Craigavon Lakes

County	Distance	OS Map
Armagh	3 miles	Sheet 20

Nearest Town	Route Shape	RouteType
Craigavon	Circular	Forest, Parkland & Grassland

Terrain	Grid Reference (Start)	Grid Reference (Finish)
Varied surfaces & shared paths	J048569	J048569

An extensive network of walking and cycling paths are set within the Parkland around the Craigavon Lakes and are suitable for disabled users and families and incorporate the National Cycle Network Route 9. The route around the two lakes is 3 miles, but there are many more paths besides.

Point of Interest	Craigavon Watersports Centre, Tannaghmore Gardens
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty	Other Area
Route Description	From the Craigavon Watersports Centre car park, start walking on the wide tarmac path beside the lake and walk in either a clockwise or anti-clockwise direction, keeping the lake to one side. For the first half of the walk, follow the signs for Tannaghmore Gardens. Once you have reached the gardens, follow the signs for Craigavon Water Sports Centre to return to the car park. During the walk, you will come to two bridges. You must pass under these in order to complete the circuit of both lakes. It will take approximately 45mins – 1hr to complete the walk and at one point you may be up to 100metres from the waters edge. When you approach the railway line, you may want to take a short detour into the Local Nature Reserve on either side of the railway line, to view the wildflowers, butterflies and orchids, however it should be noted that the path for this walk has yet to be laid and is therefore currently unsuitable for disabled users and pushchairs.
Getting to the Start	A recommended starting point for the walk is Craigavon Watersports Centre, where a car park, toilets, refreshments and further information are available. To get to the Watersports Centre: By Bike - Cyclists can access the path from routes 9 & 94 of the National Cycle Network By Bus - The nearest bus stop is at Rushmere Shopping Centre, from here it is a 5 minute walk across a footbridge at the rear of the shopping centre. By Car - From the M1 take junction 10 and follow signs to Craigavon Centre. Look for signs to the Watersports Centre at roundabout 3.
Facilities	Toilets and refreshments are available from the Craigavon Watersports Centre and Tannaghmore Animal Farm
Accessible Toilet Facilities	Yes
Accessible Terrain	Varied surfaces including flat tarmc paths, off-road trails through woods and shaared paths.
Accessible Signage	No
Publication	Walking and Cycling in Craigavon
Publication Availability	Contact the Lough Neagh Discovery Centre on 02838322205