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Giant's Causeway via The Ampitheatre — Causeway Coast

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Giant's Causeway via The Ampitheatre — Causeway Coast

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Giant's Causeway via The Ampitheatre — Causeway Coast

01:16

4.49km

100m

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Hike the Giant's Causeway via The Amphitheatre trail for dramatic clifftop views and unique geological formations. This easy 2.8-mile (4.5 km) route takes about 1 hour and 16 minutes to complete, with an elevation gain of 314 feet (96 metres). You will walk along varied terrain, including paved sections and…

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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1.35 km

Giant's Causeway

Highlight • Natural Monument

One of the most famous of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption. A great site to visit but incredibly busy.

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1.41 km

Giant’s Gate

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The path through the ‘break’ at the Causeway, known as the Giant's Gate, leads to the Organ.

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1.59 km

Fionn Mac Cumhaill's Shoe

Highlight • Natural Monument

The sea has created ingenious rock shapes.
Of course you should have a little imagination to discover certain forms of life in these formations, but it's fun.

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The Amphitheatre (Port Reostan)

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The Amphitheatre, also known as Port Reostan, is one of the most magnificent sites along the Causeway Coast. It's dramatic, and most picturesque, rock formations resemble something of an ampitheatre and attract many visitors each year to discover it's beauty,

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The Organ — Giant's Causeway

Highlight • Natural Monument

Nature really pulled out all the stops with this one! The Organ is a hugely impressive basalt cliff formation that assumes the form of huge church organ pipes. This spectacle is just a short stroll from the famous Giant's Causeway.

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Way Types & Surfaces

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2.67 km

1.64 km

147 m

Surfaces

2.41 km

1.39 km

279 m

245 m

135 m

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Friday 10 July

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August 24, 2024,(GB) Giant‘s Causeway und Amphitheater

You can only get into the visitor center if you pay the entrance fee (parking included). You should definitely book online in advance. We parked a little way off (start/finish) for 10 pounds. From here you can start the tour in a relaxed manner (but book here too or arrive early). In general you should only visit the location very …

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April 12, 2024,Giant‘s Causeway

Only follow the red or yellow path and avoid the blue one if possible (tourist path)

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July 7, 2025,Nordirland - Giant's Causeway

An absolute must-see when traveling through Northern Ireland is the Giant's Causeway in the north of the country.
These gigantic rock formations are over 40,000 hexagonal basalt columns, now washed by the stormy sea, formed from volcanic lava 60 million years ago. A natural wonder, as if created by humans.
The natural landscape has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage …

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June 30, 2025,Giant‘s Causeway

What does a cyclist do on a rest day? They change their mode of transport and visit what is arguably Northern Ireland's greatest natural wonder without a bike.

Getting to your destination by train and bus is stress-free.

The train station in Derry is very nice, the trains are modern, the double-decker bus is fun, and the ticket machines are …

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May 13, 2023,Irland 🇮🇪: Entlang des Giant's Causeway

It's a bit strange when you hike to the cliffs and others take the bus to their "doorstep"... But everyone has to know for themselves 🥴
It's best to continue hiking quickly, because most people only stop at the beginning of the rock formations!

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September 25, 2022,Nordirland: Giants Causeway

The "Giant Road" is a natural geological wonder consisting of around 40,000 hexagonal interlocking basalt columns up to 12m high that were formed by volcanic eruptions, lava flows and eruptions 60 million years ago. It's just amazing what volcanic activity is capable of when you stand there! It is not for nothing that this causeway was declared a World Heritage …

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May 6, 2025,🇬🇧 Giant's Causeway 2025-05-06

Today we should be enjoying typical Irish weather all day 🌞 (even the locals are talking about the unusual weather).
The Giant's Causeway is incredibly impressive with its approximately 40,000 basalt columns.

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June 19, 2024,Wanderung zum Giant's Causeway (Red Trail) – Nordirland 🏞

Our next tour took us to the "Giant's Causeway" - a natural wonder and UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Giant's Causeway is located on the northern coast of County Antrim, near the small town of Bushmills.

We started from a small car park below the Visitor Centre at a small train station. We crossed the tracks and first followed the …

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Giant's Causeway

Giant’s Gate

Fionn Mac Cumhaill's Shoe

The Amphitheatre (Port Reostan)

The Organ — Giant's Causeway

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