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

Tralee–Fenit Greenway
a section of a greenway, looking over the Atlantic ocean
Tralee Fenit Greenway route at Kilfenora
Length14 kilometres (9 mi)
LocationCounty Kerry, Ireland
TrailheadsTralee
Fenit
UseHiking, cycling
Maintained byKerry County Council[1]
Websitetraleefenitgreenway.com

The Tralee–Fenit Greenway is a

COVID-19 pandemic,[3] with a rescheduled opening of summer 2022.[4] The first phase of the greenway, comprising 6.5km of the route, was opened in June 2022,[5] this was extended to 11.2km in October 2022.[6][7]

History

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

In 2017,

North Kerry railways to Kerry County Council,[8][9] in order to facilitate the completion of the Kerry Greenways. Initially planned to open in 2021, the project completion date was updated to 2022 owing to a "planning matter".[10][11] The planned route required the development of new underpasses.[12]

Blockades

Soon after the official opening, gates on the greenway were blocked-off by third-parties on multiple occasions.[13][14]

Great Southern Greenway

As the Tralee–Fenit and Tralee–Limerick railways shared the same rail-bed out of Tralee,[9] the first 3km of the Tralee Fenit Greenway also forms part of the Great Southern Trail and EuroVelo EV1.[15][16]

References

  1. KerryCoCo.ie
    . Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  2. Independent.ie
    .
  3. RadioKerry.ie
    . 27 December 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  4. RadioKerry.ie
    . 11 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  5. RadioKerry.ie
    . 24 June 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  6. RadioKerry.ie
    .
  7. ^ "North Kerry charts a route to health and prosperity as greenway finally opens". independent. 11 October 2022.
  8. RadioKerry.ie. Archived from the original
    on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  9. ^
    RadioKerry.ie
    . Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  10. Independent.ie
    .
  11. Independent.ie
    .
  12. ^ Crean, Dermot (6 May 2021). "Public Consultation On Proposed Tralee-Fenit Greenway Underpass At The Spa". TraleeToday.ie. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Council urged to hold talks to ensure Tralee-Fenit greenway blocking stops".
  14. ^ O'Sullivan, Jennie (November 2022). "Section of new Kerry greenway blocked by locked gates". RTÉ News.
  15. LimerickLeader.ie
    . Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  16. ^ Halloran, Cathy (1 July 2021). "€10m Limerick greenway opens". RTÉ News. Retrieved 4 July 2021.

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