Nature reserve
Goles Forest
Goles Forest is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 356 m. Sawel stands 678 m to the west-northwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Carnanelly, a peak 0.8 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forestry Service Northern Ireland
How to reach it
Coordinates54.78343, -6.94164
- 18.2 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
- 23.5 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Gortmore View Point · 25 mi
- viewpoint on Beach · 27 mi
- Harbour Hill · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Carnanelly: 0.8 mi
- Carnanelly West Top: 1.3 mi
- Mullaghbane: 1.5 mi
- Mullaghsallagh: 1.5 mi
- Crockbrack: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
- St Patrick's Church Ruins: 3.4 mi
- Neolithic Ritural Complex: 6.5 mi
- Drumcovitt House: 8.1 mi
- Learmount Castle: 8.5 mi
- Dungiven Priory: 9.3 mi
Parks: 52
- Glenlark Forest: 3.3 mi
- Dean McGlinchey Park: 5.4 mi
- Derrynoyd Forest: 5.7 mi
- Plantin Park: 6.3 mi
- Susan's Trail: 6.6 mi
Artworks: 21
- Davagh Giant: 4.5 mi
- Fungi Ring: 14.8 mi
- Birds in Flight: 15.2 mi
- Sport: 15.8 mi
- The Ancient: 15.9 mi
Museums: 13
- Beetling Mill: 13.7 mi
- Green Lane Museum: 16.6 mi
- Seamus Heaney Homeplace: 16.8 mi
- Seamus Heaney HomePlace: 16.8 mi
- Garvagh Museum: 17.0 mi
Attractions: 11
- Sperrins landscape: 5.7 mi
- An Creagán: 9.6 mi
- Wellbrook Beetling Mill: 9.8 mi
- Gortin Glen Forest Park: 14.0 mi
- Parkanaur Forest Park: 20.0 mi
Springs: 11
- Toberanna: 9.1 mi
- Skelp Well: 10.5 mi
- Source Of The Roohan Burn: 10.6 mi
- Source Of The Knockoneill River: 10.9 mi
- Official Start Of The Clady River: 15.0 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Cashel: 9.0 mi
- Craigadick Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Ballyforles Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Coltrim Picnic Park: 12.4 mi
- Beagh Bridge Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- The 7 Arches Mousetrap Bridge Weir: 6.1 mi
- Altkeeran Waterfall: 10.4 mi
- Grillagh Waterfall: 12.4 mi
- Ness Waterfall Highest Waterfall In Northern Ireland: 14.8 mi
- Dungeon Waterfall: 16.1 mi
Gardens: 6
- Castle Leisure Park: 9.7 mi
- Largantogher Plantin Walled Garden: 11.5 mi
- Dutch Garden: 13.3 mi
- Sensory Garden: 17.9 mi
- Walled Garden: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Craig-na-Shoke: 6.0 mi
- Legananam Pot: 12.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Drumcrow ASSI: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Goles Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawel | WNW 303° | 678 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mullaghclogha | WNW 282° | 635 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mullaghaneany | N 5° | 627 m | 3.3 mi |
| Meenard Mtn | N 352° | 620 m | 3.3 mi |
| Dart Mountain | WNW 292° | 619 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mullaghasturrakeen | W 278° | 581 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mullaghclogher | W 277° | 572 m | 9.5 mi |
| Oughtmore | NNE 25° | 569 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 17:53 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 21:09 | 22:10 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:42 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:50 | 14:49 | 16:03 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
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