Town, Avenue & Lakeside

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A walk through the town centre & mature trail.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 2.54 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 52 ft
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    Descent: - 52 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 171 ft
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    Lowest point: 89 ft
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Description of the walk

Start : Shirley Arms Hotel/Courthouse Square (A81 W677) Grid ref. SA 906 638

(S/E) The yellow trail starts at the Shirley Arms Hotel/Courthouse Square. Continue up Main Street (R927) past St. Finbarr's Church and the St. Louis Convent.

(1) Walk down to the junction and turn left into Ardee Road.

(2) Take the next left (at the end of the shops) into Riverside Road (L4932).

(3) Exit the avenue onto the busy Oriel Road (R927) and turn left. Follow Dundalk Road, go straight at the roundabout. Keep going ahead. At the intersection with R179, go straight into O'Neill Street. At the T-junction, go right into Main Street and return to the hotel.(S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 141 ft - Shirley Arms Hotel/Courthouse Square
  2. 1 : mi 0.34 - alt. 131 ft - Ardee Road
  3. 2 : mi 0.44 - alt. 118 ft - Riverside Road
  4. 3 : mi 1.36 - alt. 138 ft - Oriel Road
  5. S/E : mi 2.54 - alt. 141 ft - Shirley Arms Hotel/Courthouse Square

Notes

Start : Shirley Arms Hotel/Courthouse Square (A81 W677) Grid ref. SA 906 638

Terrain : Use footpaths where available and if walking on the roadside stay on the right hand side facing oncoming traffic.

Find more information at Monahan Tourism here.

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