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GREYSTONES WALKING TRAIL
The Greystones Walking Trail was officially opened by Cllr Derek Mitchell, Cathaoirleach of Greystones Municipal District, on 26th June 2018.
The eight-kilometre trail goes from Greystones train station to Kilmacanogue and connects to the Sugar Loaf Way, via the Burnaby, Kindlestown, Bellvue Hill, Kindlestown Woods, Ballydonagh, the Glenview N11 overbridge and Quill Road.
Access to the walking trail is well served by public transport from Greystones DART, Dublin Bus routes 184, 84, 45a, and Bus Eireann route number 133.
The Wicklow Uplands Council plan to open a walk from Kilmacanogue over the little Sugar Loaf to Bray which will link into the Greystones Way and enable a circular walk of about three to four hours. It is hoped that the new route will eventually connect to the Vartry Reservoir walks at Roundwood and the Wicklow Way.
Greystones Municipal District Councillors allocated their tourism budget for two years to develop this walk.
2024 Road Works
Department of Transport Tourism and Sport Funded Schemes
Restoration Improvement Schemes - GMD Allocation €984,445
- R761 - Kilcoole Road - €190,000 - Proposed
- R762 - Church Road, Greystones - €150,000 - Proposed
- R762 - Mill Road, Greystones - €25,000 - Proposed
- L5050 - Church Road, Newcastle - €220,000 - Proposed
- L1027 - Chapel Road - €45,000 - Proposed
- L97616 - Crowe Abbey - €80,000 - Proposed
- L50552 - Bus Loop, Newcastle - €15,000 - Proposed
- L12125-0 - Burnaby Heights - €91,887 - Completed
- L12125-1 - Burnaby Heights - €17,244 - Completed
- L12125-2 - Burnaby Heights - €9,901 - Completed
- L12125-3 - Burnaby Heights - €9,906 - Completed
Restoration Maintenance Schemes
No requirement in GMD for Surface Dressing works in 2024
Climate Adaptation Measures
No allocation to GMD in 2024
Bridge Rehabilitation Works
No allocation to GMD in 2024
Drainage Works - GMD Allocation €48,455
- Gulley replacement programme on Victoria Road, Trafalgar Road and Mill Road - Completed
Safety Improvement Works
1. Delgany Wood Road - formalise roundabouts - €90,000
2. Delgany Wood Road - provide uncontrolled crossing locations - €50,000
National Transport Authority Funded Works
NTA Active Travel Measures
Greystones Municipal District Discretionary Funded Schemes
- Public lighting at the Pigs Hollow - Fee proposal from Enerveo €25,468. ESB connections and other items €5,000-€10,000. Cable trunking installed and lights ordered and awaiting delivery. ESB connection application submitted.
Footpath Renewal Works - GMD Allocation €100,000
- Redford Park, Greystones - Works ongoing
- Portland Road, Greystones - Tender awarded
- Jack and Jill Hill, Kilcoole - Commenced end of May 2024
- Willowbrook Centre Entrance - Tender awarded
Outdoor Recreation Improvement Scheme
2024 allocation to be confirmed
Local Improvement Scheme
2024 allocation to be confirmed
Other Works
- St. Crispins Park - as part of the biodiversity plan and anti-dumping initiative circa €7,000 of plants, Berberis and Pyracantha are being planted
- Level access provided from south beach car park to the south beach boardwalk at the southern arch
Chapel Road Scheme Update
Work continues, as resources allow, in the preparation of the tender document to allow the Council to tender for construction services. Some of the next steps, once updated business case is approved, are as follows (dates are preliminary and subject to change):
- CPO Notice to Treat was served in October 2023
- Construction tender to be issued ion Q3 2024
- Contractor to be appointed in Q4 2024