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Waterford Greenway

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,826 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    First time on the Greenway today with my daughter, lovely and peacful. We started in Dungarvan and went 15km then returned to Dungarvan. Not a bad spin for a 10yr old.

    Some disgusting graffiti on tarmac near Dungarvan was a low point but enjoyed the spin and next time we plan to go all way to Kilmacthomas.
    We met one or two Greenway racers which isn't what these paths are about, one lady was easy touching 30km flying past us shouting about rules etc, though I was on a club spin for a brief second!!!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,606 ✭✭✭schemingbohemia


    dahat wrote: »
    First time on the Greenway today with my daughter, lovely and peacful. We started in Dungarvan and went 15km then returned to Dungarvan. Not a bad spin for a 10yr old.

    Some disgusting graffiti on tarmac near Dungarvan was a low point but enjoyed the spin and next time we plan to go all way to Kilmacthomas.
    We met one or two Greenway racers which isn't what these paths are about, one lady was easy touching 30km flying past us shouting about rules etc, though I was on a club spin for a brief second!!!!
    It's people like her that will scupper more Greenways - if only there was a way of blocking Strava on the Greenway!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,826 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    It's people like her that will scupper more Greenways - if only there was a way of blocking Strava on the Greenway!

    I'd say she was just motoring like the clappers from hell rather than a Strava junkie. Problem is kids with unpredictable bike movements ahead of her. A very irresponsible lady imo.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,642 ✭✭✭RINO87


    Is there a good/safe place to stash the car overnight in Dungarvan? Would love to spin into Waterford, stay the night there, and spin back to Dungarvan the next day.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,373 ✭✭✭iwillhtfu


    RINO87 wrote: »
    Is there a good/safe place to stash the car overnight in Dungarvan? Would love to spin into Waterford, stay the night there, and spin back to Dungarvan the next day.

    The Park hotel is just off the route I'm sure it would be fine there. Dugarvan's not really the crime capital of Ireland so I'd say a housing estate would work either.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,826 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    RINO87 wrote: »
    Is there a good/safe place to stash the car overnight in Dungarvan? Would love to spin into Waterford, stay the night there, and spin back to Dungarvan the next day.

    A kind soul told me that Lidl car park has manned security cameras 24hrs, maybe try there? Unsure how true this is...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,540 ✭✭✭Vizzy


    I did it from Waterford to Dungarvan on Saturday.
    In fact 20 of us did it, varying in age from about 8 to 63 or 64.

    Absolutely blown away with it !!.

    Four of us stopped in Kilmacthomas for a pint and one of the girls went over to Centra for a "filled roll", when she joined us in the pub the first thing the publican asked was "would you like a cup of tea with that roll" and then he proceeded to make one for her - nice touch.
    He also told me that it had brought Kilmac back from the dead with people dining/drinking/staying whilst they did the Greenway.
    He had four lads that walked from Waterford to Kilmac on Friday and were walking from Kilmac to Dungarvan on Saturday and then joining their wives to stay in Dungarvan on Saturday night - win win for everyone.

    It was very busy from Durrow to Dungarvan ( near the tunnel) with loads of family groups, but like Dahat said earlier, didn't stop one guy from a local cycle club whizzing past everyone at about 40k per hour on a TT bike. Pity he came cropper in the tunnel;)

    I have cycled the Newport Greenway in Mayo and I have to say that the Waterford one leaves it for dead.
    Super safe for kids( except for the odd idiot) and completely doable for all abilities.

    Highly recommended


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,537 ✭✭✭Glencarraig


    dahat wrote: »
    First time on the Greenway today with my daughter, lovely and peacful. We started in Dungarvan and went 15km then returned to Dungarvan. Not a bad spin for a 10yr old.

    Some disgusting graffiti on tarmac near Dungarvan was a low point but enjoyed the spin and next time we plan to go all way to Kilmacthomas.
    We met one or two Greenway racers which isn't what these paths are about, one lady was easy touching 30km flying past us shouting about rules etc, though I was on a club spin for a brief second!!!!

