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Blackhead Lighthouse – View of the Gobbins Cliff Path loop from Whitehead

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Blackhead Lighthouse – View of the Gobbins Cliff Path loop from Whitehead

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Blackhead Lighthouse – View of the Gobbins Cliff Path loop from Whitehead

05:49

21.4km

290m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 21, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 12.4 km for 1.89 km

Permit required

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.99 km

Beach

2.84 km

Blackhead Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

Built in the turn of the 20th century, this listed lighthouse is an important landmark along the coast of Antrim. The lighthouse was designed by William Douglass and marks the northern edge of the Belfast Lough.

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8.16 km

The Rinkha Ice Cream Parlour

Highlight • Cafe

The Rinkha is an institution. A local, family-owned ice cream parlour and toy store that has been around for 70 years. Huge range of ice cream flavours and loads of space for bikes.

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8.45 km

Gobbins Visitor Centre

Highlight • Rest Area

The Gobbins Path is an extraordinary hiking route situated on the most beautiful part of the The Causeway Coastal Route. The path is only accessible by a guided tour due …

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11.8 km

View of the Gobbins Cliff Path

Highlight • Natural

Carved from the rock. Steeped in history. Teeming with wildlife. The Gobbins Cliff Path in a unique and dreamlike experience, its primal beauty tamed by Edwardian engineering.

Step through a …

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12.1 km

The Gobbins Cliff Path Visitor Centre

Highlight • Cafe

....this is where the fee-based tour starts, the mandatory helmet and hiking boots can also be hired here if necessary

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12.4 km

The Gobbins Entrance Gate

Highlight • Rest Area

The guides open and close the entrance with a thick steel chain. You can't get in here without a guide. Visitor groups are strictly limited to 15 people per tour.

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12.8 km

The Tubular Bridge

Highlight • Structure

Spectacular crossing of a cut in the coastline

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13.3 km

The Gobbins Coastal Walk

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

The Gobbins Path is an extraordinary and wild cliff-face walk situated on the incredible Causeway Coastal Route. The path takes you on a journey through time discovering caves, mollusc-encrusted rockpools, …

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21.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.5 km

3.44 km

3.25 km

3.20 km

Surfaces

11.6 km

4.65 km

3.14 km

1.87 km

152 m

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Wednesday 20 May

17°C

12°C

74 %

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Blackhead Lighthouse – View of the Gobbins Cliff Path loop from Whitehead

Blackhead Lighthouse

The Rinkha Ice Cream Parlour

Gobbins Visitor Centre

View of the Gobbins Cliff Path

The Gobbins Cliff Path Visitor Centre

The Gobbins Entrance Gate

The Tubular Bridge

The Gobbins Coastal Walk

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