A marathon Mighty Hike following the iconic Giant’s Causeway, taking in the dramatic views of Northern Ireland’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Date: | 25 Jun 2022 |
Location: | Larrybane Quarry & Field, Ballycastle, BT54 6LS |
Distance: | 26 miles |
Terrain: | Hilly |
Registration Fee: | £25 |
Min. fundraising pledge: | £250 |
Date: | 25 Jun 2022 |
Location: | Larrybane Quarry & Field, Ballycastle, BT54 6LS |
Distance: | 26 miles |
Registration Fee: | £25 |
Min. fundraising pledge: | £250 |
Terrain: | Hilly |
Free Macmillan walking top
A clearly marked route
Regular refuelling stops with snacks and drinks
Medical assistance
Free food at the finish
Finishers medal and bubbly
Need help with fundraising and training? We’ve got you covered.
The registration fee for the marathon is £25 which you pay online upon completing the registration form. The registration fee is non-refundable.
We ask everyone to pledge to raise £250 to support people living with cancer. Click on Your Hike in the navigation bar where we have lots of useful information and resources to help you get started.
The deadline to register is midnight on Friday 10 June 2022 or when the event sells out.
It is possible to transfer between the full marathon and half marathon distances. Please know that if you request to transfer to the lower distance the £5 difference in registration fees will not be refunded.
Transferring between distances is not possible if the request is made less than 2 weeks before the event as registration will be closed or if the event is sold out. If you wish to change from the half marathon to the full marathon, we will ask you to pay the £5 difference in registration fees.
If the event is full, and you would like to take part, you should fill out your details by clicking through at the top of this page, and you will be added to the waiting list.
The waiting list works on a first come first serve basis, and will offer out places when a participant has to drop out for any reason. When you get to the top of the list and a place becomes available for you, you will be emailed with an invite to register. You must use the link in this email to register within 7 days, or the link will expire. If you no longer wish to take part, you can decline the invite and the place will be offered to the next person on the waiting list.
We absolutely appreciate supporters are motivated to join our Mighty Hikes because of very personal connections to Macmillan. With this in mind, we recommend you join the waiting list as soon as possible, which will give you the best chance of securing a place on the event. We believe this is the fairest way to guarantee everyone has an equal chance of being invited to join the event.
There is a 10% discount on the registration fee for teams of 5+. The discount code is generated when you complete the registration form which you need to enter in the promotional code box before proceeding to payment.
The Team Captain will receive a unique registration link in their confirmation email which can be forwarded on to any new individual who wants to join the team. Please note that the team start time may not be available if all places have been filled.
Yes, you will need to raise the minimum fundraising amount of £250 for each member of your team. You can, however, choose to split the total in any way you like between the team if some people are comfortable raising more than others.
The provisional start location for the hike is Larrybane Quarry & Field, Ballycastle, BT54 6LS.
See it on this Google Map.
The provisional finish location is Ulster University, Cromore Road, Coleraine, County Londonderry, BT52 1SA.
See it on this Google Map.
See the provisional marathon route on this Google map.
The hike routes listed are provisional and subject to change.
Free parking is available at the finish at Ulster University and you will be able to book this through the registration form. Complimentary shuttles will be running from the finish at Ulster University to the start at Larrybane Quarry from 5.20am until 7am. It's a 30-minute drive so leave in plenty of time for your start wave.
It's a 30-minute taxi ride from Coleraine train station to the start at Larrybane Quarry.
Complimentary shuttles will be running from the finish at Ulster University to Coleraine station (approx. 10-minutes) until 10pm.
The hike will set off in waves 20-minutes apart and you can book this through the registration form. Start waves are subject to change due to the tide.
The Event Village will be open between 5pm and 7pm on Friday 24 June, and will re-open between 5.45am and 8.30am on Saturday 25 June.
This will be open for registration, the information desk, shop and kit swap.
We ask everyone to arrive 45-minutes before their start time and no earlier.
We have cut-off times for reaching each pit stop and lunch. This is for your safety and to give everyone the best change of completing the hike. Hikers passing through the stops after the cut-off times may be taken to the finish line by shuttle bus. The cut-off times for the event are:
First pit stop: 9.50am
Lunch: 13.20pm
Second pit stop: 18.20pm
We estimate that the fastest full marathon walkers will finish in 7.5 hours while the slowest walkers could take around 12.5 hours. Due to venue restrictions we have to start closing our finish area at 9pm. Therefore, when choosing your start time, please select an earlier wave if you consider yourself a slower walker and a later wave if you consider yourself a faster walker.
Got Questions?
If you need more info, check out the FAQs on the About page,
email mightyhikes@macmillan.org.uk
or call us on
0300 1000 200
See other Mighty Hikes
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Gower Peninsula
Wye Valley