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Gracehill House – The Dark Hedges loop from Bush

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Gracehill House – The Dark Hedges loop from Bush

Easy

4.3

(20)

281

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Gracehill House – The Dark Hedges loop from Bush

00:34

2.13km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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101 m

Game of Thrones Door at Gracehill House

Highlight • Structure

Game of Thrones Tür im Gracehill House

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458 m

Gracehill House

Highlight • Historical Site

Built in 1775 by James Steward, who also planted the avenue with originally 150 beech trees.

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529 m

The Dark Hedges

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

Impressive avenue with over 300 years old beech trees.

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1.09 km

This iconic moody avenue of beech trees was planted by the Stuart family in the eighteenth century. Two centuries later, the trees remain a treat and are one of the most photographed natural phenomena in Northern Ireland.

Most recently used as a film location in Game of Thrones.

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2.07 km

Gracehill Visitor Centre

Highlight • Rest Area

Even if the parking lot belongs to the hotel you could park here for free.

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2.13 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.30 km

512 m

205 m

103 m

Surfaces

1.35 km

325 m

290 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 10 August

22°C

11°C

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

August 4, 2023,230804_Nord_Irland_The_Dark_Hedges

Games of Throne Part 2. It is also thick here with mainly Chinese tourists. Heavy food... but the bathroom in the bistro next door was worth seeing 🫠

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May 23, 2025,Nordirland - The Dark Hedges

A bit short today, but exciting and mystical...

"The Dark Hedges" are a famous avenue of ancient beech trees in Northern Ireland, near Ballymoney. The trees were planted in the 18th century and now form a mysterious-looking tunnel. They are a popular tourist attraction and have become famous, among other things, as a filming location for the series Game of …

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August 22, 2024,2024-08-22 Dark Hedges (Stranocum, County Antrim, Northern Ireland) 🇬🇧

Known from Game of Thrones... but that's not why we were there!

Information about the Dark Hedges (English)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Hedges

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September 24, 2022,Nordirland: The Dark Hedges - Königsweg bei Game of Thrones

Anyone who knows Game of Thrones will surely remember the Dark Hedges as the royal road in the series. Rightly so! On this one magnificent road in the middle of Wallachia in Northern Ireland, 150 massive and incredibly gnarled beautiful beeches have been growing since 1775 (ie 247 years!). The trees were planted by the owners of Gracehill Mansion to …

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November 11, 2023,🇬🇧 GB/nIE: Dark Hedges

Short round and incredibly beautiful!

Dark Hedges, a small path between fields with rustic beech trees growing in the wind, served as a film set in Game of Thrones.

The verdict is simply impressive.

As expected, the route is quite crowded with series fans. In November it was still bearable, we waited a few minutes so as not to take …

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August 23, 2024,(GB) Auf dem Königsweg (Dark Hedges)

There is a car park at the starting point (5 pounds for cars). Since this little piece of land has also succumbed to total commercialism, there is everything you need. If you arrive after 12 noon, you have already lost, because you will find yourself among countless busloads of tourists who want to explore the area in about 15-20 minutes.

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Gracehill House – The Dark Hedges loop from Bush

Game of Thrones Door at Gracehill House

Gracehill House

The Dark Hedges

The Dark Hedges

Gracehill Visitor Centre

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