Lough Neagh Canoe Leaflet
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Rea's Disclaimer: Design: g2 design g2 Design: Antrim Castle Gardens, Clotworthy Arts Centre and and Centre Arts Clotworthy Gardens, Castle Antrim John Doherty, Think Studio Studio Think Doherty, John phone numbers etc. numbers phone local attractions including Antrim Forum Leisure Centre, Leisure Forum Antrim including attractions local Photography: Alan Pentland, Boyd McClurg, Boyd Pentland, Alan Photography: Acknowledgements: including details of camp sites, access points, access sites, camp of details including The Park is within walking distance of Antrim Town and Town Antrim of distance walking within is Park The www.discovernorthernireland.com everything required for an enjoyable experience enjoyable an for required everything for boats and canoes and camping is available onsite. available is camping and canoes and boats for NITB: canoeists. It provides practical advice on advice practical provides It canoeists. on Lough Neagh. 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Lough on www.canoeni.com CAAN: This guide has been designed for canoeists by canoeists for designed been has guide This what you thought of the trail! the of thought you what Childrens Activities to Boat Trips and the Viking Boat Race Boat Viking the and Trips Boat to Activities Childrens what’s old, what’s new and and new what’s old, what’s there are a range of events from Summer Bands and Bands Summer from events of range a are there and tell us us tell and on log Please them. challenging the most competent paddler. competent most the challenging during the summer months summer the during are made aware of of aware made are we as site vast expanse of open water during windy periods, windy during water open of expanse vast is open all year round and round year all open is will be updated on our web web our on updated be will occur serious undertaking as large waves build up on the on up build waves large as undertaking serious The Lough Shore Coffee House Coffee Shore Lough The Any changes to the trail that may may that trail the to changes Any Updates: Information can be completed in full or in part. It can be a be can It part. in or full in completed be can and natural beauty. beauty. natural and T: 0845 6008000 0845 T: non-emergency: - Police Magherafelt T: +44 (0) 28 7963 1510 7963 28 (0) Magherafelt+44 T: The trail can be started at any access point and point access any at started be can trail The is an area steeped in history in steeped area an is Cookstown T: +44 (0) 28 8676 9949 8676 28 Cookstown(0) +44 T: Neagh, Antrim Lough Shore Park Shore Lough Antrim Neagh, Dungannon T: +44 (0) 28 8776 7259 8776 28 Dungannon(0) +44 T: have a fulfilling experience. fulfilling a have Situated on the shores of Lough of shores the on Situated Boats at Lough Shore Park 2205 3832 28 Craigavon(0) +44 T: numerous historical sites ensures that the paddlers the that ensures sites historical numerous Lisburn T: +44 (0) 28 9266 0038 Lisburn9266 28 (0) +44 T: Antrim Lough Shore Park Shore Lough Antrim Point: Access Antrim T: +44 (0) 28 9442 8331 Antrim9442 28 (0) +44 T: lough being an important conservation area- and area- conservation important an being lough Tourist Information Centres/Accommodation: Information Tourist experienced paddlers, while the rich wild life – the – life wild rich the while paddlers, experienced FURTHER INFORMATION FURTHER vastness of open water provides for the novice and novice the for provides water open of vastness A unique and diverse shoreline together with the with together shoreline diverse and unique A 12. Leave details of your journey with a responsible adult. responsible a with journey your of details Leave 12. more stable in rough conditions). rough in stable more rafting poles is a sensible precaution (rafted canoes are are canoes (rafted precaution sensible a is poles rafting on the northern and eastern shores. eastern and northern the on 11. Lough Neagh can become rough in strong winds - carrying carrying - winds strong in rough become can Neagh Lough 11. earns them the title 'bald'. title the them earns sand from the lough bed and transfer it to quays to it transfer and bed lough the from sand 10. Carry and know how to use a map and compass. and map a use to how know and Carry 10. beak with 'shield' above 'shield' with beak based transport is by sand barges which remove which barges sand