Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Portballintrae to Giant's Causeway loop via The Organ — Causeway Coast

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Portballintrae to Giant's Causeway loop via The Organ — Causeway Coast

Moderate

4.8

(109)

534

hikers

Portballintrae to Giant's Causeway loop via The Organ — Causeway Coast

02:39

9.80km

130m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 8, 2024

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Causeway Coast AONB

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

424 m

Bushfoot Bridge

Highlight • River

This beautiful bridge along Causeway Coast Way spans over the River Bush connecting Lissanduff Earthworks with a lovely stretch of beaches along the coastline.

Tip by

4.92 km

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.

Tip by

4.98 km

Giant’s Gate

Highlight • Viewpoint

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

Tip by

5.16 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.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

5.61 km

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.

Tip by

9.80 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.44 km

2.17 km

1.78 km

360 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.02 km

1.83 km

1.69 km

1.09 km

873 m

759 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (80 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Tuesday 23 June

16°C

13°C

2 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

November 24, 2023,Giant's Causeway, Part Deux

Another stretch of the Causeway Coast. Starting (and finishing( in Portballintrae. There's a car park there if needed. We walked along Runkerry Beach, which is fine a low tide. Not sure how feasible this is at high tide. Joining the walkway at the Runkerry House end of the beach. There used to be a bridge over a large stream at …

July 26, 2024,Giant's Causeway from Portballintrae

And another tourist attraction.
From experience, this time we avoided parking at the visitor center and hiked from Portballintrae to the Giant's Causeway.

The special thing about the Giant's Causeway are the approximately 40,000 evenly shaped basalt columns, about half of which have a hexagonal cross-section.
It is believed that this formation of vertical basalt columns can occur when lava …

Showing Translation

June 13, 2022,13.06.2022 🇬🇧 Giant's Causeway – The Organ Loop from Portballintrae

The goal of today's hike was the Giant's Causeway. To avoid the high parking fees, we started our round in Portballintrae. The first piece went comfortably through the dunes behind the beach. Then we gained altitude and enjoyed the fantastic view of the sea. At the visitor center we met the masses who had parked directly there. The Giant's Causeway …

Showing Translation

Want to know more?

This route was planned by komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Easy

4.8

2,087

Giant's Causeway via The Ampitheatre — Causeway Coast

01:16h

4.49km

100m

Moderate

4.9

632

Dunseverick to Giant's Causeway — Causeway Coast

03:56h

14.2km

260m

Moderate

4.8

534

Portballintrae to Giant's Causeway loop via The Organ — Causeway Coast

02:39h

9.80km

130m

Easy

4.7

674

Red Trail, Giant's Causeway

00:52h

3.08km

70m

Hard

4.8

253

Causeway Coast Way

07:08h

26.2km

390m

Moderate

4.7

150

Fairhead Loch Na Crannóige Walk — Antrim Coast & Glens

02:10h

7.76km

150m

Moderate

5.0

188

Yellow Trail, Giant's Causeway

02:44h

9.94km

170m

Easy

5.0

196

Giant's Causeway Visitor Centre to The Organ via Aird's Snout — Causeway Coast

01:08h

4.08km

80m

Moderate

4.6

Inishowen Head Loop

02:50h

9.48km

300m

Moderate

4.5

107

Rathlin Island Roonivoolin Walk

02:28h

9.18km

80m

Moderate

4.2

Binevenagh Hill and Lake loop — Binevenagh

01:54h

5.46km

170m

Moderate

4.6

104

Rathlin Trail — Antrim Coast & Glens

03:44h

13.7km

200m

Portballintrae to Giant's Causeway loop via The Organ — Causeway Coast

Bushfoot Bridge

Giant's Causeway

Giant’s Gate

Fionn Mac Cumhaill's Shoe

The Organ — Giant's Causeway

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️