emigratie • armagh city walks
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2006
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The following walks are based on our own experience when walking the countryside last year. Paul would have walked on his own, I would have walked with both girls in the double pram. Time guidelines are obviously influenced by this. So if you are an experienced walker, you might want to take some time of the guideline.
Tips: Although the descriptions should keep you on the right track, we would recommend that you buy the Ordnance Survey of Norther Ireland Map of Armagh City. On the back of the city map is a district road map, which will help you setting out outside of the city. These are the maps we used to make descriptions. I bought ours in the Armagh Tourst Office for GBP 5.40.
When there is no sidewalk, walk on right side of the road, against traffic. This way you can see uncoming traffic and vise versa. Change sides at tight corners. Even when there is plenty of space on the road, stop and/or step onto the shoulder to let other road users know you have seen them.
Take your own food and drink, because there or hardly any shops or pubs etc along the way.
Bring your raincoat and enjoy the scenery whatever the weather!
SOUTHWEST
Milford Walk
a) Start on Mall West, walk towards the Gaol, at the Gaol turn right into Barrack Street, at the police station turn right into Friary Road.
b) Cross the road at the traffic lights near the Palace gates, continue on Friary Road and take the road on your left down to Irish Street.
c) Turn left into Irish Street and follow Irish Street until you get to a y-junction with Keady Road and Rock Road. Take right fork of the junction into Rock Road.
d) Keep following Rock Road through a sharp bend to the left, past a cemetery and past a minor road to a nature reserve. Take the next road to the right. At the end of this road turn right onto Ballyards Road.
e) After the railway bridge take the first turn left and at the end of this road, turn right unto Magheraville Road.
f) On the A3 (Monaghan Road) Turn right and CAREFULLY walk along on the side of the road until you can see Baltarran Road on the other side. Cross Monaghan Road very carefully and turn into Baltarran Road.
g) Take the first turn to the right into Ballyrath Road. At the end of Ballyrath Road, turn right unto the A28 (Killylea Road), cross to get to sidewalk on other side of road and keep following Killylea Road and Friary Road back into the city.
Time: 3,5 hours
Type of roads: mostly minor roads with two stretches along A roads, Mostly flat or hilly with one or two steep climbs.
Alternative routes:
True shortcut (not nice, but gets you back fairly quickly):
e) Keep following Ballyards Road straight ahead where it turns into Hill Street through Milford. At the A3 (Monaghan Road), turn right and follow Monaghan Road back to Irish Street.
f) Turn left into Irish Street and continue till you reach the road going up on your right, turn right here and follow the road back into town.
Long shortcut:
e) Keep following Ballyards Road straight ahead where it turns into Hill Street through Milford. At the A3 (Monaghan Road), turn right and follow the road till you see Umgola Road on the other side of the road. Cross and turn into Umgola Road.
f) When you reach the end of Umgola Road, turn right into Killylea Road, keep following Killylea Road and Friary Road back into the city.
Ballyards Walk
a) Start on Mall West, walk towards the Gaol, at the Gaol turn right into Barrack Street, at the police station turn right into Friary Road.
b) Cross the road at the traffic lights near the Palace gates, continue on Friary Road and take the road on your left down to Irish Street.
c) Turn left into Irish Street and follow Irish Street until you get to a y-junction with Keady Road and Rock Road. Take right fork of the junction into Rock Road.
d) Keep following Rock Road till you reach the A 29 (Keady Road), cross and continue on the other side.
e) Take the first turn to your left into Drumconwell Road and when you come to the A 29 again, cross and continue straight ahead. At next t-junction, turn right into Ballyards Road.
f) At the junction near the Castle, go straight ahead, at the end of this road, turn left unto Rock Road, in the sharp bend in the road, go straight ahead into Rockford Road.
g) At the end of Rockford Road, turn right unto Monaghan Road, at the end, turn left into Irish Street. Before the viaduct, turn right into the road verging with Friary Road and continue towards the city.
