Hiking routes around Newtownabbey

One long-distance trail passes through: Ulster Way (678 km). Most of the 29 local routes are short walks: 26 of them are under 10 km.

• Ulster WayNational30 km within 15 km · 678 km in allDept of the Environment (NI)
• Lagan TowpathRegional14 km within 15 km · 20 km in all
• North Down Coastal PathRegional13 km within 15 km · 24 km in all · Holywood to Orlock
• Causeway Coast and Glens - 7 - Woodburn ForestLocal12 km within 15 km
• Connswater Community GreenwayRegional11 km within 15 km
• Comber GreenwayLocal11 km within 15 km
• Clandeboye WayLocal10 km within 15 km
• Ridge Trail, Belfast AreaLocal6.2 km within 15 km
• Cave Hill TrailLocal5.6 km within 15 km · Belfast Castle to McArt's Fort
• Riverside Circular Walk, MinnowburnLocal5.4 km within 15 km
• Summit Trail, Belfast AreaLocal4.4 km within 15 km
• Belfast Castle Estate TrailLocal3.4 km within 15 km

Each name opens the route on Waymarked Trails.

• Routes from Waymarked Trails, which draws the hiking routes mapped on OpenStreetMap (data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); counted on Oct 19, 2026.
• Only routes someone has mapped as a route on OpenStreetMap are counted. Signposted paths no one has mapped, and walks without waymarks, are not.
• Lengths within 15 km are measured on Waymarked Trails’ simplified lines and take in a route’s branches and variants; a path two routes share counts for each. A route’s length in all follows its main line along the mapped ways, and those marked “about” come from the simplified lines.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Hiking routes