Royal Canal on a Road Bike

downtheroad

VonLuck wrote: »

That new stretch of the greenway is a complete mess. Litter everywhere. You'd think the locals (assuming it's the locals) would take care of their area.

No bins on it yet (that I can see) but it is a disgrace the amount of rubbish there.

Effects

VonLuck wrote: »

That new stretch of the greenway is a complete mess. Litter everywhere. You'd think the locals (assuming it's the locals) would take care of their area.

Nah, there's a huge amount of people in that area that don't care and just dump their litter anywhere they can. They don't even think about it.

I was stopped at the lights once, close to the south entrance of the new cycle path. Watched a women clean up her front garden/yard, and rather than put the stuff in her own bin, she just dumped it over her front wall, onto the street.

petronius

I think it would be great if the "Royal Canal Greenway" was complete from the city centre to maynooth (at least).

There should be a cycle route from the basin/docklands station in the IFSC so commuters could cycle the route to North Strand, Drumcondra Rd, Cross Guns. there is a challenge with the railway line at North Strand.

Another opportunity could be with the extenstion of the LUAS to finglas at Broombridge, that a cycle way along the canal is accommodated.

Mercian Pro

petronius wrote: »

I think it would be great if the "Royal Canal Greenway" was complete from the city centre to maynooth (at least).

There should be a cycle route from the basin/docklands station in the IFSC so commuters could cycle the route to North Strand, Drumcondra Rd, Cross Guns. there is a challenge with the railway line at North Strand.

Another opportunity could be with the extenstion of the LUAS to finglas at Broombridge, that a cycle way along the canal is accommodated.

The completion of the Greenway from the North Strand to Maynooth is under way but is taking way longer than it should. There are numerous posts here about the progress (or lack of it) on the various sections if you care to look.


There is a cycle route from the Convention Centre to Cross Guns and Castleknock along the Canal towpath but most of it needs to be upgraded to Greenway standard.


The Greenway will pass under the Luas extension to Finglas with a new bridge to be built at Broombridge for the Luas.

raheny red

https://twitter.com/unakavanagh/status/1294579761654706176?s=19

😬

buffalo

This is great news for any Leixlip residents! Looking forward to smoother shopping trips and coffee runs to Maynooth.



edit: apologies for hugeness

murphyebass

And it’ll be a free run with everyone is playing due to the covid

Stark

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/concerns-surface-over-intimidation-on-new-royal-canal-cycle-path-1.4331573

McGrath5

Decided finally to give this a go.

Took the train yesterday morning to Mullingar to cycle back to Dublin. Had a brilliant day out. A pleasure to cycle on with the peacefulness and lack of cars.

The greenway is fantastic, until you reach Dublin that is. I went through the Deep Sinking, after the showers was treacherous in parts, the roots were like ice.

Has anyone done it from Athlone? I might take the train there next time and work my way back.

Mercian Pro

McGrath5 wrote: »

Has anyone done it from Athlone? I might take the train there next time and work my way back.

Train to Longford, cycle the Greenway to Maynooth, and train to Dublin is a great spin.

mr spuckler

McGrath5 wrote: »

Decided finally to give this a go.

Took the train yesterday morning to Mullingar to cycle back to Dublin. Had a brilliant day out. A pleasure to cycle on with the peacefulness and lack of cars.

The greenway is fantastic, until you reach Dublin that is. I went through the Deep Sinking, after the showers was treacherous in parts, the roots were like ice.

Has anyone done it from Athlone? I might take the train there next time and work my way back.

Good work!

Yes, from Athlone is a perfect tarmac surface all the way to Mullingar (bar a very short stretch of quarry dust finish crossing the bog near Athlone). So it's basically the same cycle, with 45km on a car-free route with excellent surface added on top.

devonp

except the Athlone -Mullingar bit on the old railway line is a bit boring compared to the canal proper

mr spuckler

I find the canal very interesting and scenic alright but also really like the old train stations and occasional elevated views on the Athlone to Mullingar stretch. I actually find a lot depends on mood / mindset / fitness! I've felt all sorts of different things on both sections!

Mercian Pro

buffalo wrote: »

This is great news for any Leixlip residents! Looking forward to smoother shopping trips and coffee runs to Maynooth.


edit: apologies for hugeness

I assume this was to do with some positive news about the Kildare section of the Greenway from the Fingal Border to Maynooth. Can't find any reference to it other than the NTA reviewing the design due to Covid concerns!

