Grand Canal Greenway

Coming Soon

Grand Canal  Greenway

The Grand Canal is 132km in length and connects Dublin with the River Shannon via Tullamore and a number of other towns and villages. The canal was built to transport cargo. The last time it carried commercial cargo was in 1960. 

Grand Canal  Greenway Kildare

Kildare County Council proposed in 2018 to build t a shared walking and cycling greenway through the county. 

The proposal consisted of:

• Improvement and upgrading of the existing towpath along the Grand Canal through the provision of a suitable surface i.e. Quarry Dust, Surface Dressing or Asphalt (Tarmac) depending on local conditions for pedestrian and cyclist use.
• Provision of traffic safety measures and signage to facilitate safe pedestrian and cycling crossings and access to shared surfaces
• Provision of access controls (pedestrian / cycling friendly gates) road markings, traffic calming measures, ducting and associated drainage works on the proposed cycle / walk way.
• Provision of route signage boards and marker/distance posts along the proposed route. The route signage boards will be located at main access points onto the route in towns and villages, while marker/distance posts will be installed at 5km intervals.

Grand Canal  Greenway Dublin