The North West Greenway Network is creating a cross border network of greenways across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It aims to link people with places locally, regionally and nationally. It will improve people's social, economic and environmental wellbeing. This page will give you everything there is to know about this project.
How we can help with active travel
The North West Greenway Network is committed to delivering infrastructure that will link people and places, thus enabling choice around travel options.
That’s where we can help.
Our Active Travel Officer is on hand to provide advice, guidance and training to encourage people to travel actively and more sustainably.
And they can provide access to a wide range of engagement activities, events and tools.
These are all aimed at empowering individuals, schools and workplaces to take action and make changes to how they travel.
We can also include activities along the greenways such as:
- training and support to promote active travel
- cycle training programmes
- bike maintenance demonstrations
- awareness-raising led walks and rides.
How to get involved
The North West Greenway Network project ended in December 2023.
Active Travel Officer Michelle Nash in Muff, County Donegal as part of the North West Greenway Network project. Credit: Sustrans
Infrastructure
The North West Greenway Network project is designing, developing and delivering several cross-border greenway routes.
By 2024, greenways will connect counties Donegal, Derry and Tyrone:
Route 1
Derry to Buncrana, with a spur to Newtowncunningham, incorporating Bridgend, Burnfoot, Fahan and Lisfannon (32.5km).
Route 2
Derry to Muff, incorporating Thornhill College, Culmore Country Park and Muff (10.5km).
Route 3
Lifford to Strabane, linking the North West Regional College to Strabane town centre, continuing cross-border to St Patrick’s National School in Murlog, Lifford (6.7km).
Routes currently in progress include:
- Culmore Greenway - Northstone Ltd are progressing works on the ground and completion is anticipated by March 2024
- Bay Road Bridge and Greenway - FP McCann are delivering the project. The site compound has been established and the greenway link has been excavated. Piling for the abutments is underway. The project design is being finalised and works remain on course to be complete by April 2024
- The Strabane North Greenway project has mobilised onsite. This 1.4km route is on programme to complete by March 2024
- E Quinn Civils continue construction work on the Muff - Three Trees Greenway and this project is on course to complete by March 2024
- ACS Civils are progressing the delivery of the Lifford-Castlefinn Greenway, and this scheme anticipates completion by March 2024.
Cycling and walking in the North West
Discover more routes for walking, wheeling and cycling:
- the National Cycle Network in Northern Ireland
- cycling routes in Derry City and Strabane District Council area
- The Strathfoyle Greenway
- cycling routes in Donegal.
About this project
The North West Greenway Network is a project led by Derry City and Strabane District Council working in partnership with Donegal County Council, Department for Transport, the Department for Infrastructure and Sustrans.
The project has received funding of €14.8 million from INTERREG VA.
This is administered by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) towards a total project cost of approximately €20 million.
Match funding provided by the Department for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland) and the Department for Transport (Republic of Ireland).
For more information on the project, visit the North West Greenway Network's website or email their team at nwgreenway@donegalcoco.ie.
