Lough Boora - Finnamore Lakes Route
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 4.31 mi
- Elevation gain
- 23 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 23 ft
- Max elevation
- 221 ft
- TrailRank
- 30
- Min elevation
- 181 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 2 hours 9 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1628
- Uploaded
- November 12, 2022
- Recorded
- November 2022
near Leabeg, Leinster (Ireland)
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Itinerary description
The Finnamore Lakes Route consists of Finnamores Upper (nearest to R357) and Lower, which are situated 16km to the west of Tullamore on the right (south) of the R357 Boora road, which links Cloghan village to the N52 at Blue Ball.
The lime-rich surface soil surrounding Finnamore’s Lake Lower was excavated during its construction. The fact that it consists largely of lake marl makes it a difficult substrate for plants to grow on particularly as it bakes hard during the Summer.
Swallows, House Martins and Sand Martins swoop over the lake whilst Wheatear and Common Sandpiper may be seen on the shore and in the surrounding grassland. During the Winter large numbers of Golden Plover and Lapwing gather in the wetlands and both Mute and Bewick’s Swans visit the lakes. Look out for the Black-tailed Skimmer and Keeled Skimmer, two dragonflies considered to have a local distribution in Ireland, and the many damselflies that can be seen near the lakeshore.
The lime-rich surface soil surrounding Finnamore’s Lake Lower was excavated during its construction. The fact that it consists largely of lake marl makes it a difficult substrate for plants to grow on particularly as it bakes hard during the Summer.
Swallows, House Martins and Sand Martins swoop over the lake whilst Wheatear and Common Sandpiper may be seen on the shore and in the surrounding grassland. During the Winter large numbers of Golden Plover and Lapwing gather in the wetlands and both Mute and Bewick’s Swans visit the lakes. Look out for the Black-tailed Skimmer and Keeled Skimmer, two dragonflies considered to have a local distribution in Ireland, and the many damselflies that can be seen near the lakeshore.
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