Appendix
See Pdf of Map
1. FULL LIST OF RECLASSIFIED ROUTES
Existing Named Routes - no longer NCN, reclassified promoted routes N.Ireland
(in alphabetical order)
Bangor to Newtownards via North Down Coastal Path - 10.5 miles 32.2% traffic-free route in north Down.
Belfast to Ballyshannon - Long-distance cross-border route 242 miles; 18% traffic-free from east coast to west of Ireland
Causeway Coast Cycle Route - Stunning 23 mile cycle along the North Atlantic coast from the famous Giant's Causeway to Castlerock
Craigavon Cycle Trail - 34.7 miles; 26.7% traffic-free. Route starts in Portadown with traffic-free route to the south along the Newry Canal Towpath, heads east and then north towards Lough Neagh, finishing in Craigavon. ecos Cycle Trail - Short cycle route 17 miles from Ballymena to Glenarm on the Irish Sea coast.
Foyle Valley Cycle Route - 21.1 miles; 26.5% traffic-free; runs from Derry City to the border towns of Lifford and Strabane
Inis Eoghain Cycleway - 36-mile loop connecting The River Foyle in County Londonderry to Lough Swilly in Donegal.
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Kingfisher Cycle Trail – long distance route through the border counties of Fermanagh, Leitrim, Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan.
Limavady Borough - 28 miles; just 5.4% traffic free. From the northern Sperrins foothills at Foreglen, through the Roe Valley finishing at Magilligan beach.
Loughshore Trail - Long distance route 167 miles around biggest lake in the UK, Lough Neagh; just 11.7% traffic-free [largely follows NCN Route 94]
North West Trail - Long distance cross-border cycle route through 5 counties in north west of Ireland: Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo, Fermanagh and Tyrone. Partly followed former NCN Routes 91 & 92.
Strangford Lough Cycle Trail - Long distance 82.2 miles; just 5.1% traffic-free. Scenic circular route through Co Down and around Strangford Lough.
Ulster Canal - 49 miles/ 79.9km linear cross-border route. From Maghery, Co Armagh to Clones, Co Monaghan.
New Named Routes – no longer NCN, reclassified promoted routes N.Ireland
NCN Route 9 – Belfast to Slieve Gullion Cycle Route [please note NCN Route 9 still partially exists as a traffic-free greenway in the Lagan and Lough Cycle Way and Newry Canal Towpath] This is just the full long-distance route that’s changing
NCN Route 91 – (Portadown to Fermanagh Lakelands) – South West Scenic Cycle Route
NCN Route 92 – Ballinamallard, Co Fermanagh to Derry – West Counties Cycle Route
NCN Route 93 – (Derry to Bangor, Co Down) – East to North West Coastal Route
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NCN Route 94 – Loughshore Trail (current popular name and marketed by local groups as such)
NCN Route 95 – Mid-Ulster Cycle Route
NCN Route 96 – Ancient Sights of Ulster Cycle Route / Lower Bann route
NCN Route 99 – Belfast to Newcastle Coastal Route. Largely subsumed by Strangford Lough Cycle Trail
Regional Cycle Network (RCN) 1 – L’Derry to Donegal, part of Eurovelo 1 - Lough Swilly Loop
Regional Cycle Network (RCN) 7 – Rostrevor, Co Down inland route – Rostrevor Mournes Cycle Route
Regional Cycle Network (RCN) 20 – White rock to Comber along west side of Strangford Lough, subsumed by Strangford Lough Cycle Trail
RCN routes above, now renamed, will be added to our website, hence no hyperlinks.
Retained NCN – traffic-free routes in N.Ireland
Comber Greenway, NCN Route 99 – a 7 mile long traffic-free green corridor all the way from Comber to the heart of East Belfast along an old railway line.
Foyle Greenways - Includes NCN 92 and 93 on either side of Lough Foyle which runs through L'Derry city centre. Starting at its most northern point at Culmore Road just north of the Foyle Bridge, moving south, including one short 250 metre stretch of on-road (Bay Road), and ends at Balloughry Road. [to be added to website]
Lagan & Lough Cycle Way, NCN Route 9 & 93 - 20.3 miles long; 96.6% Traffic-free. A level, mostly traffic-free cycle ride or walk connecting Lisburn, Belfast and Jordanstown.
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Newry Canal Towpath, NCN Route 9 - 19.6 miles traffic-free route along former canal path. 81.7% traffic-free. Flat route beginning in Portadown, Co Armagh and runs to Newry, near the border.
Craigavon Lakes greenways, NCN Route 9 – traffic-free routes around Craigavon [to be added to website]
Omagh Riverside Path
In addition there are a number of small traffic-free sections in towns including Antrim, Strabane and Coleraine which have potential for development into the future greenway network.
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