    Was there yesterday and saw the graffiti on the way to Dungarvan, sad people who think it's fun to write such stuff on a fantastic amenity. I'm sure many kids are asking their parents "what does c**t mean", however on the way back from Dungarvan I saw a worker spraying the graffiti and completely covering it up, fair play to the council for this.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 105 ✭✭roadster5


    Just back from having cycled the Waterford Greenway over 2 days - my wife is not a cyclist so we split it into two days - 1st day cycled from dungarvan to kilmacthomas - had lunch there and then cycled back - grafitti nowhere to be seen - beautiful scenery - great surface - and the coachhouse in kilmacthomas was an excellent place fou lunch - great food and great service - their on to a winner there- 2nd day cycled from kilmacthomas to Waterford and back- downhill mostly to Waterford and long gentle incline on way back - scenery not as nice as 1st section but the rest stop at Kilmeadan was great and a novelty to see the narrow guage railway there - passed by Mount Congreve house and gardens on outskirts of Limerick - that were closed as we cycled past - hard to believe in high season that such a facility is not open 7 days a week - numerous people standing at the gate in disbelief - but visited their today by car and absolutely beautiful gardens - worth visiting for sure - my god whoever planned the greenway had their head scewed on - the greenway is a fantastic attraction for the Wateford area and really other counties should take a good look at this and see the benefits for all concerned - there was certaintly an air of the locals not believing how successful it has been already within a few weeks of it being open - congratulations Waterford on a job well done - we'll be back for sure.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,121 ✭✭✭mr spuckler


    i cycled a short stretch of it last weekend, from near Clonea to O'Mahoneys pub and back. we specifically visited Waterford for a few days in order to be able to give it a go and like roadster5 i plan on returning. the scenery along that stretch is beautiful and the tunnel really is something to behold. it was very busy in places but nothing that bothered us - outside O'Mahoneys was well busy when we stopped for refreshments!

    some lovely touches such as a small playground near the Clonea car park really added to it as our lad was getting a bit bored behind me in the trailer!

    i've cycled the full western greenway and the athlone to mullingar one and the stretch i cycled in waterford stacks up really well against the most scenic parts of the western greenway, with the benefit of a surface as good as the athlone one!

    couple of photos i took are below.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,273 ✭✭✭JMcL


    Just to note that the surface between Carraiganore and Kilmeaden section has been improved over the past month or so. A surface dressing of much finer chippings was put down, so while it remains a bit bumpy, you no longer feel like you're going to be minus a kneecap if you come off.

    This section tends to be busy at weekends, and what with there being some quite narrow sections it can be a bit stop/go. Around Kilmac, and as others have noted Durrow/Clonea also seem to be the busiest sections. Kilmeaden to Kilmac and Mahon Bridge out to near Durrow, being both that bit further away from parking are usually a bit calmer - the latter has nice views of the Comeraghs and also benefits from not being bisected by roads every couple of km


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,010 ✭✭✭velo.2010


    Did it yesterday after hearing all the reviews. Some day for it and some amount of sh*te did I eat! Two chicken legends, several banana's, a smoothie, choc ice, and other assorted crap to keep me going. Spent an hour or two plodding around Dungarvan and over to Clonea beach - the one you see approaching Dungarvan.

    Stunning day, lots of people on the Greenway given the holiday's and plenty of pit stops for those that need it. The Greenway itself was apparently in a better state than a few week s ago, according to my guide for the first 15km, Robert from Poland. I met him near the start in Waterford on his MTB. He mentioned the hoards at the weekend and that it was almost pointless for anyone on a roadbike with a bit fitness to bother doing it. 'Wait for a time you can do it midweek' was the best policy he said.

    The surface is pretty good for the most part. Others have mentioned the knobbly part near the miniature railway and the loose surface for some KM's outside Waterford. I would add that my hands were a bit numb afterwards. I put it down to the changes in surface were they met with the concrete that was prevalent around underpasses, bridges and farm crossings.

    Overall, A very good experience. Not a apart of the world I'm too familiar with other than passing through and a sports competition in Waterford when I was younger


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 493 ✭✭Redjeep!


    I've cycled it a few times. I did all of it (and back) one night after work and often do 20 - 40 miles along it in the evening. Most recent was 2 days ago.

    It's a great resource. The surface isn't as good as the Mullingar - Athlone one and I've had a couple of punctures on 25 mm Conti 4 Seasons, but it's more scenic. They seem to be working on it continually and I've seen improvements since I first did it back in April or May.

