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SURF GUIDE B R Crocknapeast Eske U O’Neill’S Castle L E e Route 92 to l Raphoe Cavanacor y Dunnamanagh Derry o House F r Park 3 e 1 N Convoy v Old i Artigarvan R 5 Courthouse A Beltany Museum Stone “Let The Dance Aghia Begin” Sculpture Mountain Circle Liord Strabane Drumboe Woods nn s Stranorlar Fi The Woodrow Wilson tain er Gray Ancestral Home un v M o Castlefinn i Printers M Loughros More R o in N1 5 Museum (NT) u err r p Bay Glenties Gaugin Mountain Ballybofey n S 548m Killygordon Sion Mills e Balor Art Centre Conservation R 6 i N5 v Area e Plumbridge s r Ardara ain Douglas unt Mo Bridge National Route 95 Slievetooey ck Victoria ta A to Cookstown bundoransurfco.com e S Bridge 5 Blu [email protected] Binbane Stewart 07198491968 / 0879572924 455m Castle ap G Newtownstewart e Castlederg Gortin or sm e S Lough rn a Harry Avery t BUNDORAN SURF GUIDE B r Crocknapeast Eske u O’Neill’s Castle l e R Bessy iv e Bell r Gortin Glen 1 5 N Killen 420m Forest Park Mullaghcarn 542m Donegal Ulster American Slieve League Folk Park N56 Mountfield Killybegs Bin Mountain A 5 Inver Lough 5 Loughmacrory 50 Bay Derg Drumquin Omagh A Dun Uladh Cultural Heritage Centre 2 A3 Sixmilecross Rossnowlagh Pettigoe Beragh Donegal A3 5 D onegal B a y Ederney A5 A4 7 Kesh Bay Dromore Seskinore Tullan Strand Ballyshannon MainBeach Fintona N 5 3 Ecclesville Equestrian Centre The Peak N1 Lower Lough Erne 2 A 47 3 Mullaghmore Inside Left Belleek A Bundoran A46 Irvinestown Back Beach Kinlough Trillick Ballyness Mountain Lough Ballinamallard Brougher 288m Streedagh Strand Cliony Melvin Mountain Augher Derrygonnelly 317m Clabby Clogher Grange Going A 4 6 clockwise from A 3 Devenish Island 2 Tempo Blacklion to Ben Bulben Truskmore Liord the route Castle is marked using Museum Enniskillen the sign Castle Coole (NT) opposite. Drumcli N16 Belmore Mountain Bay N 398m 1 5 Lisbellaw From Liord to A4 North West Trail Brookeborough Rosses Manorhamilton Ballinamallard Point Belcoo Nationalfollow cycle routesthe signs A4 (with number) N1 6 Blacklion for Route 92. Sligo Harbour 2 Maguiresbridge 3 Strandhill A Railway (station) Alternative route From A via road 3 BorderBallinamallard to 4 Sligo Blacklion follow Lough Gill Lisnaskea Tourist attraction N A 4 5 Florence 0 the signs for 9 Upper Court (NT) Lough Nature RouteReserve 91 Erne The North West Ballysadare Dromahair Tourist information Bay Trail is indicated Ballysadare Woodlandon route N59 0 Miles 5 10 signage by the finial opposite. Ballygawley Collooney 0 Kilometres 10 20 Cuilcagh Mountains Kingfisher Route to Clones Please use our surf guide to help you navigate the surrounding surf spots. 1 Tullan 6 THE RIVERMOUTH Wave Type Works Best Wave Type Works Best All Levels. All Tides Intermediate. High Tide Sand bottom. Rock Bottom. Most consistent beach in the region. Best in small and medium The Drowes Rivermouth is a long righthander breaking size swells. Good low tide (intermediate) wedges beside the in deep water over rounded rocks. Intermediate friendly. cliffs and good high tide banks all along the beach. Needs a medium size swell to start working. 2 Rossnowlagh 7 MULLAGHMORE BEACH Wave Type Works Best Wave Type Works Best Beginner. Mid to High All Levels. Mid Tide Sand Bottom. Sand Bottom. When Tullan is too big or too windy then Rossnowlagh In massive Winter storm swells this normally flat beach will is a good option. Mellow rolling waves means this is a have great 2ft waves for beginner/improver surfers and good option for beginner/improver surfers good shelter from W and NW winds. 3 MAIN BEACH 8 CLIFFONY BACK BEACH Wave Type Works Best Wave Type Works Best Intermediate. High Tide Improvers. All Tide Sand Bottom. Sand Bottom. Best for Improvers. Works in similar conditions to Tullan Good high tide banks in large storm swells. The sandbar and the Peak but does need a bit more swell. Really great here can be good at low tide in mid size swells. Tricky wave spot to surf but 15 minute walk puts most people off. for improvers. Not for beginners. Can have strong rips. 9 STREEDAGH 4 INSIDE LEFT Advanced. Reef. Low Tide Wave Type Works Best Just beside the Peak can have really long lefts. Can be All Levels. Mid to High more fickle than the Peak. Low tide wave. Sand bottom. 5 THE PEAK Lovely beach outside Grange village that is suitable for beginner and improver surfers. Needs a decent size Wave Type Works Best swell to get going but has good protection from West and Advanced. Low Tide South West winds. Tullan Reef. 1 Strand World class reef break with short right and longer Bundoran left. Best at low tide. Always has a crowd. Only for Bay Cli Walk Footpath experienced surfers. Most consistent reef break in Ireland. 3 Rougey 4 Rock 2 The Inside 5 Peak Left Main Rossnowlagh,Donegal Always surf respectfully. Beach 9 8 7 6 Sligo Always ask for local advice before surfing. é Boat Harbour N15 Sligo, Streedagh Strand, Mullaghmore River Bradoge Donegal Bundoran/Ballyshannon Belfast Creeslough Bundoran/Ballyshannon Bypass Bypass A2 Letterkenny N13 A6 é N14 Galway Dublin Ardara Liord N15 Donegal A5 Limerick Omagh Ballyshannon A3 N15 é Cork Bundoran A32 A4 NORTH N16 Enniskellen P Dublin to Bundoran - 3Hrs. (N15) Kinlough Road R280 Design: www.mindscape.ie.
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