STRABANE TO CLOGHCOR GREENWAY
“Strabane Canal Way”
The Strabane Canal was a short four mile navigation to link Strabane town with the major port up the River Foyle. The canal was abandoned last century, but restoration plans have been doing the rounds. A 3km pathway exists from the point where the canal meets the Foyle, but a longer greenway all the way into Strabane town itself is possible.
ROUTE DETAILS
| Length | 6 kilometres (3km existing pathway) |
| Estimate | £1 million (extenstion into Strabane) |
| Timescale | 2026 to 2040 |
| Type | Former canal |
| Title | Strabane Canal |
| Border area | No |
| Councils | Derry City and Strabane District Council |
| Donegal County Council |
IMAGES
RESOURCES ELSEWHERE
Regeneration of Strabane canal ‘will boost tourism’ (Belfast Telegraph)
The Strabane Canal (Discover Tyrone & Sperrins)
Time to regenerate the ‘Foyle’s’ forgotten canals (Derry Journal)
Strabane Canal (Inland Waterways Association)
Strabane Canal Feasibility Study (Outdoor NI)
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
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.
STRABANE TO BALLYBOFEY AND STRANORLAR GREENWAY
A 22km route following the line of the former Finn Valley Railway west from Strabane into Ballybofey and Stranorlar in Donegal.
Two neighbouring towns and three converging rivers, a cross-border greenway project being supported by EU funding to link Strabane with Lifford.
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 Strabane to Cloghcor Greenway / Strabane Canal Way, or if you want to submit a picture or video to this page, please get in contact.