    I've not really met anybody hammering along it yet and always take care to slow down when I pass people to try and re-balance the 'fecking idiot cyclists' attitude. A couple of my workmates tell me that they've had near misses with fully lycra'd guys who seem unable to slow down or unclip. I've also never had a problem with any of the local farmers and once spent 5 or 10 minutes chatting to one as I stopped by a gate. He was very positive about the whole greenway.

    BTW The tunnel and the numerous underpasses do have signs telling cyclists to dismount, but I generally just slow right down to walking pace just in case I meet Cav coming the opposite way.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭Muppet Man


    I did a small section on Saturday afternoon and I did the full thing on Sunday from Dungarvan to WIT which was 41.5km on my Garmin. If going into the quay side in waterford it would probabaly 45km. I thought the surface was pretty good all along - a lot better than many roads.

    There were LOADS of people out on Saturday & Sunday with the good weather, so not really designed for high speeds, especially with the gates at the road crossings. I was able to plod along pretty safely at about 22kmph. There were all sorts of cyclists out - a few lycra clad but mostly young families and couples. Pretty much all were behaving well with the odd one or two blasting by. It was a nice atmosphere tbh. Lots of places to stop along the way and get refreshments or have a picnic on a rock.

    Here is a pic of one of the gates on the greenway with Clonea beach in the middle ground and dungarvan/helvic in the background.

    Regards
    Muppet Man


  • Registered Users Posts: 59 ✭✭paul mountainbike


    We did the section from Kilmac to Dungarvan on thursday morning starting early at 10 am.
    Kilmac car park was just starting to fill but no issues with parking up, met with my eldest son dropped off by grandfarther ,who was then to meet us in Dungarvan so i could retrieve car.

    That was our plan as the wife hadn't rode her bike in good 2 years, so thought a single trip not too long best.

    So we set off a family of 5 in total (me, wife n 3 lads youngest being 17).
    A thoroughly enjoyable ride ,quiet for the most part until we got near Dungarvan end then it got bit more crowded.
    When i returned to Kilmac to retrieve our car the car park was packed and the cafe busy with hungry folk.
    We were impressed with the surface and variety of stopping points and accesses along the way too.

    A credit to the local councils and businesses along it's path.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 48 buffalo909


    Looking forward to doing this tomorrow, we're planning on going wat-dun-wat, staying overnight in Dungarvan, where is a safe place to park overnight in Waterford?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,461 ✭✭✭mcgratheoin


    Did Waterford to Kilmac last week - very impressed with it, really looking forward to using it more. There seems to have been a huge buy-in from locals and it's more or less resurrected Kilmacthomas as an active village.

    Given the proposal last year by Irish Rail to formally abandon the Waterford to New Ross (been abandoned for a long time) and Waterford to Rosslare (gone since 2010) railway lines, there's a massive opportunity here to create a world class cycle welcome to Ireland. Imagine being able to hop off the boat in Rosslare with your bike and have a dedicated off road nicely surfaced 60k route to Waterford, passing through 3 or 4 little villages with shops, cafes, pubs, cycle friendly B&Bs etc.. When you arrive in Waterford you'd then have a 20k route to New Ross and 46k to Dungarvan where you could connect up with very quiet scenic roads around the coast to Youghal and a potential greenway from there to Midleton! With the success of the greenway in Waterford there has never been a better time to get the ball rolling on more of the same.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,121 ✭✭✭mr spuckler


    i fully agree - i spoke to a lady in Rosslare when I stayed there recently and she mentioned this but also described the usual local objections to such a plan. it really would be something to be proud of if they could do it right.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,461 ✭✭✭mcgratheoin


    the usual local objections to such a plan.
    I just don't understand this from the point of view of that specific line. I can see how people might be unsure about a derelict line opening up again (Dungarvan/Wesport/Kingscourt etc..) but it's not that long since the trains were running on that track and up to a year or two ago people were still talking about re-opening it (can't see that happening). While community buy in is desirable, the presence of a usable line already means that it would be very hard to impede via nimbyism. In my head I can see some sort of train laying tarmac and pulling up rails behind itself as it moves along :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 394 ✭✭MichealD


    It would be fantastic to have the old Rosslare Waterford turned into a greenway. While that is a long term project there is a recently launched, signposted Euro Velo Route from Rosslare along the coastline to Ballyhack where the ferry will bring you to Passage East. These roads are very quiet, some well surfaced, some quite poor but very usable and safe and run thru numerous small villages with coffee stops. While not comparable to the greenway and it's traffic free route it's a great way to join the dots from Rosslare to Dungarvan.

