Ballyronan Wood Walk

County	Distance	OS Map
Londonderry	1 miles	Sheet 14

Nearest Town	Route Shape	RouteType
Ballyronan Village	Circular	Lakeland

Terrain	Grid Reference (Start)	Grid Reference (Finish)
Good flat woodland paths	H949855	H949855

Ballyronan wood is a beautiful walk through a small 5 acre wet woodland on the shores of Lough Neagh.

The area boasts a wealth of wildlife easily viewed from the woodland path, such as mute swan, whooper swan, bewick swan, great crested grebes and tufted duck.

Point of Interest	Lough Neagh, Ballyronan Marina, fishing & watersports
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty	Other Area
Route Description	Start from Ballyronan Marina Car park and head in the direction of the caravan park at the north of the site. Located at the entrance to the caravan park is the Ballyronan Wood Sign. Follow the yellow way markers on a circular path along the Lough Shore past picnic areas. The return leg of the walk is via a woodland trail that leads back around to the start/finish point at the caravan park.
Getting to the Start	From Cookstown take the B73 to Coagh. From Coagh Village continue along the B160 into Ballyronan. The Marina is situated on the right hand side, on the shores of Lough Neagh. (Approximately 12 miles from Cookstown). Ballyronan Wood Walk starts from the Marina. Free car parking available onsite. From the M2 follow signs into Toome. From Toome follow signs to Ballyronan.
Facilities	Facilities include a picnic site, caravan and camping, marina, childrens play area and toilets.
Accessible Toilet Facilities	Yes
Accessible Terrain	Good flat woodland paths
Accessible Signage	Ballyronan Marina signposted from centre
Publication	Cookstown Visitor Guide & Sperrins Walking Guide
Publication Availability	Cookstown Tourist Information Centre Tel: 028 867 69949