Favour Royal Forest Walk
Favour Royal forest is known for the wildflower meadow and deer lawn. You can also see St Patrick’s chair, a gigantic druid stone and a ‘well’ credited with healing powers close to the forest. The Forest Walk is a 1mile long circular route in the forest, near Augher.
County Tyrone
Distance 0.8 miles
OS Map Sheet 19
Terrain Easy walking on forest tracks
Nearest Town Augher
Route Shape Circular
Grid Reference H616533
Route Type Woodland
From the car park follow the path behind the map/ information path. This path leads clockwise around the forest, alongside the river and back to the car park.
This walk is situated in a working forest environment and may be subject to diversion and closure from time to time.
Up to date information is available on the Forest Service web site – https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/favour-royal-forest
Deer lawn, St Patrick’s chair, gigantic druid stone
From the village of Augher take the road to Aughnacloy for approx. 3.5 miles. Turn right into the forest.
Translink – journeyplanner.translink.co.uk
Car parking and picnic facilities
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Favour Royal Forest Walk
I love this walk. I always run to the bottom and then go up to the chair and well on the way back – killer on the legs