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MAP LEGEND OVERVIEW 5 OVERVIEW CARRICK-ON-SHANNON TO CARRICK-ON-SHANNON You are here Roosky (T) 5 LANESBOROUGH Paddling Trail TO LANESBOROUGH 1 Direction of Flow 3 Alternative Route (A) Access Point 2 Carrick-on-Shannon (T) Trail Head to Roosky Section Cafe/Restaurant Camping Fresh Water 2a Historical Building/Ruins Hotel Info Jetty MAP LEGEND Roosky to Parking Lanesborough You are here Playground Section Paddling Trail Public House Put in/Take out Points Direction of Flow Newtown (A) Access Point Shop Whitehall Forbes (T) Trail Head Shower

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Access at car park in Carrick-on- Access at car park in Jamestown and Additional access point on the Shannon and Jamestown Drumsna. Portage around Albert Lock Jamestown to Drumsna journey. Access 7 Distance Distance at top of road with gate. Canoe slip to 9.0km 6.5km trail Duration Duration 3hr 2hr 10min Description Description River with cruiser navigation, grade 1 Canal with cruiser navigation, grade 1 Camlin with water moving downstream with water moving downstream. River 5 Roosky to 6 Termonbarry to 6a with cruiser navigation, grade 1 with Termonbarry Lanesborough River Loop water moving upstream Access at car park in Roosky and Access at car park in Termonbarry and Trailhead at Richmond Harbour. Access Termonbarry. Portage around Roosky Lanesborough. Portage around at car park adjacent to service block. to Lock Termonbarry Lock Distance Drumsna to Derrycarne 4 3 Dromod 3a Roosky Distance Distance 10km 13km 11.5km Duration Duration Duration Slow: 4 hours Access at car park in Drumsna Additional access point on the Access at car park in Dromod 7 4hr 20min 3hr 50min Fast: 2 hours and Dromod Jamestown to Dromod journey. Access at and Roosky Description Description Description Distance top of road with gate. Canoe slip to trail Distance River and lake with cruiser navigation, River with cruiser navigation, Grade 1 Complete loop in anti-clockwise direction. 12.0km 2.5km Grade 1 with water moving downstream. with water moving downstream Weir at Termonbarry is not navigable by Duration Duration Increased trail difficulty due to open canoe or kayak - do not approach from 4hr 50min water crossing at Lough Forbes upstream due to strong undercurrents. Description Description River section with cruiser navigation, River and lakes with cruiser navigation, River with cruiser navigation, grade 1 with Grade 1 water moving downstream. grade 1 with water moving downstream. water moving downstream Increased trail difficulty due to open Canal section with cruiser navigation, water crossing at Lough Tap, Lough Grade 1 flat water. Boderg, Lough Bofin