There is little doubt about the benefits of walking for both mind and body.  Colin Glen is easily accessible from Belfast city centre and boasts a whole range of walks from a short stroll on a well-marked path to an all day trek across the hills.

http://www.walkni.com/walks/81/colin-glen/

On Sunday, we started at the Colin Glen Centre and car park, 163 Stewartstown Road, Dunmurry. We followed the river to the point where it crosses under the Glen Road and then onward to the disused quarry.  At this point, you can head for the aerials on Divis and Black mountain and even make it an all day walk as far as Cave Hill.

However, that is a walk we intend to enjoy later in the summer.  On this occasion, we followed the track to the left and it brought us to the waterfall, locally known as the ‘Rumble Hole’.  This is quite spectacular, but the immediate surroundings could do with

a cleanup.  We then followed a track on the other side of the glen through a sea of bluebells and even the occasional orchid to reach the mass rock.  This route does involve

some scrambling but it is well worth it, the mass rock is in a beautiful shady place, perfect for a bite of lunch.  From here, we made our way back through Colin Glen to the car park.