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Canoeni St3:Layout 1 1/7/08 17:37 Page 1 406 CAAN CanoeNI St3:Layout 1 1/7/08 17:37 Page 1 canoe northern ireland escapethe perfect way to canoeni.com 406 CAAN CanoeNI St3:Layout 1 1/7/08 17:37 Page 2 northern ireland go with the flow... accessible Fly from Great Britain to Northern Ireland in less than one hour. Drive from Dublin in less than two hours. unique Paddle Europe’s only official canoe trails. variety Choose from meandering rivers, peaceful loughs and a remarkable sea lough. tranquility Find unspoilt countryside dotted with charming towns and villages. FRONT COVER: CRICHTON TOWER, GAD ISLAND, UPPER LOUGH ERNE, COUNTY FERMANAGH BACK COVER: LOWER BANN, COUNTY LONDONDERRY SALT ISLAND, STRANGFORD LOUGH, COUNTY DOWN. COUNTY LOUGH, STRANGFORD ISLAND, SALT 01 | canoeni.com canoeni.com | 02 406 CAAN CanoeNI St3:Layout 1 1/7/08 17:37 Page 4 contents northern ireland 05 The Great Escape Get a sense of the fascinating canoe trails that lie ahead. your perfect canoeing experience... 07 Lower Bann ...serenity of the Lower Bann. learn from the best... 09 Lough Erne Interested in taking up canoeing but don’t know where to start? Why not contact ...enchanting beauty of Lough Erne. one of the many canoeing providers for lessons before you head off. 11 Lough Neagh follow the leader... ...fantastic views of Lough Neagh. Combine local knowledge with safety. Canoeing providers can provide a guiding service to ensure you get the most out of your trip. 13 Blackwater ...gentle waters of the River Blackwater. just add water... ERNE, FERMANAGH. UPPER LOUGH COUNTY 15 Strangford Don’t want the hassle of organising the trip? Contact a canoeing provider to ...stunning setting of Strangford Lough. arrange an itinerary, provide equipment and shuttles. All you have to do is turn up. 17 Practical Information go it alone... Safety and Accomodation. Got the knowledge and the gear? All the information needed to plan a trip is available in our waterproof guides and comprehensive website. 18 Canoeing Providers Directory Comprehensive list of Canoeing Providers. 19 Planning your trip in Northern Ireland Whether you visit by land, sea or air find all the information you will need! Countryside Access Activities Network (CAAN) is grateful to the following for providing photographs for this publication: Lucinda Manouch www.manouchphotography Catherine Leinster www.thinkstudio.co.uk Boyd McClurg www.boydmcclurg.co.uk 03 | canoeni.com canoeni.com | 04 406 CAAN CanoeNI St3:Layout 1 1/7/08 17:38 Page 6 Strangford Lough: Blackwater: Lough Erne: the great escape... 1 Islands and Inlets 2 Calming Countryside 3 Lakeland Paradise Canoe trails provide the perfect way to escape the rush and explore Northern Ireland’s countryside PORTRUSH One of the UK’s most scenic areas, Welcome to 20 kilometres of the most Ask any paddler in Northern Ireland about COLERAINECOLERAINE Strangford Lough, is a sea kayaker’s dream relaxing paddling you are ever going to Lough Erne and they will reply using words come true. From its many picturesque experience. Choose from one of many like “spectacular, brilliant and fantastic.” islands to its abundance of wildlife, access points, launch onto the gently This is because they are familiar with the including curious seals, it is somewhere you flowing water and cruise between the magical maze of islands, abundant wildlife simply have to paddle. scenic Counties of Tyrone and Armagh. and superb shoreline attractions that make this 50 kilometre trail an award-winner. As Mike McClure explains on page 15, the By the time the magical Coney Island comes fact that its shoreline boasts some of into view on Lough Neagh, you should be Check out page 9 where Robert Livingstone Northern Ireland’s best-loved villages, is just wondering why you left it so long to give explains what this amazing part of the AANTRIMNTRIM another of the many features that makes this trail a go. Find out more on page 13. world has to offer. the Strangford Lough canoe trail “perfect”. OMAGHOMAGH DDUNGANNONUNGANNON Lough Neagh: Lower Bann: tell me more 4 Wide and Wonderful 5 Nature and Legends Armagh and Down Tourism DOWNPATRICKDOWNPATRICK www.armaghanddown.com Belfast Visitor and Convention Bureau NEWCASTLE www.gotobelfast.com Legend has it that Finn McCool created Home to nature reserves and flowing Causeway Coast and Glens Tourism Lough Neagh when he needed a fistful of through an area steeped in history, the www.causewaycoastandglens.com earth to throw at a fleeing Scottish rival. If Lower Bann is a superb trail in a beautiful true, you have the mythical warrior to thank part of Northern Ireland. Derry Visitor and Convention Bureau Each canoe trail will allow you to explore a different part of Northern Ireland’s