Time: 2.5 hours
Type of roads: Mainly minor roads or side walks along A-/B-roads
EAST
Drumbee walk, long
a) Start on Mall East, walk towards the Gaol, cross Victoria Street, past the Bank and turn left in Barracks Hill.
b) Follow Barrack Hill over two hills and than continue when it changes into Hamiltonsbawn Road. At a sharp bend in the road, take the turn right into Stockingmans Hill Road.
c) Take the next turn right into Edenveys Road, take the next turn left into Ballynahonemore Road.
d) At the end of Ballynahonemore Road turn right into drumbee More Road, follow and then turn left into Drumbee beg Road.
e) At the end of the road, turn right into Hamiltonsbawn Road and shortly after turn left again
f) At the end of this road, walk up to the t-junction and turn left into Tirnascobe road.
g) Keep following until Hamiltonsbawn Road and turn right into Hamiltonsbawn Road and continue to follow until you reach the Mall again. Be very careful on the first part, as there is no hard shoulder to walk on (for alternative, longer route on hard shoulder, see below)
Time: 3,5 hours Type of roads: mostly minor roads with one stretch along A road, Mostly hilly with a few steep climbs. Alternative routes: To avoid the Hamiltonsbawn Road: g) Nearly at the end of Tirnascobe Road, turn right into Killuney Road, at the end of Killuney Road turn left into the Portadown Road. This is also a busy A road, but it has a hard shoulder to walk on. This alternative will add up to half an hour to your time.
Drumbee walk short
a) Start on Mall East, walk towards the Gaol, cross Victoria Street, past the Bank and turn left in Barracks Hill.
b) Follow Barrack Hill over two hills and than continue when it changes into Hamiltonsbawn Road. At a sharp bend in the road, take the turn right into Stockingmans Hill Road.
c) Take the next turn right into Edenveys Road, take the next turn left into Ballynahonemore Road.
d) At the end of Ballynahonemore Road turn left into Drumbee More Road, at the end turn left into Hamiltonsbawn Road.
e) Take the next turn into Stockingmans Hill Raod and follow to the end, turn left and follow the sidewalk along Hamiltonsbawn Road and Barrack Hill back to the Mall
Time: 1.5 hours NORTH Drummanmore walk a)Start on the Mall, in front of the court house, turn right into College Hill and follow til after the second round about near Elim church. b)Just before Elim church turn left in Drummanmore Road and follow this road till the Castle dillon gate lodge on your right hand side. c)Turn left into Ballybrannon Road and follow this until Loughgall Road, turn left and follow Loughgall Road, Railway Street and Lonsdale Road back to the Mall Time: 3 hours Type of roads: sidewalk and minor roads NORTHWEST Grangemore Walk a)Start on the Mall, in front of the court house, take the road onto the left, Lonsdale Road, follow into Railway Street and Loughgall Road until St. patrick's Primary School. b)Turn left into Drumbreda Walk that continues into Drumcairn Road. Take the first turn left, cross the Dungannon Road and continue on the other side on the Aghanore Road. c)Follow Aghanore Road til t-crossing, turn left and left again at the Teeraw Road, at the end of the Teeraw Road turn left into Battleford Road, follow Battleford Road into Cathedral Road back into the city, turn right at round about and follow English Street to the Mall Time: 3 hours Type of roads: Minor and B-roads CITY Ballynahone River walk a)Start on Mall East, walk towards the Gaol, cross Victoria Street, past the Bank and turn left in Barracks Hill. Across the hill, turn left after Killuney Drive, where there is a hole in the low wall. b)This will get you unto a forest path along the Ballynahone River, known locally as the Folley. Keep following the path along the river until it meets up with a tarmac pedestrian/cyclist path that will lead you to Newry Road. c)Turn right unto the Newry Road and follow back into the city, turn right into Barrack Street to get back to the Mall Time: 45 minutes-1 hour Type of roads: B-road, forest path, and side walk Mullinure walk a)Start on the Mall, in front of the court house, turn right into College Hill and follow till after the round about, turn left into Mullinure Lane b)Follow Mullinure Lane right till the end through the hospital grounds, turn left on the Loughgall Road c)Follow Loughgall Road, Railway Street and Lonsdale Road back to the Mall Time: 1 hour Type of roads: Side walks and minor road