Craigavon Balancing Lakes, referred locally as 'The Lakes' are a set of man-made lakes built in the 1970s to control flooding. The route around the lakes is entirely flat and follows a mixture of paved and gravel paths close to the shoreline, which creates some wonderful water views as you jog along.

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January 18, 2023

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Similarly to a reservoir, these balancing lakes function as a water store. However, instead of storing the water for the purposes of consumption it is utilised to temporarily store flood waters. As the surrounding areas become more built up with hard surfaces, less rain excess water is stored by soil resulting in it routing quicker into the rivers. These balancing lakes help by reducing the volume of rain water reaching the rivers, which prevents flooding.

And more importantly for cyclists it has the great byproduct of providing a pretty feature for MTB trails to be built around!

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1. Lurgan Park lake loop from Lisburn

59.7km

03:18

330m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Craigavon Balancing Lakes loop from Craigavon

10.5km

00:40

40m

Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Craigavon Balancing Lakes loop from Aghagallon

35.1km

02:01

150m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Elevation 30 m

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Max wind speed: 33.0 km/h

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Location: Tullygally, Craigavon, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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1. Lurgan Park lake loop from Lisburn

2. Craigavon Balancing Lakes loop from Craigavon

3. Craigavon Balancing Lakes loop from Aghagallon

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