Lannimore Hill

The walk up Lannimore Hill takes about forty minutes if you're moving at a steady pace, and the reward is a proper panoramic view across the Causeway Coast and Glens. It's not a particularly technical climb - more of an amble really - but the path can be boggy in places, so don't wear your best shoes. From the summit you can see across to the Antrim plateau on clear days, and the patchwork of farmland below gives you a real sense of how the landscape rolls away towards Ballymoney. The hill itself is nothing dramatic - no exposed rock or dramatic drops - but that's rather the point. This is proper walking country, the kind of place where you notice the light changing as you climb and hear nothing but wind and the occasional farmer's quad bike in the distance. Most people spend an hour up there, maybe a bit longer if the weather's kind and you've brought a flask. It's free to access and there are rough parking spots near the base. For families with teenagers or keen walkers building in an afternoon around the park, this sits nicely between something actually challenging and something you can knock out without fuss. North Coast 9 Glamping, just under six miles away, makes a solid base if you're after some proper wild space but don't want to camp rough. The walk's best done on a windier day actually - sounds odd, but the wind pushes the weather systems through quickly, so you get those dramatic light shows rolling across the valleys below.