BOG MEADOWS AND FALLS PARK

SHORT WALK: 2.5 miles/1.25 hours              DATE: 10 October 2025

LEADER: Robert McDowell, Telephone No 028 93373084 (land line)

                                                                      07711 706022 (mobile)

MEETING POINT/TIME: Falls Park Glider bus stop, Falls Road, just opposite the Falls Park main entrance at 11.00 am.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT:

Outward Journey:

Train – Dep Whitehead 9.45 am, dep C’fergus 9.54 am, dep J’town 10.06 am, arr Lanyon Place 10.20 am.

Bus – Glider Bus leaves outside Lanyon Place Railway Station at 10.30 am, arrives at Falls Park bus stop at 10.53 am.

Return Journey:

Bus – (Glider Bus departs every 8 minutes).  Catch Glider Bus at 12.21 pm outside Falls Park, arrive Wellington Place 12.38 pm, arrive Lanyon Place opposite railway station 12.45 pm. 

Train – Depart Lanyon Place 12.55 pm, arr J’town 1.09 pm, arr C’fergus 1.20 pm, arr Whitehead 1.30 pm.

BY CAR:

Take the A2 Shore Road towards Belfast, the M5/M2/A12 (Westlink)/M1, leaving the motorway at the first exit onto the A55, marked ‘Belfast W & S’.  This is Kennedy Way which is three-quarters of the way round the roundabout at its third exit.  At the first roundabout on Kennedy Way, turn right onto the B102 which is the Andersonstown Road which becomes the Falls Road.  At the next roundabout, continue straight on to the Falls Road (A501).  The vehicle entrance into Falls Park is on the left hand side immediately past the roundabout and opposite Maguire’s Garage.  On entering the park, immediately bear left which will take you to the free car park.  Walk across the Falls Road and meet at Falls Park Glider bus stop.

THE WALK:

The first part of the walk will be in the Bog Meadows.  This is a circular walk which is flat and well surfaced around a pond and should take about half an hour.  A short stretch of the path may be slightly muddy.

The second part of the walk will be in Falls Park opposite the entrance lane into Bog Meadows.  This walk follows surfaced paths with some moderate inclines, providing views of Black Mountain and the Belfast hills.  This should take about three-quarters of an hour.

LUNCH:

Lunch may be taken in Belfast city centre.  Note that there are no loos in Bog Meadows or Falls Park.