Ulster Way Adventures
I am placing a series of caches along the Ulster Way which I am lucky enough to be within walking distance of. Eventually I would like this to achieve power trail status.
The Ulster Way is a series of walking routes which encircle the Irish province of Ulster. It was founded in the 1970s by Wilfrid Merydith Capper, who was inspired by Tom Stephenson's Pennine Way.The route was relaunched in 2009 by the Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland). Most of the trail lies within Northern Ireland, the remainder being in the Republic of Ireland. The path visits many places of interest including the Mourne Mountains, Giant's Causeway, Cavehill and the Sperrins. Most of the sections are clearly sign-posted.
This revised route is 625 miles; the first people to hike the entire revised route are thought to be schoolboys Matthew Hoper and Simon Harris, who completed it between 28 June and 4 August 2010.
For more information about the way please visit http://www.walkni.com/ulsterway/ .
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Ulster Way Adventures #9
If you have a dog please keep it on the leash for this find. Cache number 9 is a small bison tube some way off from the trail but located at an absolutely stunning viewpoint. So worth a mini diversion. Near the style.