Boyle to Carrick-on-Shannon

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Paddling Trail Parking Toilets Direction of Flow Public House Laundry (A) Access Point Put in/Take out Points Wheelchair Accessible (T) Trail Head Shop Warning – Weir/Sluices Cafe/Restaurant Post Office Camping Shower Fresh Water Slipway Historical Building/Ruins Swimming Pool Hotel Tennis Jetty Telephone

Boyle to Forest Park to to to 1 2 Knockvicar 3 Cootehall 4 Carrick-on-Shannon

Access and car park at Access and car park at Access and car park at Access and car park at Boyle Harbour. water’s edge in Lough Key Knockvicar. Cootehall. Distance Forest Park. Distance Distance 4.5km Distance 3km 8.3km Duration 4km Duration Duration 1hr 30mins Duration 1hr 2hrs 50mins Description 1hr 20mins Description Description River with cruiser Description River and lake with River and lake with cruiser navigation. Grade 1 with River with cruiser navigation. cruiser navigation. navigation. Grade 1 with water water moving Grade 1 with water moving Grade 1 with water moving downstream. Trail downstream. Trail downstream. Route from moving downstream. crosses Lough Eidin. Boyle crosses Lough Key. Lough Key Forest Park to Trail crosses Oakport River converges with the River Clarendon Lock crosses Lake. Shannon 1km north of open lake. Carrick-on-Shannon. The Shannon Blueway offers a myriad of paddling journeys to experience, set in idyllic locations, with everything from secluded canal sections to vast open lakes. The network of Blueway trails in this North Shannon area centres around Carrick-on-Shannon, spanning north towards , west to Boyle, south to Lanesborough, and east as far as Belturbet. Visit www.bluewaysireland.org for details of all trails in this area.

The Blueway from Boyle to Carrick-on-Shannon offers 20km of paddling options in total. Within that 20km, a series of Boyle to "journeys" are described, guiding the user between access points along the route. Choose your journey according to the level of experience of your paddling group. Carrick-on-Shannon

In the unlikely event of an emergency dial 999 or 112 to contact emergency services. Use VHF channel 16 to contact the coast guard. Shannon We welcome feedback about your paddling experience. Please contact us at [email protected] Blueway Guide

For further information please contact Waterways at either: Northern Regional Office, Carrick-on-Shannon +353 (0)71 965 0562 or Clarendon Lock +353 (0)71 966 7011

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