Royal canal greenway city section

yer man! · 02-07-2017 5:24pm #1

Just moved to Dublin about a month ago and looking for some insight to cycling along the royal canal from The north strand road. I know the DCC has plans to overhaul the length of the royal canal path to a proper cycle lane but what is the route like currently? Is it cycleable? Is it safe? I've heard the section near broombridge is best avoided.

P_1 · 02-07-2017 5:31pm

It's cyclable all the way out from North Strand as far as Castleknock train station. I'd recommend going out early in the morning to avoid the anti-social elements between Croke Park and Ashtown.

Mercian Pro · 07-07-2017 8:45am

P_1 wrote: »

It's cyclable all the way out from North Strand as far as Castleknock train station. I'd recommend going out early in the morning to avoid the anti-social elements between Croke Park and Ashtown.

Walk and cycle the Drumcondra to Ashtown section regularly and have rarely come across any "anti-social elements". The nesting swans are about as dangerous as it gets in daytime anyway.

Ste.phen · 07-07-2017 9:02am

Mercian Pro wrote: »

Walk and cycle the Drumcondra to Ashtown section regularly and have rarely come across any "anti-social elements". The nesting swans are about as dangerous as it gets in daytime anyway.

I've encountered some dodginess between phibsboro and broombridge and between broombridge and ashtown, but mostly on weekend evenings and never too bad- the canal is definitely a popular drinking spot for "anti social elements" but I've never had any real trouble

buffalo · 07-07-2017 9:24am

Ste.phen wrote: »

I've encountered some dodginess between phibsboro and broombridge and between broombridge and ashtown, but mostly on weekend evenings and never too bad- the canal is definitely a popular drinking spot for "anti social elements" but I've never had any real trouble

I've seen lads out drinking, but encountered zero trouble. There's a couple of guys who seem to meet for a drink at the underpass between Phibsboro and Broombridge, but they're just standing around chatting when you pass.

I don't pass through on the weekend that much though - commute morning and evening from Ashtown to Phibsboro, and never had a problem except a couple of punctures from rusty nails.

I avoid the Drumcondra to North Strand section because of copious amounts of dog****e and glass, and the occasional gang of junkies.