Highway to Health The walk commences at the Highway to Health is a simple bottom of Main and innovative scheme which aims to encourage people of Street opposite all ages to walk for leisure Bridewell Tourist and good health. It uses Length of Walk: Information Centre. attractive pole signs at one 5.88 Km kilometre intervals on an Tobermore Road Hospital RoadHospital Highway It measures established route. To Health 5.88 km. As an Walking is one of the simplest, MAGHERAFELT alternative the walk safest and most effective can be divided into forms of physical activity. Every adult in Northern Ireland two shorter circuits. Bridewell Castledawson Road should accumulate 30 minutes Rainey The Hospital Road, of physical activity on most days of Endowed Tourist Information the week. Northern Ireland has Tobermore Road School one of the highest rates of heart circuit measures disease and stroke in the western King Street world. Taking regular exercise is 2.46 km while the one effective method of reducing King Street, the risk of cardiovascular disease. Highfield Road Ballyronan Road, People who have not been Ring Road, taking regular exercise should Highfield Road route start slowly and gradually Leisure build up to 30 minutes per day. Centre Ballyronan Road measures 4.28 km.

It may be advisable to consult your doctor if you have any All of the walks can history of cardiovascular disease be started at any in the family or if you are overweight. It is important in point on the circuit these instances that you begin and walked in either with gentle exercise, moving to a brisker pace in time. direction. Parkmore Road If you would like further advice Let’s Go please contact our Advice Line 0845 769 7299 Walking... (Mon. to Fri. 9 am to 1 pm). Calls are charged at local rates. Moneymore Road Ring Road Magherafelt District Council Office Andrew P Dougal Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Chest, Heart, Stroke Association M A G H E R A F E L T D I S T R I C T C O U N C I L