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Cycling the grand canal

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  • #352
    knockoutned
    Registered Users Posts: 142 ✭✭knockoutned


    That was just an image of the bog to show how close it runs between the two canals.

    Here is the link to the story

    https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0423/1445258-bord-na-mona-trails/



  • #353
    py
    Registered Users Posts: 1,590 ✭✭✭py


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122170242#Comment_122170242

    This went well over the weekend. Only route planning mistake I made was to jump on to the greenway in Edenderry at Bluebell Aqueduct instead of one stop down. It meant I was travelling on grass for about 1Km or so until I got to tarmac. Lesson learned. The weather got a wee bit breezy and wet towards the end so I got some shelter in McIntyres at the end of the greenway in Shannon Harbour. I had a lovely steak sandwich with chips along with a well earned cider.



  • #354
    flazio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,256 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    Is the Athy to Allenwood branch all paved yet?



  • #355
    cletus
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122292244#Comment_122292244

    The section from Athy to Robertstown is completed.

    The canal branches in Lowtown, just before Robertsown. The branch running from Lowtown past Allenwood has not been started.



  • #356
    flazio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,256 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    Sorry, that kind of what I meant. Passed through Monasterevin and looking from the train over the canal it looked like the northern end wasn't touched



  • #357
    cletus
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122292320#Comment_122292320

    Definitely done, I was only on it this morning, from Rathangan to Athy and back.

    There is a short section just at the train station that's on the road, but it's only a couple of hundred yards

    Post edited by cletus on


  • #358
    Roadtoad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 775 ✭✭✭Roadtoad


    For anyone trying to link the Grand and the Royal, consider the branch from ~5k west of Daingean to Kilbeggan, then a choice of rural roads to the old Moate/Mullingar rail line, then back east along the Royal.

    The Kilbeggan branch is very scenic, with perhaps one too many gates.



  • #359
    flazio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,256 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    I believe it's called Ballycommon junction and Streamstown is signposted from Kilbeggan for cyclists, Streamstown station is roughly the halfway point on the Rail Trail, there's a lovely little coffee shop and water station and even a solar powered phone charging bench.



  • #360
    cletus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,052 ✭✭✭cletus


    I spent the weekend kayaking from Leighlanbridge to St. Mullins.

    The whole way down the tow path there's planning applications posted up.

    There's a number of things on it regarding fixing up the wall and banks of the canal, but the most interesting thing (from a cycling point of view) was in relation to works on the path itself.

    This ties in with what I was told by a Waterways Ireland worker, that being, even if the Greenway objections down in Carlow hold up the Greenway, the remedial works required on the banks etc. would require a proper path to be installed anyway, for the machinery



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  • #361
    Qwerty27
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 512 ✭✭✭Qwerty27


    I cycled from Tullamore back to Dublin about 8 years ago (heavy going in places that have probably been paved or surfaced by now) but is it possible to cycle from Carlow or Athy along barrow green way/grand canal back to the city?



  • #362
    De Bhál
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122469405#Comment_122469405

    it is, I've done it a few times, you'll be on a track in grass for parts, gravel for some, bits of road. A bit of everything really



  • #363
    Roadtoad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 775 ✭✭✭Roadtoad


    Messy from Carlow to Athy. Choose the road on the west bank, much quieter than the east bank.

    From Athy, Monasterevin, Rathangan, Robertstown, all good.

    Messy from there to Sallins, divert either side.

    Sallins to Hazelhatch, all good.

    Messy as far as Lucan (lock 12, Adamstown road) divert to the north side, lovely rural lane, then bam! Adamstown new city.

    All good from Lucan to Inchicore, then busy with shared spaces to Grand Canal dock.

    (For road bike with skinny tyres)



  • #364
    cletus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,052 ✭✭✭cletus


    Roadtoad's breakdown is fairly accurate.

    However, if you have a gravel bike or mountain bike, you'll manage fine on the single track sections from Carlow to Athy, Robertstown to Sallins, and Lucan onwards



  • #365
    Qwerty27
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 512 ✭✭✭Qwerty27


    Thanks lads for the advice, think I'll give it a go from Athy so. I managed the Robertstowns section years before on grass so I'll give it a shot!



  • #366
    2011abc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,705 ✭✭✭2011abc


    Hazelhatch to Lucan is still very narrow rutted track overgrown on either side /and or water bound .Not pleasant even to walk on but certainly ‘passable’ in the dry Summer .The earlier the better to traverse from safety point of view .Fair few ‘teens’ about from Mid afternoon , could be very dodgy after dark



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  • #367
    nilhg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,161 ✭✭✭nilhg


    Kildare CC are publicising a new amended part 8 application for the grand Canal greenway, essentially they want to change their plan at Lowtown, putting a footbridge across the canal similar to the one in Sallins to move the greenway to the southern bank and off the local road along the canal there. Also they want to put another footbridge in at Healys Bridge where the greenway will switch to the north bank to avoid having greenway users on the public road.

    Theres a good summary in the PDF below

    9(i) P20_278 Grand Canal Greenway Ph2 Addtional Bridges-01-EIA screening.pdf

    Link to the Part 8:

    https://consult.kildarecoco.ie/en/consultation/grand-canal-greenway-phase-2-proposed-additional-bridges-part-8-p8202407



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