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Peace Walls Belfast walking route map in Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Peace Walls Belfast
Belfast, Northern Ireland

Peace Walls Belfast

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Length1.5 mi
Elev. Gain65.6 ft
Est. Steps3500
City walk
Historic site
Playground
Off trail
No shade
Created by Devonshire

Peace Walls Belfast Introduction

Peace Walls Belfast is a 1.5 mile (3,500-step) route located near Belfast, Northern Ireland. This route has an elevation gain of about 65.6 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Start at Divis Tower and visit both sides of the peace wall. Walk through a couple gates (day only).

Attractions Near Peace Walls Belfast

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Divis Tower

Place
Divis Tower is a 20-floor, 200-foot (61 m) tall tower in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is located in Divis Street which is the lower section of the Falls Road. It is currently the ninth-tallest building in the List of tallest buildings and structures in Belfast.

Bayardo Bar attack

Place
The Bayardo Bar attack took place on 13 August 1975 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A unit of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), led by Brendan McFarlane, launched a bombing and shooting attack on a pub on Aberdeen Street, in the loyalist Shankill area. IRA members claimed the pub was targeted because it was frequented by members of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF).

St Peter's Cathedral, Belfast

Building
Saint Peter's Cathedral, Belfast. (Irish: Ard Eaglais Naomh Peadar) is the Roman Catholic cathedral church for the Diocese of Down and Connor, and is therefore the episcopal seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Down and Connor. It is located in the Divis Street area of the Falls Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland and construction began in the 1860s.

St Patrick's Church, Belfast

Place
St. Patrick's Church, Belfast (Irish: Eaglais Naomh Padraig) is a Roman Catholic church located in Donegall Street area of Belfast, Northern Ireland. The first church was opened on the site in 1815 while the current building dates from 1877.

Mountainview Tavern attack

Place
On 5 April 1975 Irish republican paramilitary members killed a UDA volunteer and four Protestant civilians in a gun and bomb attack at the Mountainview Tavern on the Shankill Road - the heart of loyalist Belfast. The attack was claimed by the Republican Action Force believed to be a covername used by Provisional IRA (IRA) volunteers.

1982 Divis Flats bombing

Place
On Thursday the 16 September 1982 the Irish Republican and Revolutionary Socialist paramilitary organization the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) exploded a bomb hidden in a drainpipe along a balcony in Cullingtree Walk, Divis Tower, Belfast. The explosive device was aimed to a British Army foot patrol.

St Finian's Primary School

Place
St Finian's Primary School (1901 - 1989) (Irish: Bunscoil Naomh Fionán) was a Roman Catholic primary school located in the Falls Road area of West Belfast near Dunville Park. It was run by the De La Salle Christian Brothers.Due to falling student numbers the school closed in the 1980s.Since 2004 the building has been occupied by the Irish-language primary school Gaelscoil an Lonnáin.

International Wall - Mural

Tourist Attraction

International peace wall

Tourist Attraction

Shankill Road Post Office

Building
Last updated: May 1, 2025

Route Details

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Length

1.5 mi
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Elev. Gain

65.6 ft
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Est. Steps

3500
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Created by
Devonshire
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