Boyle to Carrick on Shannon Blueway Paddling Guide
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Boyle to Carrick-on-Shannon MAP LEGEND 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 Lough Key Forest Park to Knockvicar to Cootehall to 1 Lough Key Forest Park 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. PADDLING ADVICE LEAVE NO TRACE Please note, access to all weirs is forbidden. 1. Plan Ahead and Prepare 2. Be Considerate of Others Be careful when using open water crossings to 3. Respect Farm Animals and Wildlife avoid getting stranded far from shore. Be aware 4. Travel and Camp on Durable Ground that wind and visibility can change, especially in 5. Leave What You Find open water sections, so take care. 6. Dispose of Waste Property 7. Minimise the Effects of Fire Canoeing is an adventure sport. When you go Practising a Leave No Trace ethic is very simple: Make it canoeing follow the five points below to stay safe: hard for others to see or hear you and LEAVE NO TRACE of your visit. www.leavenotraceireland.org Planning - Plan your trip well in advance by consulting with the trail website and local providers. INVASIVE SPECIES Experience - Ensure the trail is a suitable match for Help stop the spread of invasive species by following these your group’s experience. If you are inexperienced simple steps when you leave the water: use a local guide. 1. CLEAN and wash all equipment, footwear and clothes thoroughly of any organic material and living organisms. Pay Conditions - Consult the weather forecast and the particular attention to areas that are damp or hard to water level gauges in advance of your trip and only reach/inspect. go canoeing in favourable conditions. 2. DISINFECT all equipment using: a) 1% solution of "Virkon Aquatic" solution if available (rinse all disinfected equipment Equipment - Always wear an approved buoyancy thoroughly with clean tap water) and/or b) Steam Cleaning aid. Wear a helmet on Grade 2 and 3 trails. Bring and/or c) Power-hosing with water above 65 degrees Celsius extra and suitable clothing - preferably a wetsuit - or washing with water above 65 degrees Celsius. as well as equipment to deal with an emergency. 3. DRY all equipment and clothing thoroughly as certain species can survive for up to one month in wet or moist Emergencies - Ensure everyone in your group can conditions. swim to the bank or shore in the event of a capsize. 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