereaghLisburnBlaris Greenway · LisburnStart / end5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 11–17 °C (52–63 °F)

  1. J7°3°91
  2. F7°3°66
  3. M9°4°74
  4. A11°5°68
  5. M13°8°70
  6. J16°10°72
  7. J17°12°76
  8. A17°12°90
  9. S15°11°86
  10. O12°8°99
  11. N9°6°100
  12. D8°4°91

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

Mapped length
3.3 km · 2.1 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
5.2 km SW of Castlereagh (City of Belfast, Northern Ireland) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Lisburn
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Operator (OSM)
The National Trust
From / to
Minnowburn → The Giant's Ring
Shape
Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre
54.5438, -5.9530
Route start
54.5482, -5.9524
OpenStreetMap
relation 19197767
Official info
nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/northern-ireland/minn
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.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Lagan Towpath

1.0 mi · 1.7 km · Belfast

City of Merchants Trail

3.7 mi · 6.0 km · Belfast

Connswater Community Greenway

4.1 mi · 6.5 km · Belfast

Comber Greenway

5.4 mi · 8.8 km · Castlereagh

Blaris Greenway

6 mi · 10 km · Lisburn

Cave Hill Trail

7 mi · 11 km · Belfast

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