    Details here: https://www.wexfordcoco.ie/roads-travel-and-parking/cycling-and-public-transport/eurovelo-cycle-route


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,907 ✭✭✭Stephen15


    Did it today Dungarvan-Kilmacthomas-Dungarvan and was pleasantly surprised it really nice. It was a nice day for it and theres plently of places to stop off along the route. I cycled to The Coach House and which does nice food and coffee. Really good for Ireland. It has a nice continental vibe to it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,779 ✭✭✭Carawaystick


    MichealD wrote: »
    It would be fantastic to have the old Rosslare Waterford turned into a greenway. While that is a long term project there is a recently launched, signposted Euro Velo Route from Rosslare along the coastline to Ballyhack where the ferry will bring you to Passage East. These roads are very quiet, some well surfaced, some quite poor but very usable and safe and run thru numerous small villages with coffee stops. While not comparable to the greenway and it's traffic free route it's a great way to join the dots from Rosslare to Dungarvan.

    Details here: https://www.wexfordcoco.ie/roads-travel-and-parking/cycling-and-public-transport/eurovelo-cycle-route

    The real benefit of an off road route is for locals with Children/nervous Cyclists, and for others within reach to use it from time to time.

    A touring cyclist should have no issue using a quiet signed route, like I assume the Norman Way(Eurovelo 1 and a bit up to New Ross) is


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,411 ✭✭✭Icyseanfitz


    me and the missus are in waterford for a few days and where hoping to do a bit tomorrow. thing is herself wouldnt be able for the full 92km from waterford and back so we are trying to figure out the nicest (views, small villages) section to do, maybe 50km or so. we can drive to start where ever, surface should be ok for road bikes right?


  • Registered Users Posts: 553 ✭✭✭Andalucia


    think the Dungarvan to Kilmac section is the best part of it s it includes the tunnel in Durrow, park up in either location and its about 23km from Dungarvan to Kilmac, plenty of options for a bit of food in either location

    road bikes fine on it


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,487 ✭✭✭Fighting Tao


    buffalo909 wrote: »
    Looking forward to doing this tomorrow, we're planning on going wat-dun-wat, staying overnight in Dungarvan, where is a safe place to park overnight in Waterford?

    In 2 weeks I'll be going along the coast for 85km from Waterford to Dungarvan, staying iverning in Dungarvan and back via the greenway.

    I'll be leaving the car over night so I'm wondering where you parked?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 136 ✭✭Sausage dog


    me and the missus are in waterford for a few days and where hoping to do a bit tomorrow. thing is herself wouldnt be able for the full 92km from waterford and back so we are trying to figure out the nicest (views, small villages) section to do, maybe 50km or so. we can drive to start where ever, surface should be ok for road bikes right?


    The bike hire companies offer transfers so you could cycle the whole route & get a bus/transfer back to your starting point. Might be worth considering.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭Muppet Man


    Agreed Dungarvan to Kilmac is nicer. Its about 21 KM each way.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,451 ✭✭✭TheBlaaMan


    In 2 weeks I'll be going along the coast for 85km from Waterford to Dungarvan, staying iverning in Dungarvan and back via the greenway.

    I'll be leaving the car over night so I'm wondering where you parked?

    While the WIT access point here (https://goo.gl/maps/TdjSLEHk56M2) has plenty of free parking, you are always going to be taking a chance on leaving a car overnight in a public car park

    This is at one logical 'end of the greenway, though it does continue a further 5km into Waterford city, and WIT is along the city bypass from where there are a number of points to head out onto the coast road for the outbound journey - head either out the old Cork road for Kilmeaden then Kill-Bonmahon or via Tramore for the full copper coast experience (ie hills)

    Either way, enjoy


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,487 ✭✭✭Fighting Tao


    TheBlaaMan wrote: »
    While the WIT access point here (https://goo.gl/maps/TdjSLEHk56M2) has plenty of free parking, you are always going to be taking a chance on leaving a car overnight in a public car park

    This is at one logical 'end of the greenway, though it does continue a further 5km into Waterford city, and WIT is along the city bypass from where there are a number of points to head out onto the coast road for the outbound journey - head either out the old Cork road for Kilmeaden then Kill-Bonmahon or via Tramore for the full copper coast experience (ie hills)

    Either way, enjoy

    Thank you for the info. Is there anywhere closer to Waterford Cycle centre as we will be hiring s bike from there?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,165 ✭✭✭Quigs Snr


    Thank you for the info. Is there anywhere closer to Waterford Cycle centre as we will be hiring s bike from there?