by is transport based Coot issues. environmental and safety skills, explores Their distinctive white distinctive Their Ulster and Newry canals. Today the main water main the Today canals. Newry and Ulster 9. Consider attending a recognised training course, which which course, training recognised a attending Consider 9. cousin, the moorhen. the cousin, hub which linked the Lagan, the Blackwater and Blackwater the Lagan, the linked which hub leads to hypothermia – hypothermia can kill. can hypothermia – hypothermia to leads black and larger than their than larger and black transporting goods Lough Neagh was an important an was Neagh Lough goods transporting 8. Wear adequate clothing. Prolonged immersion in cold water cold in immersion Prolonged clothing. adequate Wear 8. Coots, which are all- are which Coots, • • In the days when waterways provided a means of means a provided waterways when days the In ashore safely. ashore late evening. evening. late the water confidence to deal with a capsized boat and get get and boat capsized a with deal to confidence water the sighted in early morning or morning early in sighted Ireland to the Atlantic Ocean on the north coast. north the on Ocean Atlantic the to Ireland 7. You do not need to be a strong swimmer but you will need need will you but swimmer strong a be to need not do You 7. most of the Lough may be may Lough the of most to paddle from the southern part of Northern of part southern the from paddle to craft so carry a whistle. a carry so craft Otters, which live around live which Otters, • northern end. Combining these trails it is possible is it trails these Combining end. northern Otters larger a from see to difficult be may canoe A Remember! 6. Look out for: out Look Bann Trail, which exits at the at exits which Trail, Bann minimum required for most rescues. most for required minimum 5. It is not recommended to canoe alone – three boats is the the is boats three – alone canoe to recommended not is It 5. the southern end, and the Lower the and end, southern the shipwreck. sufficient to keep the canoe afloat if you capsize. you if afloat canoe the keep to sufficient Blackwater Trail, which enters at enters which Trail, Blackwater jacket or buoyancy aid. Canoe buoyancy should be be should buoyancy Canoe aid. buoyancy or jacket America carried the crystals to protect them from them protect to crystals the carried America The Lough Neagh Trail links the links Trail Neagh Lough The 4. Wear adequate buoyancy in the form of a personal life life personal a of form the in buoyancy adequate Wear 4. homes from fire and burglary. Emigrants to Emigrants burglary. and fire from homes shoreline of over 90miles/150km. over of shoreline 3. Be aware that seaplanes may operate on the Lough. the on operate may seaplanes that aware Be 3. women during childbirth, men from drowning and drowning from men childbirth, during women Kingdom’s largest inland lake with a with lake inland largest Kingdom’s especially near sand quays. sand near especially A DIVERSITY OF WILDLIFE AND HISTORICAL SITES. HISTORICAL AND WILDLIFE OF DIVERSITY A amber coloured crystals were believed to protect to believed were crystals coloured amber Lough Neagh is the United the is Neagh Lough 2. Be aware that large sand barges operate in Lough Neagh, Neagh, Lough in operate barges sand large that aware Be 2. OR THE VAST EXPANSE OF OPEN WATER WHILST OBSERVING OBSERVING WHILST WATER OPEN OF EXPANSE VAST THE OR from Rome. The well’s fine spring water and water spring fine well’s The Rome. from EXPLORE THE NUMEROUS BAYS AND INLETS AROUND THE LOUGH THE AROUND INLETS AND BAYS NUMEROUS THE EXPLORE are restricted to deep water channels. water deep to restricted are Cranfield's 13th Century church in earth brought earth in church Century 13th Cranfield's LAKE WITH A SHORELINE OF OVER 90 MILES/150KM. PADDLERS CAN PADDLERS MILES/150KM. 90 OVER OF SHORELINE A WITH LAKE 1. Be aware of the limitations and needs of larger craft that that craft larger of needs and limitations the of aware Be 1. St Olcan who, it is reputed, lies buried at buried lies reputed, is it who, Olcan St S LARGEST INLAND LARGEST S KINGDOM UNITED THE IS NEAGH LOUGH ’ advice: with healing properties by properties healing with ao Trail Canoe When taking part in canoeing consider the following safety following the consider canoeing in part taking When that the well was blessed was well the that Lough Neagh Lough Holy Well.