1 Digby Bridge

0.8km

2 Bolands Lock DIGBY BRIDGE - LOUGH BOORA DISCOVERY PARK GRAND CANAL 1.4km Digby Bridge TULLAMORE - BALLYCOWAN 3 Tullamore Harbour 3.2km

CYCLEWAY 0.4km GREENWAY Boland’s Lock Clara 4 Tullamore Dew Heritage Centre

0.6km Tullamore N52 5 Harbour Srah Road

Ballycumber 0.6km 6 3.6km Srah Castle Tullamore Dew Heritage Centre

3.0km 32.8km

7 Ballycowan Bridge Srah Castle 0.3km

Ballinamere 8 Ballycowan Castle 2 Ballycowan Castle 6 5 1 3.8km 11.6km Pollagh Rahan 9 7 8 10 9 Rahan Monastic Site 4 3 B Charleville Bridge 7.5km A Rahan Monastic Site Pollagh Village Ferbane Killina Tullamore Ballinagar10 Pollagh Village 4.4km 11 Turraun Wetlands 11 14.4km

10km Mucklagh N80 12 Turraun Wetlands 12 Lough Boora Discovery ParkGeashill Lough Boora Discovery Park

* Blueball Other Points of Interest A Charleville Castle Killurin N52 Lynally Monastic Site B Lynally Monastic Site Killeigh M6 Charleville Castle Edenderry Clara Please: • Keep to your left, pass on the right, ring your bell! • Note deep water and take care, especially with children. N62 N52 Clonmacnoise Ballycumber • Cyclists yield to pedestrians. • Note and respect local access. Mountbolus Ballinamere Rahan • Cycle at an appropriate speed. • Enjoy YOUR Grand Canal Greenway. Ferbane Daingean • Take all your litter home. Belmont Pollagh 1km TULLAMORE Clonbullogue Killina Geashill N80 The Grand Canal Greenway Shannon N52 Blueball Map Legend The Grand Canal Greenway is an historic trail which traverses Leinster from Ringsend in Dublin City to the River Harbour Shannon at Shannon Harbour in County Offaly. Kilcormac N62 Kilcormac Banagher Portarlington The route is punctuated by canal locks, lock houses and industrial architecture from bygone days. The Greenway Ballyboy Grand Canal follows the pleasant canal towpath, which was formally used by powerful draft horses pulling barges laden with N52 Grand Canal Cycleway goods and passengers. The Offaly Grand Canal Greenway stretches from Edenderry in the east to Shannon Harbour in the west of the county. Birr Kinnitty Grand Canal Walkway The Tullamore to Lough Boora Section of the Greenway links two landmark sites along Ireland’s Ancient East - Tullamore DEW and Lough Boora Discovery Park. The 22km journey westwards offers historic sites and rural Lough Boora Walking/Cycle Routes tranquility in abundance. N62 The current stage from Srah Road in Tullamore to Ballycowan Bridge is 3.6km. Route Grading Rail Line Be prepared. Although the route is primarily off-road, you still need to take special care at all road junctions and

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towpath alongside open canal waters. r Dublin e rand C Shinrone iv G ana Cafe/Restaurant Picnic Area the canal. Ensure you have the fitness and time for the walk or cycle; check the weather forecast and be prepared R l Generally flat with a smooth sealed surface. Some slopes at canal bridges and canal for changing weather conditions. Tullamore Hotel Swimming Pool locks. This trail is suitable for all ages and all types of bikes. Please exercise caution Be considerate of other people. This is a mixed use route - while walking, beware of cyclists approaching. Cyclists at the intersections with public roads, and where surface is shared with public roads, should use a bell to alert walkers. Park appropriately and do not block entrances or other cars. Leave gates as you and alongside open waters. Info Toilets Design: find them and do not damage property. M7 www.graphicindex.com Moneygall Parking Train Station Respect Farm Animals and Wildlife. Keep a safe distance from farm animals. Leave habitats, plants and animals as you find them. Keep dogs on a short lead and remember to ‘scoop-the-poop’. Shop * Check loughboora.com for seasonal opening hours. In the unlikely event of an emergency please dial 999 or 112 to contact emergency services.

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