Castle Archdale Country Park and the Lough Erne shore

From the car park beside the ruins of Castle Archdale, the line runs west along the shore past the marina, follows forest tracks round the western edge of the park with the lough close by, then goes south through Castle Archdale Forest and back by tracks to the car park. Lower Lough Erne shows through the trees on most of the western half.

It is 6.7 km round with 48 m of ascent; allow about 2 hours. The grade is Easy: wide compacted tracks and short paths, with a few short road stretches. The forest is a 520 hectare mixed forest on the lough shore; nidirect says parts can be restricted occasionally for forest work, so pay attention to signs.

The country park is managed by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency, and nidirect says entrance is free; no parking charge is stated. The park has a World War Two heritage trail and a museum, and walks and cycle routes are waymarked from the car park. No café or bus is reached on this walk.

Route drawn by Global Adventurer along OpenStreetMap paths (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), with figures worked out from it. Check the forecast and the ground on the day: paths change.