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| Route Details | Itineraries | Offers | Day/Short Breaks |
| Duration: | 7 days ( 3 and 4 days respectively) |
| Distance: | Northern Loop 100 miles /160 km circular: 3 days Southern Loop 135 miles / 216 km circular: 4 days |
| Traffic: | Route follows minor roads. Busy through towns. |
| Map: | “The Kingfisher Trail” - www.sustransshop.co.uk |
| Start/Finish: | Northern Loop: Enniskillen Southern Loop: Carrick-On-Shannon |
Push off from the tourist information centre in Enniskillen. Follow minor roads passing through scenic Florence Court Estate before climbing up to the Marble Arch Caves. From Belcoo travel along the shores of Lough Macnean to Garrison by Lough Melvin.
Off to Belleek, famed for it's pottery and still housing Ireland’s oldest and most famous pottery factory. A few miles further on is Castle Caldwell on Lough Erne's shore, an important Nature Reserve and well worth an hour's visit. Push on through the back roads into picturesque Pettigo.
From Pettigo pass the Drumskinny Stone Circles before a long straight descent into Kesh. From Kesh cycle along Lough Erne's shores into leafy Castle Archdale using the fantastic off road section. This eventually takes you back onto minor roads and into Enniskillen.
The Southern Loop leaves from Carrick-on-Shannon and follows Lough Allen to the Shannon Pot, where Ireland's greatest river rises. Continue along minor roads to Belcoo, close to the Marble Arch Caves, where a 75 minute tour takes you deep inside the Cuilcagh Mountain on an underground boat trip.
Cycle through Florence Court Estate and continue around the foothills of Cuilcagh mountain. Just south, pass through an island studded Upper Lough Erne on a small ferry, to the mystical Crom Estate. Continue on toward Newtownbutler a few miles further on.
At Clones the route begins to turn west again through watery landscapes toward Belturbet. Ballyconnell, a few miles further on is the gateway to the Shannon-Erne waterway.
From Ballyconnell the route crosses the Woodford River and runs along quiet minor roads passing the towns of Ballinamore and Leitrim before heading south again to Carrick on Shannon.
Let's face it, you'll have enough on your plate racking up the miles every day, so why not let a specialist activity provider organise the rest. Contact
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