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Sli na Slainte, Drogheda

Slí na Sláinte, meaning "Path to Health", is a simple innovative scheme developed by the Irish Heart Foundation to encourage people of all ages and abilities to walk for leisure and good health.

It uses attractive signage at kilometre intervals on established walking routes to help walkers identify the distance they walk. Slí na Sláinte is designed to encourage people to walk more frequently and to enjoy the benefits of a healthier lifestyle.

The Slí takes you down Peter Street past the Thosel into Shop Street and up to the Bullring. It then turns along the Dual-Carriageway passing Bus Eireann until you come to the Peace Bridge. Crossing the river Boyne for the second time, your walk brings you up Gearge’s Street passing the Ould Wall and turns into Windmill Road past Drogheda Utd, F.C. You then Follow Cross Lane passing St Peter’s Cemetery on your left and the Lourdes Hospital on your right until you come to the Ballymakenny Road Junction. Turning down Hardmans Gardens towards the Town Centre you pass Our Lady of Lourdes Church. At Dolan’s Corner you turn down Magdalene Street, past the Magdalene Towerand back into Peter Street from where you started your walk.