interesting for a trail that makes it possible to canoe www.derryvisitor.com from the south of Northern Ireland to the It is worth travelling slowly along its 58 countryside. Our short description of each canoe trail will give you an idea of what lies ahead. Atlantic Ocean by linking the Blackwater kilometres, taking in the peace and quiet Fermanagh Lakeland Tourism and Lower Bann. and exploring what it has to offer. www.fermanaghlakelands.com So what are you waiting for? Phil McKee who describes the trail, Go to page 11 for details and read why recommends that you put more than a few Sperrins Tourism Alastair Scott-McKinley loves exploring the days aside for this one. www.sperrinstourism.com The Escape begins! lough’s western shore. What is a Canoe Trail? A canoe trail is an interesting or challenging stretch of water which offers public access for canoeists to paddle. It is indicated on a map showing its associated facilities such as jetties, slipways, car parks and toilets. At designated access points, information panels provide additional details of its features and that of the surrounding area. Canoe trails may be paddled as a whole section or in sections. Planning your trip could not be easier as each canoe trail has it own official waterproof guide, designed by canoeists and available from all Tourist Information Centres. It includes a range of useful information such as map, campsites, visitor attractions, toilets etc. NEWFERRY, LOWER BANN, COUNTY ANTRIM. BANN, COUNTY LOWER NEWFERRY, 05 | canoeni.com canoeni.com | 06 406 CAAN CanoeNI St3:Layout 1 1/7/08 17:38 Page 8 lower bann County: Londonderry and Antrim Distance: 58km “Everything about it makes for a Type/Grade of Water: River, Lough and Estuary/Flat to Grade 3 great trip and you can have a blast Maps: OSNI Sheet 4 Coleraine, OSNI Sheet 8 Ballymoney, OSNI Sheet 14 Lough Neagh both on and off the water” Points of Interest: Lough Beg Nature Reserve, Portglenone, Coleraine and Estuary Nature Reserve. There are two key reasons paddle you will pass through renowned At Portglenone, you will come across nature reserves. As McKee puts it, “it’s Our Lady of Bethlehem Abbey, a Cisterian why Philip McKee, an avid possible to finish the trail in two days, but monastery founded in 1948 with its modern paddler who lives near the you will need longer to take it all in, which coffee shop. To get an idea of the beautiful Lower Bann, loves getting is why there are are a number of overnight surroundings, just consider that Murtough facilities to avail of including an excellent MacNeill, an Irish prince, said of Agivey, that out on the water in this campsite at Drumaheglis.” it was “not more beautiful to be in beautiful part of Northern paradise”. Wildlife enthusiasts will want to For experienced paddlers there is the go slowly through parts such as Lough Beg Ireland. “The first is its added thrill of fast flowing water and and the area near Coleraine marina. peace and quiet and the rapids downstream of each of the sluice Species to look out for throughout the length second is that while enjoying gates and weirs of which there are five in of the Lower Bann include otter, kingfisher, total. For the beginner, there is the comfort whooper swan and wading birds, while these you are never far of very straightforward navigation common seals can be seen in the estuary from a good pub.” channels that allow you to gently bypass downstream of the Cutts at Coleraine. these more challenging sections. Elaine Alexander is a fanatical paddler from Starting in Toome, at the edge of Lough Those interested in history will be Monaghan and just can’t speak highly Neagh, this broad river runs for 58 enthralled from the very beginning. Toome enough of the Lower Bann. “I love kilometres along the borders of Antrim and is believed to be the site of one of the first paddling on this trail,” she says. Londonderry to just beyond Coleraine human settlements on the island of “Everything about it makes for a great trip where it flows into the Atlantic Ocean. Ireland, Movanagher, a series of forts and and you can have a blast both on and off On its banks you will find extremely raths, dates back to 500 AD. the water”. important historical sites and as you LOWER BANN, COUNTY ANTRIM. BANN, COUNTY LOWER TOOME CANAL, LOWER BANN, COUNTY ANTRIM. BANN, COUNTY CANAL, LOWER TOOME LOUGH BEG, LOWER BANN, COUNTY ANTRIM. BANN, COUNTY LOWER BEG, LOUGH 07 | canoeni.com canoeni.com | 08 406 CAAN CanoeNI St3:Layout 1 1/7/08 17:38 Page 10 lough erne lough erne “The area is so lush and green ERNE, FERMANAGH. LOUGH COUNTY LOWER and the water is easy to paddle” Drop in on Enniskillen, an island town, or come ashore at Devenish Island and check out its 12th century round tower.
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