walking

Walk Information:

                                                                        lough Talt.

• Length: 5.5km
 
• Ascent: 30m
 
• Time: 1hr

• Longitude: 54.0826560079
 
• Latitude: -8.9147186279

• Trailhead: Lough Talt, Co. Sligo
 
• Waymarking: None

• OSI Map Series: Series 24

• Suggested Gear: Hiking boots, rain gear, snacks, mobile phone.
• Directions from the cottage.

• This is a lovely walk around the shores of picturesque Lough Talt. The lake and its surroundings are home to a diverse range of bird life, with wild ducks, swans and dippers to be seen overhead. The lake also boasts an abundance of brown trout, making it a popular destination with anglers.

  The Route

  The first section of this walk is along a lakeshore track with the return journey along a busy road. You might prefer to return along the same track. Follow the track along the western shore of the lake. Head uphill from the lake, past the ruins of some houses, through the gates and onto an old road. Take a right turn onto the R294 near the gap and follow the main road back along the eastern side of the lakeshore.

  Did you know?

  During the year of the French (1798), General Jean Joseph Amable Humbert marched his army through the Lough Talt valley on the way from Bonniconlon to battle in Longford. At least three French soldiers perished and are buried at the Old Gorterslin road overlooking Lough Talt (French Mans Grave) and on the Bonniconlon side of the gap in an area known as the French Man’s bridge.