Lough Boora - Finnamore Lakes Route

Car parking fee of €4

Walking
County Offaly
3/5
1 review
Grade Easy
Length 10.5 km
Time 3 hours
Format Loop
Dogs Allowed On a lead
Waymarking Orange
Start Point
Car Park at Lough Boora Parklands (entrance off R357)
Finish Point
Car Park at Lough Boora Parklands (entrance off R357)
Nearest Town to Start Kilcormac 5km, Cloghan 12km
Grid Ref. N 182 191
Lat. and Long. 53.222301, -7.728738

This trail consists of Finnamore Lakes Upper and Lower and features a wide variety of birdlife. Depending on the season, swallows, house and sand martins swoop over the lakes, wheatear and common sandpiper frequent the shore and surrounding grasslands, large numbers of golden plover and lapwing gather in the wetlands and both mute and bewick's swans visit the lakes, while dragonflies and damselflies are seen near the lakeshore.

Trail Management

Lough Boora Discovery Park Tel: 057 9340010 Mob: 086 2896397* Thomas.Egan@bnm.ie

Facilities

Car parking/coffee shop

Waymarking and signage issues.

OSI Maps

OSI Maps

Discovery Series Sheets 48 and 54
Public Transportation

Public Transportation

Local Link bus

3/5
07/01/2020

Diana from Westmeath

The trailhead is not signposted, therefore, I asked for a member of staff that was helpful. It takes approximately 3 hours. Some junctions are very confusing , with no signposting at all. Having a printable map is advisable. The trail is moderate, flat terrain. There are picnic tables around the lakes.

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