Update: Just got a reply to a similar request on the Royal Canal Greenway FB page. Looks like the NTA have backed down and allowed the tendering to go ahead as intended

jos28

Stark wrote: »

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/concerns-surface-over-intimidation-on-new-royal-canal-cycle-path-1.4331573

:mad::mad::mad:
It's a fine piece of work and it's nice to get out of the traffic even for a short while. I've been using it since the day it opened and have noticed it deteriorating already. I'll continue to use it in the morning but I doubt I'll use it later in the evening on the journey home

buffalo

Mercian Pro wrote: »

I assume this was to do with some positive news about the Kildare section of the Greenway from the Fingal Border to Maynooth. Can't find any reference to it other than the NTA reviewing the design due to Covid concerns!

Update: Just got a reply to a similar request on the Royal Canal Greenway FB page. Looks like the NTA have backed down and allowed the tendering to go ahead as intended

I presume you can't see the image in my post? Because you've posted the same pic! :pac:

KevRossi

Locals won't be happy with this.

https://twitter.com/petertgallagher/status/1295405610436108288

Stark

****ing filth. Be heartbreaking to have to abandon it but I don't think any solution was found for the Grand Canal greenway either?

Looks like the only thing that possibly could be done is to remove all the fencing/walls from alongside it so at least people have some escape route if cornered by the thugs. At the moment, it looks like there's no escape if you get into trouble.

KevRossi

Stark wrote: »

****ing filth. Be heartbreaking to have to abandon it but I don't think any solution was found for the Grand Canal greenway either?

Looks like the only thing that possibly could be done is to remove all the fencing/walls from alongside it so at least people have some escape route if cornered by the thugs. At the moment, it looks like there's no escape if you get into trouble.

Some locals objected to 'escape routes' as they knew this would happen and they don't want those kids on their streets. If they are throwing stones at houses, then the only hope is that some of the local self styled 'hard men' live up to their reputation and take matters into their own hands.

magicbastarder

posted this on a similar thread in the infrastructure forum, also highlighted by the racist incident from a few days ago:

this is something i've been worried about in relation to the proposed stretch between castleknock and coolmine railway stations - if it's built on the castleknock side of the canal (as many local residents want), it will result in a 2km stretch without any entry/exit points - the greenway will be 'trapped' between the railway line and the canal.
so if you did meet someone you wanted to avoid, and you're already three quarters of the way along the section, you'd have to backtrack one and a half kilometres.

iwillhtfu

Seems they have overcome the width issues

https://twitter.com/joeneville2010/status/1295443687149887496

Smilinpolitely

I'm planning a spin from maynooth to centre parcs along the canal next week. Has anyone any advice on where is best to leave the canal to get to centre parcs? Anyone done a similar trip any advice? Thanks in advance

mr spuckler

Smilinpolitely wrote: »

I'm planning a spin from maynooth to centre parcs along the canal next week. Has anyone any advice on where is best to leave the canal to get to centre parcs? Anyone done a similar trip any advice? Thanks in advance

There's a newly completed connection directly from the canal greenway

http://www.longfordcoco.ie/longfordcoco/services/regeneration/outdoor-recreational-infrastructure-scheme/newcastle-woods-to-the-royal-canal-greenway.html

edit: here's a post on it from a few weeks ago showing the approximate location where you'd need to branch off.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=114114653&postcount=1638

bovis

Smilinpolitely wrote: »

I'm planning a spin from maynooth to centre parcs along the canal next week. Has anyone any advice on where is best to leave the canal to get to centre parcs? Anyone done a similar trip any advice? Thanks in advance

Just after Guy Bridge (heading west) there is a sharp turn and there's a new greenway across the field that runs along the Inny river into Newcastle woods. From there you can cycle the entire perimeter of center parcs on the outside within the woods or go up to the Newcastle woods carpark and take the local road about 500m to the entrance of CP.

https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/13402357/guys-bridge-kilcurry-county-longford

Smilinpolitely

Thanks for the quick responses. Really looking forward to the cycle, the route looks great. Hopefully covid doesn't put a stop to it.

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KevRossi wrote: »

Locals won't be happy with this.

They are the locals.

a148pro

Yes but the scumbags are only a very small proportion of those communities. The great error 3rd parties make looking in from the outside is assuming all the people from those communities are like that. The people who suffer the most from this behaviour are not middle chattering class cyclists whose day is ruined by encountering them but the decent people in those communities who live with them all the time and the solution involves engaging with those decent people.

Mercian Pro

buffalo wrote: »

I presume you can't see the image in my post? Because you've posted the same pic! :pac:

Yes, it was blank both on the Android phone and the PC but, oddly enough, it's now showing on the phone. Good that someone in the NTA eventually realised that delaying the Kildare section yet again for the sake of an extra metre of width just didn't make sense.

Effects

Ah yeah, I totally understand that. It doesn't take too many scumbags to ruin an entire area.

Seth Brundle

https://twitter.com/royalgreenway/status/1297809523747557376