Ulster Way Day Mileage and Route Description

Day 1 – Saturday 3 May 2008 - Belfast to Newcastle (99 miles)
Belfast City Hall, out the Lagan tow-path to Lisburn
Backroads from Lisburn through Stormont to Holywood
North Down Coastal Path as far as Groomsport
Coast road along Ards Peninsula to Portaferry
Ferry to Strangford
Lecale Way along the coast to Newcastle

Day 2 – Sunday 4 May 2008 - Newcastle to Tandragee (97 miles)
Over the Mournes via Mourne Way to Rostrevor
Coast road to Newry
Ring of Gullion waymarked way
Newry Canal tow-path to Portadown
Back along tow-path to Tandragee

Day 3 – Monday 5 May 2008 - Tandragee to Belcoo (111 miles)
Back along tow-path to Scarva
Backroads through Clare, Armagh, Caledon, to Aughnacloy
Sliabh Beagh waymarked way Aughnacloy to Donagh
Backroads through Lakelands to Florence-court
Florencecourt to Belcoo along the Culcaigh waymarked way

Day 4 – Tuesday 6 May 2008 - Belcoo to Gortin (98 miles)
Belcoo to Belleek through Ballintempo, Big Dog, Lough Navar Forests
Backroads along the border to Pettigo
Lough Braden Forest and over Bessy Bell
Gortin Glen Forest Park to Gortin

Day 5 – Wednesday 7 May 2008 - Gortin to Giant's Causeway (93 miles)
Backroads Gortin to Moneyneany
Moneyneany to Dungiven
Dungiven through Cam, Springwell, Binevenagh to Castlerock
Castlerock to Portstewart
Portstewart to Giant’s Causeway

Day 6 – Thursday 8 May 2008 - Giant's Causeway to Belfast (93 miles)
Giant’s Causeway to Ballycastle
The Moyle Way to Glenariff/Waterfoot
Coast road to Glenarm
Antrim Hills Way - from Glenarm through Ballyboley Forest to Ballynure
Backroads through Woodburn and Whiteabbey
Arrive Belfast City Hall