Lough Finn and Fintown Railway Walk

This walk visits Lough Finn on the Fintown Railway. The Fintown Railway (known in Irish as An Mhuc Dhubh or "The Black Pig") is the only operational heritage railway in County Donegal, Ireland....
Located in the village of Fintown (Baile na Finne), it offers a scenic 5km (3-mile) return trip on a restored section of the former County Donegal Railway, running along the shores of Lough Finn beneath the Aghla and Screig Mountains. From the Fintown station you can enjoy a stroll around Lough Finn with fine views over the water to the surrounding mountains.
You can continue your walking in the area on the Dungloe River Walk.

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Dungloe River Walk Lough Eske Slieve League Muckish Railway Walk Poison Glen Donegal Boardwalk Glenveagh Bridle Path Lough Salt Bloody Foreland Arranmore Island Errigal Mountain Walk Lough Anure

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View up Loch Finn from the Loch Finn Railway. The lough, along with its neighbouring village of Fintown, was named after a mythological woman, Finngeal, who drowned in the lake after attempting to save her wounded brother Feargamhain. The water from Lough Finn outflows into the River Finn.

Fintown Railway on trackbed of CDR County Donegal Railway

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