52°16′53″N 9°47′8″W / 52.28139°N 9.78556°W
Tralee–Fenit Greenway | |
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Length | 14 kilometres (9 mi) |
Location | County Kerry, Ireland |
Trailheads |
Tralee Fenit |
Use | Hiking, cycling |
Maintained by | Kerry County Council [1] |
Website |
traleefenitgreenway |
The Tralee–Fenit Greenway is a greenway and rail trail in Ireland, [2] which is due to form part of EuroVelo EV1 and the Great Southern Trail. The 14km route was planned to be completed by 2021, but delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, [3] with a rescheduled opening of summer 2022. [4] The first phase of the greenway, comprising 6.5km of the route, was opened in June 2022, [5] this was extended to 11.2km in October 2022. [6] [7]
In 2017, CIÉ agreed to divest the Tralee - Fenit and North Kerry railways to Kerry County Council, [8] [9] in order to facilitate the completion of the Kerry Greenways. Initially planned to open in 2021, the project completion date was updated to 2022 owing to a "planning matter". [10] [11] The planned route required the development of new underpasses. [12]
Soon after the official opening, gates on the greenway were blocked-off by third-parties on multiple occasions. [13] [14]
As the Tralee–Fenit and Tralee–Limerick railways shared the same rail-bed out of Tralee, [9] the first 3km of the Tralee Fenit Greenway also forms part of the Great Southern Trail and EuroVelo EV1. [15] [16]