Dublin-Galway Greenway

Dublin-Galway Greenway
Length 276km[1]
Location Dublin-Galway, Ireland
Trailheads Sheriff Street, Dublin
Galway City
Use Hiking, Cycling
Elevation
Elevation gain/loss 0m gain approximately

The Dublin-Galway Greenway is a partially completed 'coast-to-coast' greenway and partial rail trail, in Ireland, funded by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport.[2][3] The 276 km route is planned to be completed by 2020.[3][1][4] It will be the third greenway in Ireland, after the Great Southern Trail and the Great Western Greenway.

Sections

The greenway connects existing pathways, redeveloped railtrails and newly created sections.

Royal Canal Way

Sections of the route follow the Royal Canal Way which links Dublin to Longford along the Royal Canal.

Westmeath Way

Main article: Westmeath Way

The Westmeath way stretches 28 km[5] from the Meath-Westmeath border and will meet to the town of Ballinea, south-west of Mullingar.[6]

Moate - Garrycastle

The section from Moate to Athlone will be a rail-trail over the disused Mullingar-Athlone rail line, (with a refurbished Moate railway station) and will cross the Shannon over a new bridge in Athlone.[3][1][7][8]

Plans, by a community development organsisation in Kilbeggan, County Westmeath, are underway to connect the Greenway to the Offaly Cycleways at Kilbeggan with a greenway to Tullamore, County Offaly.[9] Work is planned to begin by summer 2016. [9]

Athlone - Galway

The planning of this route via Ballinasloe by the National Roads Authority was requested by Galway County Council in June 2014 and was in the planning stage in December 2014.[3][10][11][12]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Melia, Paul (27 June 2014). "Wheels in motion for 280km coast-to-coast cycle route". Irish Independent (Dublin). Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Latest section of Dublin-Galway coast-to-coast Greenway opens - Varadkar". DTTAS.ie. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Local councillors had a chance to check on the progress of the Greenway cycleway project as works reached Moate last week.". Athlone Advertiser. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Galway to Dublin greenway could be finished in five years". IrishCycle.com. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Royal Canal Greenway map". Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Walking on The Royal Canal". Waterways Ireland. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "€10m More For Cycleways". HospitalityIreland.com. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  8. ↑ Daly, Maria (9 October 2014). "Council confirm plans for new towncentre bridge as part of cycleway". Athlone Advertiser. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Kilbeggan track could be 'midlands Greenway’". Westmeath Examiner. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  10. ↑ Nee, Martina (26 June 2014). "NRA to begin design of Ballinasloe to Galway greenway". Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  11. ↑ .Daniel Coleman (October 2014). Route Corridor Selection Report Galway – Dublin Greenway:Ballinasloe to Athlone (pdf) (Report). National Roads Authority. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  12. ↑ Ballinasloe to Athlone Corridor Overview (pdf) (Map). 1:25000. Cartography by Ordnance Survey Ireland, AECOM, Roughan & O'Donovan. R446 road: National Roads Authority. 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2015.

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Coordinates: 53°31′16″N 7°19′57″W / 53.5212°N 7.332551°W