Coachmans Walk

Healthy way to spend an hour in Ballybay

Coachmans Walk

This walk starts in Ballybay Town Park and circles around the 23 hectare Lough Major, with stops for fishing along the way. It is very scenic, giving panoramic views of the town of Ballybay and the surrounding countryside.

There is a little well along the way and eerie yew tree lined section. There is often plenty of

Trail

wildlife on and around the lake, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled.

Part of the walk includes the town park and the peace bridge. It takes about fifty minutes to an hour to complete the walk.

Here are DIRECTIONS how to find this walk.

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Ballybay

Town between two lakes

Ballybay

Ballybay (Irish: Béal Átha Beithe, meaning “mouth of the ford of the birch”) is a town in County Monaghan in Ireland, centered on the crossroads of the R183 and R162 regional roads (click here for directions).

The town is the meeting point for roads going to Monaghan, Castleblayney, Carrickmacross and Clones.  The town is built beside a large lake, Lough Major (In Irish “Lough Mór”) and the smaller Lough Minor. The Dromore River also runs through the south of the town, past Pearse Brothers Football Grounds, and past the Riverdale Hotel.

Lough Major

The town grew up in the 18th century, gaining its prosperity from the linen industry founded by the Jackson family. The Town council (Ballybay Development Committee) was established around 1870.

Today the town welcomes a large number of tourists a large proportion of whom are bird watchers who frequent the town to make use of the newly renovated lake district built around the local Lough Minor. The town is also a popular destination for fishermen who travel to the town to take part in various fishing competitions.

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