Tralee-Fenit Greenway

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Coordinates: 52°16′53″N 9°47′8″W / 52.28139°N 9.78556°W / 52.28139; -9.78556

Tralee-Fenit Greenway
Tralee Fenit Greenway, under construction
Tralee Fenit Greenway route at Kilfenora
Length3 kilometres (2 mi) (current)
14 kilometres (9 mi) (planned)
LocationCounty Kerry, Ireland
TrailheadsTralee
Fenit
UseHiking, cycling
Hiking details
Maintained byKerry County Council[1]
Websitetraleefenitgreenway.com

The Tralee-Fenit Greenway is a partially completed[2] greenway and rail trail, in Ireland, which is due to form part of EuroVelo EV1 and the Great Southern Trail, the 14km route was planned to be completed by 2021, but delayed due to the COVID pandemic,[3] with a rescheduled opening of summer 2022.[4]

History[]

part of disuses railway showing dumping, overgrowth
Work was needed to recover the disused railway path from overgrowth

CIÉ agreed to divest the Tralee - Fenit and North Kerry railways to Kerry County Council in 2017.[5][6] in order to facilitate the completion of the Kerry Greenways and the development of the remainder of the route commenced, it is due for completion in early 2022[7][8] New underpasses are due to be created for the greenway.[9]

Great Southern Greenway[]

As the Tralee - Fenit and Tralee - Limerick railways shared the same rail-bed out of Tralee,[6] the first 3km of the Tralee Fenit Greenway also forms part of the Great Southern Trail and EuroVelo EV1.[10][11]

References[]

  1. ^ "New walkway linking with Tralee-Fenit Greenway will offer exciting new leisure amenity". KerryCoCo.ie. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  2. ^ Brouder, Simon (3 February 2021). "Concerns over fencing along Greenway". The Kerryman. Retrieved 4 July 2021 – via Independent.ie.
  3. ^ "Opening of Tralee-Fenit Greenway will be gamechanger according to chamber". RadioKerry.ie. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Two Kerry greenways set to open in June". RadioKerry.ie. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  5. ^ "CIE agrees to hand over lands for completion of Kerry greenways". RadioKerry.ie. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Why is a Diversion Being Proposed for the Tralee-Fenit Greenway?". RadioKerry.ie. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  7. ^ Brouder, Simon (9 September 2020). "Greenway confusion". The Kerryman. Retrieved 4 July 2021 – via Independent.ie.
  8. ^ Brouder, Simon (19 May 2021). "Another banana skin facing the Fenit Greenway". The Kerryman. Retrieved 4 July 2021 – via Independent.ie.
  9. ^ Crean, Dermot (6 May 2021). "Public Consultation On Proposed Tralee-Fenit Greenway Underpass At The Spa". TraleeToday.ie. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  10. ^ Prendiville, Norma (5 June 2021). "Call to mark railway families with new mural along Limerick Greenway". LimerickLeader.ie. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  11. ^ Halloran, Cathy (1 July 2021). "€10m Limerick greenway opens". RTÉ News. Retrieved 4 July 2021.

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