Wider Greenway Networks
Greenways are common across Europe. To give you some inspiration please check the links below to just a few of our favourites.
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Greenways provides a fantastic overview of current and proposed greenways in Northern Ireland.
- The Comber Greenway: Belfast to Comber Greenway (nigreenways.com)
- Belfast to Lisburn Greenway (Lagan Towpath): Belfast to Lisburn Greenway (nigreenways.com)
- Belfast to Newtownabbey Greenway (Belfast Lough Greenway): Belfast to Newtownabbey Greenway (nigreenways.com)
- Coalisland to Moy and Charlemont Greenway (Coalisland Canal Greenway) Coalisland to Moy and Charlemont Greenway (nigreenways.com)
- Connswater Greenway (Connswater Community Greenway): Connswater Greenway (nigreenways.com)
- Craigavon Black Paths: Craigavon Black Paths (nigreenways.com)
- Newtownabbey Greenway: Newtownabbey Greenway (nigreenways.com)
- Newry Canal Greenway: Newry to Portadown Greenway (nigreenways.com)
- Strabane Canal Way: Strabane to Cloghcor Greenway (nigreenways.com)
Others under construction or partly developed:
- Glens of Antrim Greenway
- Belfast Cycle Network
- Fourth Meadow (Belfast)
- Lisburn to Lurgan Greenway
- Newry to Dundalk Greenway
- Derry to Omagh Greenway
- Derry Urban Greenways
Republic of Ireland
The Ultimate Guide to Ireland’s Greenways can be found on Greenways Ireland.
- Great Western Greenway (Co Mayo): Great Western Greenway, The Essential Greenway Guide. Click for More (greenwaysireland.org)
- Old Rail Trail (Co Westmeath): Old Rail Trail, The Essential Old Rail Trail Guide. Click for More (greenwaysireland.org)
- Limerick Greenway (Co Limerick): Limerick Greenway, Rathkeale, Newcastlewest and Abbeyfeale. (greenwaysireland.org)
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Suir Blueway (Co Tipperary) Suir Blueway, Co Tipperary, Cycle Clonmel to Carrick on Suir (greenwaysireland.org)
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Royal Canal (Co Kildare, Meath Westmeath, and Longford) 2021 Guide to the Royal Canal Greenway. (greenwaysireland.org)
Some others currently in development:
- South East Greenway (Co Kilkenny)
- Extension of the Waterford Greenway to Rosslare
- Greenway between Dublin and Galway
- Ring of Kerry Greenway
- Extension to the Royal Canal Greenway towards Dublin
- Extension to the Great Western Greenway towards the east of Co Mayo
England, Scotland and Wales
There is a range of shared paths across England, Scotland and Wales ranging from
Traffic Free (over 99.5%)
2 routes: Luton to Dunstable and Sewell/ Rutland Water
Mostly Traffic Free (80 – 99.4%)
2 Routes
Telford to Iron Bridge/ Water Rail Way
Mixed Traffic Free and On Road (21 – 79%)
34 Routes - view routes via this LINK.
Mainly on Road (Under 20% Off Road)
26 Routes - view routes via this LINK
Europe
The Eurovelo is a series of long-distance routes across Europe (part on road/ part off road paths). An overview can be found at EuroVelo - some of the main Eurovelo routes are:
- Atlantic Coast Route - EuroVelo
- Capitals Route - EuroVelo
- Pilgrims Route - EuroVelo
- Mediterranean Route - EuroVelo
- Baltic – Adriatic - EuroVelo
- North Sea Cycle Route - EuroVelo
- Iron Curtain Trail - EuroVelo
Many smaller greenways exist across Europe which are too numerous to list here.