Carrigaline to Crosshaven Greenway Cycling Trail
Grade
Easy
Length
5 km
Am
30 mins
Format
Linear
Dogs Allowed
On a lead
Start Point
Carrigaline or Crosshaven
Finish Point
Carrigaline or Crosshaven
Nearest Town to Start
Carrigaline/Crosshaven
Grid Ref.
W 74355 62052 / W 78797 61281
Lat. and Long.
51.81051, -8.37259
/ 51.80376, -8.30813
This greenway runs along the old Cork to Crosshaven railway line with the Owenabue River alongside all the way - the line operated from 1904 to 1932. Amenity areas are provided along the way and various species of birds and other wildlife can be seen.
Maps and other information
Trail Management
Cork County Council
Facilities
In Carrigaline: All services
In Crosshaven: Car parking, shops, pubs, restaurants, cafes, take-aways, accommodation
OSI Maps
Discovery Series Sheet 87
Public Transportation
In Carrigaline - Bus Eireann bus
In Crosshaven - Bus Eireann bus
CD from Cork
Lovely walking and cycling trail. Spoiled by signage confusion. Notices at either end and a couple of posts along the way say that users should ‘keep left, pass right’. Painted icons of a bike are on the path at regular intervals on one side and ones of a pedestrian on the other side. This leads to total confusion with the result that many cyclists prefer to avoid the greenway altogether and use the busy and dangerous road instead.
The path is far too narrow to have separate cycling and walking signs.
This confusion would be easily eliminated by removing the painted icons and placing more prominent ‘keep left’ signs at both ends of the greenway.
The path is far too narrow to have separate cycling and walking signs.
This confusion would be easily eliminated by removing the painted icons and placing more prominent ‘keep left’ signs at both ends of the greenway.
JC from Cork