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The most accessible entrance has step-free level access and a gate.
This entrance is the Divis entrance gate, located along the tarmac path from the coffee shop / upper car park.
There is not a member of staff available for help and assistance.
Staff/volunteers can describe the layout and access around the site.
This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is within the coffee shop. View information about this toilet (new tab).
Additional toilet facilities with adaptations for disabled people are also within the coffee shop. View information about this toilet (new tab).

Sensory packs can be borrowed which include: ear defenders, fidget toys, binoculars, magnifying glass, activity sheets, soft toy and torch.
You can borrow these from The Barn Coffee Shop. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.

From the upper car park take the tarmac path to the rear of the coffee shop building along to the right until you reach the nearby gate.
The route to the area is step-free via a slight ramp/slope.
Path surfaces along the route are tarmac.
The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is no accessible shuttle to this area.

This information is for the access point located to the right of the farm gate.
There is step-free level access into the area.
There is a swing gate at the surveyed access point.
The gate is self-closing.
The gate has a latch lock.
The width of the gap is 129cm.
The following outdoor facilities are available: farmland and open countryside.
The outdoor facilities also include: moorland.
The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: concrete or tarmac, gravel and wood.
Footpaths are available in all of the outdoor spaces.
The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is no step-free level access around the area.
There are slight ramps/slopes without handrails and steep ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas.
The slight slopes are located throughout the route.
There is a steep slope at the end of the boardwalk.
There are not any bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.

The trail is approximately 3 miles long.
The Ridge Trail follows the tarmac path up to the television/radio transmission station (1 mile), then takes the wooden boardwalk to the right.
Beyond the boardwalk there is a gravel path out to the viewpoint over Belfast.
The same path can be used to return, or the gravel path can be followed round to re-join the tarmac path nearer the coffee shop and upper car park.
The trail is not open 24 hours.
None of the paths are lit at night.
The route includes the following surfaces: tarmac, loose chippings, gravel and wood.
Some of the route contains steep gradients.
These are found in the following areas: at the far end of the boardwalk.
The route is clearly signposted.
Seating is not available on the route.
There are no toilet facilities along the route.