3 Mile Water Walk

Date : 9th February 2024

( QUICK UPDATE

Those that are travelling by train should arrive a Mossley West Station at 10.33.  I will meet you at the station and go to the start of the Newtownabbey Way at Mossley Mill.

Those travelling by car should park in the bottom Car Park at Mossley Mill near the entrance to the Newtownabbey Way.

Once those travelling by train arrive we will start the walk at approx 10.50. Ron )

The Walk: Distance 3.33 miles

1. From the station cross the road to the Mossley Mill and walk down through the Civic Centre to the start of the Newtownabbey Way or Park in the Mossley Mill Car Park adjacent the start of the Newtownabbey Way. 

2. Join the Newtownabbey Way through the wooded area alongside the river until you reach the road.

3. Cross the road and then go down the walkway and along the river under the bridge and into the woods.

4. Follow the path over the next bridge to the fist junction and turn to the right (just before the next bridge) and continue along a path that starts to go up hill.

5. Continue along the path which goes up and down and at the next junction keep left.

6. The path zig-zags to the next junction, at this junction keep left.

7. Follow the path past the next junction and follow the path round to join the tarmac path, turn left.

8. Follow the path which will join up with the path used on the outward route back to the Mill.

9. Lunch at the Café at the Mill

Trains: to Mossley West as shown below or an hour later

                                                                                                                                       Return

Whitehead:         9.45                                                                   Mossley West:                  12.26 and then each hour

Downshire:         9.51                                                                   Arr. Yorkgate:                   12.35 and then each hour

Carrickfergus:     9.54                                                                   Dept. Yorkgate: 12.59 and then every half

Clippertown:       9.56                                                                                                                hour (i.e next train 13.29)

Troopers lane:   10.00

Greenisland:       10.03

Jordanstown:     10 06

Whiteabbey:       10.10

Yorkgate:            10.16

Cross to other platform

Yorkgate:            10.24

Mossley West 10.33

 Car:

There is parking at Mossley West or at Mossley Mill (as long as there is no event on at the Civic Centre).