The Broad Water The Broad Water
Aghalee Route Description
The route begins in the Village of Aghalee and
Start/Finish
follows the line of the towpath of the old Lagan
Soldierstown
Lock-Keepers ough Council
House
Canal to Moira Railway Station. A concealed
entrance is located just off the Soldierstown
Moira
Bank Rangers
House
Road. From here you can see the surviving lock-
Broad Water keeper’s house at No 18 lock. As you proceed
along the towpath you will see a small property
Start/Finish
formerly owned by the Lagan Navigation
Moira
Company.
Railway Gl
enavy Ro
Station
oduced by kind permission of Antrim Bor
ad
Repr
Since the canal was abandoned in 1954 the banks
The Broad Water is a towpath walk of some
have become overgrown and an array of colour is
3 miles between Aghalee and Moira Railway
provided by a variety of trees, shrubs and wild
Station and takes you along the route of the
flowers. Just over half way along the route you
original Lagan Canal through Soldierstown. Keep
will see the picturesque Soliderstown Church on
an eye out for the large variety of breeding and
your right. The final section of path takes us to
wintering wildfowl.
Moira Railway Station, with the canal and
towpath passing under the railway bridge which
County Antrim was built in 1833.
Distance 3 miles (5km)
OS Map OSNI sheet 20, Craigavon
How to get there
Aghalee Village bridge, Station Road, Moira.
Nearest Town Moira Village
Route Shape Linear Facilities
Points of Interest Soldierstown Church &
Car parking available at Soldierstown.
Graveyard
Refreshments available in Moira. Picnic area
Terrain Flat towpath
en-route.
Grid Ref (Start) J157618
Grid Ref (Finish) J124649
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