Walks by Lower Lough Erne in downstream sequence: 

An excellent map of the park is available from the Information Centre. The Yellow Walk will appeal to boating folk as it passes by the marina and close to many interesting features including the Information Centre, Exhibition Centre, Castle Gardens, Bath House, Bog Garden, Deer Pen, Rare Breeds Collection, Butterfly Garden, and Wildfowl Ponds before returning along the shore to the marina.

Those interested in a slightly longer walk will enjoy the walk to the Old Castle (H186599). The castle is now in ruins. The route is shown on the Ordnance Survey Outdoor Pursuits map. The optional walk around the peninsula named Tom's Island is well worth including in the walk.

The Exhibition Centre houses the "Castle Archdale at War" exhibition. This interesting exhibition focuses on the flying-boat station that was located at Castle Archdale during World War II. The IWAI Heritage page includes a link to an article entitled The Flying Boats in Fermanagh. This article is well worth reading before visiting the museum.

For further information, including museum opening times, visit the Environment and Heritage Service's Castle Archdale Country Park web page.

Maghoo Jetty is very exposed. Hence the walk may only be approached using a cruiser as a base when the lower lake is relatively calm.

From Magho Jetty cross the road and head straight into the climb to the Lough Navar view point. Having enjoyed the view, head west along the Ulster Way to Meenameen Lough (H029561). Follow the path around the lake and head south and round Lough Navar. Then head east to the Sweathouse (H054547). Continue on the path until it joins the road. Turn left and follow the road as far as the entrance to the forest park (H074546). Follow the tracks back to the Lough Navar view point passing the Aghameelan view point on the way. Then enjoy the walk down the hill and back to the jetty.

• Boa Island. There are some interesting stone figues at the ancient Cladragh burial ground (H085620) on Boa Island. When we visited the island in 1994 we anchored just south of the burial ground and used the dingy to go ashore. The Shannon Guide (Delany 2000) now includes a section on the Erne Navigation. The Guide suggests an alternate approach:
  
  ". . there are quays providing access to Lusty More and Lusty Beg, with a restaurant at the latter. From here there is a ferry to Boa Island and this is the best way to approach the ancient burial ground of Cladragh where you can see the famous Janus figures."
  
  The jetty at Lusty Beg is at H111623. From there the round-trip distance to the burial ground is about 7 km.
   
• Devenish Island. The island is one of the most important monastic sites in Ireland. There is a landing point at H226471.
   
• Inchmacsaint. Another one of the many monastic sites on the Erne and Shannon navigations. Of particular interest is the undecorated High Cross. There is a landing point at H167542.
   
• White Island. See Castle Archdale. 

These walks are included because of the interesting sites visited. Three are short.

Inish Davar. Many of the islands on Lower Lough Erne have attractive woodland paths and good wooden jetties that provide easy access for boating folk. Inish Davar is a typical example. The jetty is at H179550. From the jetty a nice fifteen minute walk takes one around the island.

Lusty Beg. Jim Murray, a regular contributor to these pages, told me about some paths around Lusty Beg, his favourite island on whole system. In June 2001 we explored these paths. From the jetty (H111622) we walked northwest to the ferry terminal. From there we headed west. The path stays close to the northern shore of the island and takes one to the westernmost tip of the island (H101619). From there we retraced our steps to where a path takes one to the southern shore and from there back to the starting point. At the time of our visit sections of the path were not in good condition. Hopefully they will be put back in good order. The walk took about forty-five minutes.

Maps: