Lough Boora - Turraun Walking Trail

Car parking fee of €4

Walking
County Offaly
4/5
1 review
Grade Easy
Length 15.5 km
Time 4 hours
Format Loop
Dogs Allowed On a lead
Waymarking Blue
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 on the Pollagh side of the Turraun Wetland is the most diverse trail in the park in terms of habitats and the number of species present. Depending on the time of year, you may see the insectivorous round-leaved sundew, yellow spikes of bog asphodel, dragonflies and damselflies.

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

4/5
07/07/2021

Emily from Tipperary

Very nice trails. Did about 19km incorporating most of them. Really like the café and the sculptures. Think some extra signs would be handy so you'd know for sure which trail you are on.

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