Bann Boulevard – Portadown
The Bann Boulevard is the perfect place for a short walk or as a starting point for a much longer linear walk. The wide tarmac surface makes the path suitable for all users. The towpath is a shared use path and can be busy at times, however, cyclists should give way to pedestrians.
County Armagh
Distance 0.8 miles
OS Map 20
Terrain Flat tarmac surface
Nearest Town Portadown
Route Shape Linear
Grid Reference J013540
Route Type Riverside
A convenient car park is located behind The Meadows Shopping Centre delivery area (off Meadow Lane) at the rear of the shopping centre, beside Portadown Boat Club.
From the car park, looking at the river, walk to your right along the tarmac path until you reach the Point of Whitecoat Bridge.
At this point you can cross the bridge and continue along the towpath to Knock Bridge and beyond or return along the same path back to the car park.
Point of Whitecoat Bridge where the river splits 3 ways
Translink – journeyplanner.translink.co.uk
Translink – journeyplanner.translink.co.uk
Car park. The following facilities are available for users with limited mobility: – Disabled parking.
Grade 2
- The path can be expected to be hard and firm with some loose stones (not bigger than 1cm) and will be at least 1.2m wide for its entire length.
- The path will not be steeper than 5° or have a cross slope of greater than 5°.
- There will not be any obstacles such as steps or stiles and surface breaks will be a max of 12mm in width.
- There will be a clear head height of at least 1m wide and 2.1 in height for the entire length of the route.
- There will be passing places at least every 150m and rest areas at least every 300m.
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Walk Route
Bann Boulevard – Portadown
i have waked this section and a few other sections of the river bann walk, all are on flat ground beautifull scenery all along the bann up to newry