DERRY TO MUFF GREENWAY
“North West Greenway Network”
A cross-border greenway project being supported by EU funding to link the town of Muff in Donegal with Derry City along the western bank of Lough Foyle
ROUTE DETAILS
| Length | 10 kilometres |
| Estimate | £3 million |
| Timescale | 2018 to 2021 |
| Type | New greenway idea |
| Border area | Yes |
| Councils | Derry City and Strabane District Council |
| Donegal County Council |
IMAGES
PROGRESS UPDATES
Idea stage
Feasibility
Construction
Completed
June 2016: DSDC applies to Stage 1 of the DfI Small Grants Programme for Greenways competition
November 2016: DSDC secures DfI £8,000 grant funding for a feasibility study on “North West Greenways”
December 2016:European Union invests €23M in a new ‘GREEN WAY’ forward for cross-border travel (PDF, 251K)
August 2017: “North West Greenway” misses cut for DfI £25,000 grant funding
February 2018: EU funded Cross-Border North West Greenway Network officially launched
RESOURCES ELSEWHERE
North West Greenway Plan (PDF, 7.4MB)
North West Greenway Network (Facebook)
Get on your bike! Cross-border North West Greenway route officially launched
£8,000 support for North West Greenway initiative (Londonderry Sentinel)
Cross-border greenways: EU pledges 23m euros (BBC NI)
North-West Multimodal Transport Hub (Translink)
Derry~Londonderry Greenway Guide (PDF, 5.8MB)
Derry City and Strabane District Council Active Travel
North West Greenway Network (Twitter)
Derry to Inishowen Greenway (Facebook)
A wee little greenway to link Derry and Donegal with EU funding (Irish Cycle)
Exercise Explore Enjoy: A Strategic Plan for Greenways (Department for Infrastructure) PDF 2.8MB
Strategic Plan for Greenways Base Report (AECOM, Sustrans, DfI) PDF 15.7MB
GREENWAY PROJECTS WHICH INTERSECT
DERRY TO BUNCRANA AND LETTERKENNY GREENWAY
A 33km route along the line of the old Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway from Derry City up to Buncrana and down to Letterkenny.
A 14km route from the current railway line at the Lough Foyle coastline in to Limavady and on through the countryside to Dungiven.
Following the old ‘Derry Road’ line, this potential 60km greenway would run from Omagh through Strabane and along both banks of the Foyle into Derry.
A developing network of traffic-free routes through Derry linking communites with shopping, leisure, employment and transport hubs.
GET INVOLVED
Successful greenway projects are driven by the passion of local people. If you have an update to share, a story to tell about the history of the route or future of the Derry to Muff Greenway, or if you want to submit a picture or video to this page, please get in contact.