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Biking Trail Attractions In Ireland

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Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth-largest on Earth.Politically, Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland , which covers five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. In 2011, the population of Ireland was about 6.6 million, ranking it the second-most populous island in Europe after Great Britain. Just under 4.8 million live in the Republic of Ireland and just over 1.8 million live i...
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Biking Trail Attractions In Ireland

  • 3. Athlone to Mullingar Greenway Mullingar
    The Athlone to Mullingar Cycleway is a long-distance cycling and walking trail in County Westmeath, which forms a section of the Dublin-Galway Greenway. It is a 40 kilometres long rail-trail over the disused Athlone-Mullingar rail line beginning in Athlone and ending in Mullingar. A new bridge is planned for Athlone. The Moate-Garrycastle section was officially opened by Taoiseach Enda Kenny in October 2015. In September 2015 the Westmeath Independent reported that the greenway could provide a €15m boost to the local economy.The section has been extended up to Ballymahon road in December 2016 and will eventually extend into Athlone town.Plans, by a community development organisation in Kilbeggan, County Westmeath, are underway to connect the Greenway to the Offaly Cycleways at Kilbeggan ...
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  • 6. Waterford Greenway Waterford
    Waterford is a city in Ireland. It is in County Waterford in the south east of Ireland and is part of the province of Munster. The city is situated at the head of Waterford Harbour. It is the oldest and the fifth most populous city in the Republic of Ireland. It is the eighth most populous city on the island of Ireland. Waterford City and County Council is the local government authority for the city. Waterford is known for Waterford Crystal, a legacy of the city's former glass-making industry. According to the 2016 Census, 53,504 people live in the city of Waterford., and a metropolitan population of 82,963.
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  • 10. Clontarf Promenade Dublin
    Clontarf is a coastal suburb on the northside of Dublin, in Ireland. While Clontarf lacks a single village centre, historically there were two centres of population, one on the coast towards the city, and the fishing village of Clontarf Sheds, farther north on the coast at what is now Vernon Avenue. Clontarf has a range of commercial facilities in several locations, mainly centred on Vernon Avenue. It adjoins Fairview, Marino, Killester, Artane and Raheny, and is in the postal district Dublin 3. Clontarf is in the jurisdiction of Dublin City Council. Clontarf is most famous for the Battle of Clontarf in 1014, in which Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, defeated the Vikings of Dublin and their allies, the Irish of Leinster. This battle, which extended over a wide area, is seen as marking an ...
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  • 11. Great Southern Trail Rathkeale
    The Great Southern Trail is a greenway rail trail under development in Counties Limerick and Kerry, Ireland. It is intended to be 85 kilometres long when completed and run from Limerick to Tralee. It is an off-road trail intended for use by cyclists and walkers along the route of the Great Southern and Western Railway Limerick to Tralee line which opened between 1867 and 1880 and was closed in 1977. At present some 35 kilometres of the route between Rathkeale and Abbeyfeale have been developed. The developed section of the trail passes through Ardagh, Newcastle West and Barnagh.The voluntary group Great Southern Trail Ltd has developed the trail for 20 years, at an estimated cost to date of €1 million. They were awarded a special jury prize by the European Greenways Association at the 20...
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  • 14. The Great Western Greenway Westport
    There are 43 long-distance trails in Ireland designated as National Waymarked Trails by the National Trails Office of the Irish Sports Council. These trails are inspected annually by the National Trails Office and are maintained by local management committees, Local Authorities, Local Development Companies and other State Agencies. All routes follow woodland paths, grassy boreens, fields, riverbanks and quiet country roads in the lowlands and forestry tracks and mountain paths in the uplands. Each trail is waymarked with square black posts containing an image, in yellow, of a walking man and a directional arrow, a symbol reserved for use only by National Waymarked Trails.The oldest trail is the Wicklow Way, the first section of which opened in 1980. It was followed by the South Leinster an...
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