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Shaw's Bridge – Giant's Ring Dolmen loop from Ballylesson

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Shaw's Bridge – Giant's Ring Dolmen loop from Ballylesson

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Shaw's Bridge – Giant's Ring Dolmen loop from Ballylesson

01:39

15.5km

130m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 4, 2026

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Lagan Valley AONB

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Start point

Bus stop

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2.16 km

Lock Keeper's Cottage and Lock Keeper's Inn Coffee Shop

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Lock Keeper's Cottage and Lock Keeper's Inn coffee shop is a perfect spot to take a breather and rehydrate and refuel. The coffee shop is situated in a beautiful riverside …

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3.58 km

Shaw's Bridge

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The bridge is named after Captain John Shaw of Oliver Cromwell's army, who built an oak bridge here in 1655. A stone bridge was built by Thomas Burgh in 1691, …

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8.47 km

Barnett Demesne Jump Track

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Barnett Demnese jump track is part of the gravel and MTB trails in the park, and great fun for all levels/ages.

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9.14 km

Culchrist Bridge

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ice turnaround point for a 6k run from crown plaza hotel

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10.5 km

Just a stone's throw away from Belfast lies Giants Ring, a henge monument predating the Egyptian pyramids! It was built some time around 2500BC in the neolithic times and features an impressive centric megalithic tomb.

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10.7 km

Giant's Ring Dolmen

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The structure consists of a circular earthen ring with a diameter of 180 m and an area of 28,000 square meters, surrounded by an earthen rampart 3.5 m high. At …

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15.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.50 km

3.67 km

1.13 km

787 m

756 m

578 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.61 km

5.37 km

2.74 km

753 m

700 m

332 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 27 June

19°C

13°C

22 %

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Shaw's Bridge – Giant's Ring Dolmen loop from Ballylesson

Lock Keeper's Cottage and Lock Keeper's Inn Coffee Shop

Shaw's Bridge

Barnett Demesne Jump Track

Culchrist Bridge

Giant's Ring

Giant's Ring Megalithic Tomb

Giant's Ring Dolmen

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