La Calzada del Gigante - The Giant's Causeway
Trail photos
Author
Trail stats
- Distance
- 3.33 mi
- Elevation gain
- 489 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 489 ft
- Max elevation
- 266 ft
- TrailRank
- 30
- Min elevation
- 1 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 2 hours 12 minutes
- Coordinates
- 7970
- Uploaded
- January 2, 2024
- Recorded
- December 2023
near Causeway Head, Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)
Viewed 43 times, downloaded 4 times
Trail photos
Itinerary description
|
It is an area that contains about 40,000 basalt columns from the relatively rapid cooling of lava in a crater or volcanic caldera, which occurred about 60 million years ago. It is located on the north-eastern coast of the island of Ireland, about 3 miles north of Bushmills in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
It was declared a World Heritage Site in 1986 and a National Nature Reserve in 1987. It was discovered in 1693.
It was declared a World Heritage Site in 1986 and a National Nature Reserve in 1987. It was discovered in 1693.
You can add a comment or review this trail
Comments