Athlone to Mullingar Cycleway

Athlone to Mullingar Cycleway

Bridge on the greenway
Length 40 kilometres (25 miles) [1]
Location County Westmeath, Ireland
Use Cycling, Walking
Hiking details
Trail difficulty Easy
Season Any
Surface Tarmac
Website Westmeath County Council
Map of the EuroVelo 2 route.

The Athlone to Mullingar Cycleway (also known as Old Rail Trail)[2] 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 just outside Athlone and ending in Mullingar.[3][4] A new bridge is planned for Athlone.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

The Moate-Garrycastle section was officially opened by Taioseach Enda Kenny in October 2015.[11][12][3][13][14][15][16] In September 2015 the Westmeath Independent reported that the greenway could provide a "€15m boost" to the local economy.[17]

The section will eventually extend into Athlone town.[18]

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.[19] Work is planned to begin by summer 2016.[19][20]

Access Points

The following is a list of the 15 access points to the cycleway.[21]

Location Distance from Athlone (km) Distance to Mullingar (km) Coordinates
Garrycastle, Athlone - 40 53.422411, -7.899979
Mount Temple 6 34 53.402258, -7.816096
Maghermore 8 32 53.399294, -7.781841
Moate (Dún na Sí Park) 12 28 53.398406, -7.736041
Moate (Station) 12 28 53.399177, -7.723514
Rosemount 18 22 53.415931, -7.641321
Lisnagree 21 19 53.415931, -7.641321
Streamstown 23 17 53.435258, -7.570478
Garhy (R391) 26.2 13.8 53.450029, -7.531310
Castletown Station 28 12 53.454793, -7.522229
Dysart 30 10 53.476641, -7.480747
Ballinea 36 4 53.502709, -7.431523
Bellmount 37.2 2.8 53.508298, -7.403209
Kilpatrick 38.4 1.6 53.509364, -7.390320
Mullingar Newbrook (Canal Link) 40 - 53.517095, -7.368273
Mullingar Newbrook (Roundabout Access) 40 - 53.509364, -7.390320
Towards Athlone
Towards Mullingar

References

  1. ↑ http://www.westmeathcoco.ie/en/media/OldRailTrailLeaflet_A3DLWeb.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www.westmeathcoco.ie/en/news/name,19325,en.html
  3. 1 2 "Midlands Greenway official opening on October 18". Westmeath Examiner. 11 October 2015. Archived from the original on 14 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Work underway at Moate Railway Station". Athlone Advertiser. 9 July 2015. p. 4. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015 – via pagesuite-professional.co.uk.
  5. ↑ Grace, Robert (10 December 2015). "Councillors welcome latest proposed design for Athlone's cycleway bridge". Athlone Advertiser. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Dublin – Galway Greenway". Westmeath County Council. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ Melia, Paul (27 June 2014). "Wheels in motion for 280km coast-to-coast cycle route". Irish Independent. Dublin. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "€10m More For Cycleways". HospitalityIreland.com. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  10. ↑ Daly, Maria (9 October 2014). "Council confirm plans for new towncentre bridge as part of cycleway". Athlone Advertiser. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  11. ↑ McDermott, Eoghan (18 October 2015). "Kenny wants national strategy for walks and trails". Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Taoiseach to officially open Greenway this Sunday". 5 October 2015. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Taoiseach to perform official opening of Mullingar to Garrycastle cycleway". Shannonside FM. 11 September 2015. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Athone to Mullingar Greenway set to open within weeks". IrishCycle.com. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  15. ↑ Cusack, Adrian (18 May 2015). "Countdown is on to opening of Athlone to Mullingar cycleway". Westmeath Independent. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "Welcome to Greenways Westmeath". Westmeath County Council. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  17. ↑ Cusack, Adrian (2 September 2015). "local greenway could provide '€15m boost'". Westmeath Independent. Archived from the original on 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  18. ↑ "Council looking to push forwad plans for extension of Greenway". Athlone Advertiser. 5 May 2016. p. 1. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016 – via pagesuite-professional.co.uk.
  19. 1 2 "Kilbeggan track could be 'midlands Greenway'". Westmeath Examiner. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  20. ↑ "Taoiseach to open Athlone-Mullingar Greenway this afternoon". Shannonside FM. 18 October 2015. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015.
  21. ↑ http://www.westmeathcoco.ie/en/ourservices/tourismlibraryartsrecreation/greenway/oldrailtrail-routemap/

External links

Coordinates: 53°26′10″N 7°34′06″W / 53.435979°N 7.568348°W / 53.435979; -7.568348

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