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Shaw's Bridge – Giant's Ring Dolmen loop from Lagan Valley AONB

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United Kingdom

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Upper Malone

Shaw's Bridge – Giant's Ring Dolmen loop from Lagan Valley AONB

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Shaw's Bridge – Giant's Ring Dolmen loop from Lagan Valley AONB

01:53

7.19km

50m

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: May 16, 2026

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Lagan Valley AONB

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310 m

Shaw's Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

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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513 m

Canoe slalom course in the rapids

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Canoeing route in the whitewater rapids of the Lagan river

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1.14 km

Wooden Bear Sculpture, Minnowburn

Highlight • Monument

Beautiful Woodlands, especially nice during Autumn, lots of gravel trails to hike or bike in the woods alongside the River Lagan.

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2.68 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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2.91 km

Giant's Ring

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5.11 km

Lagan Towpath

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Running from Belfast to Lisburn, the Lagan Towpath is a pleasant, walk around the River Lagan with peaceful surroundings such as wetland, riverside meadows, & woodlands. The canal system itself …

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5.11 km

Lagan Towpath

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Running from Belfast to Lisburn, the Lagan Towpath is a pleasant, walk around the River Lagan with peaceful surroundings such as wetland, riverside meadows, & woodlands. The canal system itself …

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5.36 km

Culchrist Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

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

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7.19 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.51 km

1.14 km

425 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.72 km

2.98 km

226 m

181 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 27 May

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Shaw's Bridge – Giant's Ring Dolmen loop from Lagan Valley AONB

Shaw's Bridge

Canoe slalom course in the rapids

Wooden Bear Sculpture, Minnowburn

Giant's Ring Dolmen

Giant's Ring

Lagan Towpath

Lagan Towpath

Culchrist Bridge

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