Highway to Health, Craigavon Lake
This urban walk is part of the Highway to Health Scheme – a simple and innovative scheme which aims to encourage people of all ages to walk for leisure and good health. It uses pole signs at one kilometre intervals on an established route.
County Armagh
Distance 2.16 miles
OS Map Sheet 20
Terrain Tarmac/paving
Nearest Town Craigavon
Route Shape Circular
Grid Reference J06115 56612
Route Type Highway to Health, Lakeland
The route follows the path around the south lake, passing through formal parkland and semi-natural grassland habitat where a wealth of wildlife can be seen including tufted duck, pochard, mallard, mute swans, reed bunting, sedge warbler, skylark and wood white butterfly (please keep to the path). The route can be walked in either direction and started at any point. It is 3.48km in length and takes about 30 – 35 minutes to complete.
Translink – journeyplanner.translink.co.uk
Translink – journeyplanner.translink.co.uk
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Highway to Health, Craigavon Lake