Don't think you can get from glencove into town. You would have to go thru alot of people back gardens and there boat houses. Iv kayaked the river alot of time and its all private
Do you mind if I ask where you access the river to go kayaking? Tried to do so about ten years ago and couldn't.
I see a lot of people going in to the water from the back of Kings channel.
Can you not get in at the Boat Club pontoon in Canada Street?
You physically could, but I expect that is their own pontoon, they retain keys for it etc... not public property as far as I know and that might introduce insurance / liability issues. But I am not an expert.
The formal walkway actually goes in as far as Glenville but the older narrow right-of-way pathway into town has been there for decades, if not longer. Also, I'm pretty sure the Council expressed an intention to continue the formal walkway all the way back into town in the last Development plan.
The first time I was out there was 1990 I think. The lad I was with knew the lay of the land. We got down onto the river bank near Newtown woods apartments (which were not there then only two large modern houses). The lad I was with claimed there was a right of way from there down to the river. I wasn't convinced but nobody said anything to us. There was/is a navigation beacon near there, where we had a smoke. We walked from there up into Glenville estate, On the other side of the estate there was a bridge that crossed Cove Lane which brought you into Gough wood. With some effort we walked via the 'Sunny Bank' all the may out to Ballinakill.It was very overgrown but even then as a 15 year old I could see the potential. Kings Channel and the Estuary were not developed yet. Only a few very old houses. In fact around there we were right on the river flood plain and on the other side of the trees next to the bank there was people clay pigeon shooting or maybe game shooting. The point is they were shooting which was something else we had to navigate. Happy days! When kids still did sh!t.
https://www.wlrfm.com/news/waterford-riverside-walk-extension-moves-one-step-forward-2337251
So, the Hornets nest is finally about to get stirred!
Explain
The foreshore between the high tide level and low water level is apparently the property of the Minister of Transport…everywhere in the country!
The route will require the reclamation of several back-garden extensions down to the rivers edge and disturbance of several private boat jetty"s along Newtown Road potentially putting several noses out of joint.
oh this should be interesting!
Looks like it won't be anytime soon, which is a pity. When they speak of active travel this walk way/cycle track could be the ideal solution to the dunmore road as an alternative travel way.
A proper walk/cycle way all along the river with plenty of access points, meaning you could cycle to town without having to be on a main road.
https://www.waterford-news.ie/news/dunmore-road-river-walk-possibility-or-pipedream_arid-79638.html
So, is Cllr. D'Arcy just flying a kite or is there some turf war going on between Councillors and Council officials?
Intriguing.
https://www.waterford-news.ie/news/waterford-council-set-to-apply-for-funding-to-extend-riverside-walk-in-city-suburbs_arid-97251.html
Great if this progresses with local landowners cooperation.
Would be great if they could extent to the boat club area. I would assume if the council decide on CPOs then land oweners will have no recourse. Ideally we will see the full trail develop to the city.
I wouldn't assume anything, but we can live in hope. What an amenity it would be to go all the way in to the Quay on a boardwalk type structure out on the riverside for the final stretch.
Similar to what was done for the Greenway in bilberry would be ideal.
Imagine being able to cycle from the Dunmore road area to the city centre without going near a road.
https://www.waterfordlive.ie/news/calls-for-riverwalk-in-waterford-city-with-huge-potential-to-be-made-key-priority-8767121
There seems to be a push on to get this done, fingers 🤞
One big concern; there's a group of lads on scramblers, faces covered, using the riverwalk more and more frequently. Totally illegal, highly dangerous, they're flying down it with no regard for anyone- old people with walking sticks, parents with prams, toddlers, doesn't matter to them.
The Gardai have been called frequently but seem to be incapable or uninterested in stopping them.