    From Waterford cycle centre... 2 options..

    1. Take the right on the roundabout leaving the shop... go straight through the next roundabout down the hill to another roundabout... wit carraiganore is on the right here.. and you Get on 5k into the greenway here.

    2. Again take a right on the roundabout leaving the shop.. Turn right on the next roundabout instead of going straight... you are on the carrickpherish road... it is about a mile long and has a small hill in the middle.. go to the end. Turn right... follow that road for about 500m... it bends around to the left to a T junction.... take the left and then 10 yards later the right.. down hill and the very start of the greenway is at the bottom


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 345 ✭✭Gwildor


    Was out cycling from Kilmac to Dungarvan this afternoon. The amount of people who failed to dismount at the Durrow tunnel was unreal. Especially with all the families with small kids walking through it. Most of them had no lights, or didn't turn them on, either. One lady actually thanked me for dismounting! Only negative on an otherwise very enjoyable ride.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,451 ✭✭✭TheBlaaMan


    Gwildor wrote: »
    Was out cycling from Kilmac to Dungarvan this afternoon. The amount of people who failed to dismount at the Durrow tunnel was unreal. Especially with all the families with small kids walking through it. Most of them had no lights, or didn't turn them on, either. One lady actually thanked me for dismounting! Only negative on an otherwise very enjoyable ride.


    While you are asked to dismount going thru the tunnel, with care and slow speed,
    it's generally not a problem to cycle through it - conditions/busyness need to be taken into account.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 345 ✭✭Gwildor


    TheBlaaMan wrote: »
    While you are asked to dismount going thru the tunnel, with care and slow speed,
    it's generally not a problem to cycle through it - conditions/busyness need to be taken into account.

    'Twas fairly busy today, and they weren't going slow. And as I said, no lights or anything.


  • Registered Users Posts: 71 ✭✭df


    Gwildor wrote: »
    Was out cycling from Kilmac to Dungarvan this afternoon. The amount of people who failed to dismount at the Durrow tunnel was unreal. Especially with all the families with small kids walking through it. Most of them had no lights, or didn't turn them on, either. One lady actually thanked me for dismounting! Only negative on an otherwise very enjoyable ride.

    I was there on Tuesday and an ould lad told me that they were going to remove the sign saying cyclists must dismount and replace it with something along the lines of proceed with caution.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 345 ✭✭Gwildor


    Had to stop and have a word with myself today. Was very close to giving out to a few walkers coming against me who refused to keep to the left. Definitely don't want to become "that guy"...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,451 ✭✭✭TheBlaaMan


    :)

    Nah, dont be that guy........peace and love


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,373 ✭✭✭iwillhtfu


    Gwildor wrote: »
    'Twas fairly busy today, and they weren't going slow. And as I said, no lights or anything.

    Why would they need to dismount?

    Absolutely no need for lights in that tunnel either. A bell on the other hand is a must.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭Muppet Man


    Agreed... keep banging the bell in the tunnel... way more effective. Loud too with the echo.


  • Registered Users Posts: 7 clongain


    Did the greenway yesterday from Waterford to Dungarvan and back on 25mm tyres, no issues. Really good having such a long stretch with no traffic,lights etc. Bell is essential to notify walkers you are coming up behind them. If im honest i thought some of the scenery was a bit meh, nicest section probably between Dungarvan and Durrow tunnel. Loads of places to stop for coffee/food along the way.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,451 ✭✭✭TheBlaaMan


    clongain wrote: »
    Did the greenway yesterday from Waterford to Dungarvan and back on 25mm tyres, no issues. Really good having such a long stretch with no traffic,lights etc. Bell is essential to notify walkers you are coming up behind them. If im honest i thought some of the scenery was a bit meh, nicest section probably between Dungarvan and Durrow tunnel. Loads of places to stop for coffee/food along the way.

