Lough Kinale

1.4 miles (2.3 km)

This walk visits Lough Kinale on the borders of counties Longford, Westmeath and Cavan.
The lake is located just south of Lough Sheelin.... A country lane runs just to the north of the lake. You can enjoy a peaceful stroll here with views towards the lake.
The lake is part of the Lough Kinale and Derragh Lough Special Protected Area (SPA). This is an important site for overwintering wildfowl, especially mute swan, pochard and tufted duck. The Eurasian coot is found here as well as smaller numbers of great crested grebe, little grebe and mallard. The birds fly back and forth between this lake and the much larger Lough Sheelin.

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Lough Kinale. Lough Kinale measures about 2 km (1.2 mi) long and 1 km (0.6 mi) wide. The majority of the lake is in County Longford. The lake lies about 10 km (6 mi) east of Granard, and is roughly equidistant from Cavan town, Longford town and Mullingar (each around 25 kilometres (16 mi) distant).[2] It is situated downstream from Lough Sheelin in the upper part of the catchment area of the River Inny, a main tributary of the River Shannon. A smaller lake, Lough Derragh, is linked to the outflow of the Inny River and Lough Kinale. It is a very shallow lake, with a maximum depth of around 4 m (13 ft). There are two parts, almost separated by a central swampy area. The margins of the lake have several reed beds, interspersed with calcium-rich marsh dominated by small sedges. The surrounding land has boggy areas, some of which have been converted to coniferous plantations.

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