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A mature forest with a car park, toilets, waymarked walk and a picnic site just beside the Causeway Coastal Route. A 5 mile drive, open all summer and weekends from Easter to October, meanders through upland forest and open areas to give many fine views of Rathlin Island and Ballycastle.A feature unique to Ballypatrick is the fine "Irish Ford" where the Drive and the stream become one! A variety of riverside and viewpoint picnic sites and short walks are laid out along the Drive, as is the Dual Court or Double-Horned Tomb which dates from 5-6000 years ago.
A waymarked Wildlife Trail leads from the Horseshoe car park past deer lawns and fenced wildlife ponds, offering a chance to catch a glimpse of the resident deer, ducks and dippers as well as geese and otters along the Glenmakeeran River.
Please note: The drive through Ballypatrick Forest is no longer possible due to tree harvesting.
