FORTH MEADOW COMMUNITY GREENWAY


Forth Meadow Community Greenway

A new £5.1 million EU PEACE IV-funded project to connect existing open spaces in north and west Belfast along a 12 km route from Clarendon Playing Fields to the new Transport Hub in the city centre.

ROUTE DETAILS


Length 12 kilometres
Estimate £5 million
Timescale 2020 to 2022
Type New greenway idea
Border area No
Councils Belfast City Council

IMAGES


PROGRESS UPDATES


Idea stage  

Feasibility  

Construction  

Completed  

GREENWAY PROJECTS WHICH INTERSECT


BELFAST TO HOLYWOOD GREENWAY

A missing link in an otherwise excellent chain of traffic-free routes between Belfast and Bangor, a 4km urban greenway in Sydenham.

BELFAST TO LISBURN GREENWAY

Building on the popularity of the historic 15km Lagan Towpath route between Belfast and Lisburn, much-needed upgrades and extra capacity.

BELFAST TO NEWTOWNABBEY GREENWAY

A 9km traffic-free route through the western side of Belfast Harbour and along Belfast Lough shore beside the M2 and M5 motorways to Whiteabbey.

BOG MEADOWS GREENWAY

A 2km urban greenway between the Broadway roundabout and Andersonstown along the edge of the Bog Meadows in the west of Belfast.

BELFAST TO CARRYDUFF GREENWAY

A community greenway project to provide a traffic-free link between Carryduff and Belfast.

BELFAST TO COMBER GREENWAY

A popular 11km route developed by Sustrans along the old Belfast to Comber railway line opened in 2008 – the original Northern Ireland greenway.

CONNSWATER GREENWAY

A standard-setting 9km linear urban park in East Belfast developed along the Connswater River incorporating major flood alleviation works.

HOLYWOOD TO BANGOR GREENWAY 

The 16km traffic-free North Down Coastal Path winding through Holywood, Cultra, Helen’s Bay and Crawfordsburn into Bangor.

SHANKILL GREENWAY

An urban greenway linking the forests of Clarendon and Glencairn Parks down through Woodvale and the Shankill into Belfast city centre.

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 Forth Meadow Community Greenway, or if you want to submit a picture or video to this page, please get in contact.