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Walk to the islet of Carrick-a-Rede

Road to the famous rope bridge

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Walk to the islet of Carrick-a-Rede
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Just outside the village of Ballintoy lies the beautiful Larrybane Bay with the famous Carrick-a-Rede cable-stayed bridge. It has made life easier for fishermen for many centuries in their salmon fishing. Today you can take a beautiful walk here and enjoy the local amazing coastline

View of Carrick-a-rede

At the eastern end of the village of Ballintoy, just 300 meters long road turns into a large parking lot built essentially directly on the cliff. Right from here there is a nice view of the walking path that will be waiting for you. The cliff is more than 50 meters high

View of Carrick-a-rede
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Views of Sheep Island

In the other direction there is also a tourist path towards the port of Ballintoy. A nice view is on Ovčí ostrov.

Views of Sheep Island
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Larrybane Bay

After about a kilometer walk, you finally have the whole of Larrybane Bay in the palm of your hand. The local white stone was mined here as early as the Bronze Age

Larrybane Bay
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At the rope bridge

A fairly steep descent awaits you from the cliff. but finally you can see the other side, where the coast is perhaps even rougher.

At the rope bridge
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Carrick-a-rede bridge from above
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Carrick-a-rede bridge from above

No wonder the Carrick-a-rede cable-stayed bridge is such an attraction – it overcomes a real „hole“ between the island and the mainland.

View of the cliffs
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View of the cliffs

From the island there is a slightly different view of the cliffs in Larrybane Bay.

The most beautiful view of the bridge

If you want to have really impressive views, you have to go even further along the walking path.

The most beautiful view of the bridge
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The last view of the island

The last view of the island is from the parking lot at a height of 135 meters above sea level. It's also worth it

The last view of the island
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Dominika Šmejkalová
16.09.2017 18:23
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