    Not all the scenery is great, I agree. But you have to bear in mind that this was a railway line, so was built on mostly a 'shortest distance between two points' type of route and scenery wasnt the No1 priority. That said, the Comeragh's are generally visable to the north unless its raining and they sure are purdy.....:cool:


  • Registered Users Posts: 7 clongain


    TheBlaaMan wrote: »
    Not all the scenery is great, I agree. But you have to bear in mind that this was a railway line, so was built on mostly a 'shortest distance between two points' type of route and scenery wasnt the No1 priority. That said, the Comeragh's are generally visable to the north unless its raining and they sure are purdy.....:cool:

    Fair point. And the mountains are nice. Don't get me wrong I would fully recommend this spin/walk to anyone. Just that if you are going purely for scenery you may be disappointed.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,318 ✭✭✭Vel


    Did some of the Greenway at the weekend. Not as much as I would have liked but my friends don't enjoy cycling as much as I do, so I took what I could get! It was fabulous to see it getting such great use from a wide variety of people. I really, really enjoyed it and intend to return and do the whole thing but will try to bring my own bike as the ones we hired were terrible. I think if I lived close to this, I'd never be off it!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 620 ✭✭✭LeChienMefiant


    Cycled a small bit of this over the long weekend between Dungarvan and Durrow Tunnel. It's a fantastic amenity that will transform the area. The investment seems a lot higher than the Mayo Greenway which is the other one I've used.

    It was massively busy which is to be expected given the novelty of it and the weekend that was in it. I think users just need to be respectful of others and have a bit of patience. A polite "on your right" as I heard in the USA earlier in the summer seems more polite than a bell. Followed by a "thank you".

    The "Cyclists Dismount" sign at Durrow Tunnel seemed completely out of place and I automatically disregarded it without thinking why it was there. I agree this could be handled a lot better.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,374 ✭✭✭Eponymous


    Looking at doing Wat-Dun-Wat on Sunday next. Where's a good place to park and if we're setting off at 8am from the car are we likely to come across many others using it at that time? Not planning on breaking any land speed records, we're really just out for a very leisurely spin.


  • Registered Users Posts: 7 clongain


    Eponymous wrote: »
    Looking at doing Wat-Dun-Wat on Sunday next.  Where's a good place to park and if we're setting off at 8am from the car are we likely to come across many others using it at that time?  Not planning on breaking any land speed records, we're really just out for a very leisurely spin.
    When i did it i parked in the WIT Arena. I imagine it will be relatively quiet at 8am but as it is a Sunday it will probably be busy on the way back. Make sure you have a bell.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,487 ✭✭✭Fighting Tao


    Eponymous wrote: »
    Looking at doing Wat-Dun-Wat on Sunday next. Where's a good place to park and if we're setting off at 8am from the car are we likely to come across many others using it at that time? Not planning on breaking any land speed records, we're really just out for a very leisurely spin.

    There is parking beside Bilberry train station. I'm not sure if it charges. Waterford IT is another parking option for getting onto the greenway.

    I'd expect the greenway to be very busy on a Sunday. I was on it last tuesday week from Dungarvan to Waterford and I started out at about 10.30am. It was very busy from Dungarvan as far as Kilmacthomas and was quieter after that. I reckon I passed about 250-300 people on the Dungarvan to Kilmacthomas stretch.


  • Site Banned Posts: 20,686 ✭✭✭✭Weepsie


    There is parking beside Bilberry train station. I'm not sure if it charges. Waterford IT is another parking option for getting onto the greenway.

    I'd expect the greenway to be very busy on a Sunday. I was on it last tuesday week from Dungarvan to Waterford and I started out at about 10.30am. It was very busy from Dungarvan as far as Kilmacthomas and was quieter after that. I reckon I passed about 250-300 people on the Dungarvan to Kilmacthomas stretch.

    I think Waterford will be quiet enough next Sunday for some reason.... at least for a couple of hours


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,165 ✭✭✭Quigs Snr


    Waterford will be a ghost town outside of the city centre this sunday. It'll be like the start of the movie 28 days later.

    Just park at the start of the greenway at bilberry... free car park there. Nice section too that you would miss if you started from wit.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,259 ✭✭✭Hunterbiker


    First time on the Greenway on Sunday. Did Dungarvan to Waterford and back again.
    Have to say it was great. It was dull weatherwise so not too busy and in places deserted.
    Very impressed with it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,442 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    Likely heading down to do this tomorrow. We're going to drive from Dublin around 6am or so, do the Greenway and then head back up. Looking forward to not having to deal with mental drivers


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