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Pathway to Rough Island Beach – Scrabo Tower loop from Castle Espie Wetland Centre

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Northern Ireland

Pathway to Rough Island Beach – Scrabo Tower loop from Castle Espie Wetland Centre

Moderate

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runners

Pathway to Rough Island Beach – Scrabo Tower loop from Castle Espie Wetland Centre

01:12

11.1km

170m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Strangford & Lecale AONB

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

122 m

Islandhill Causeway and View of Rough Island

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great place to cycle to early in the morning to watch the sun rise. If the tide is out, you can walk along the pathway to the island. Beware of …

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2

174 m

Pathway to Rough Island Beach

Highlight • Trail

3

4.48 km

Scrabo Tower

Highlight • Monument

Scrabo Tower is an impressive 19th century folly that stands on Scrabo Hill in County Down. It is one of the most well-known landmarks in Northern Ireland. Inside the tower …

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4

5.91 km

View of Scrabo Tower from Killynether Wood

Highlight • Forest

Always worth the ascent. If only for the view towards Sliev Croob and the Mournes. Beautiful patch work of swollen hills, cut by colourful fields, that meander all the way …

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B

11.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.70 km

1.50 km

883 m

Surfaces

9.77 km

980 m

180 m

161 m

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