News

 June 2008 - Coming Soon: North West Trail Discover Map

We are currently working with Stirling Surveys on the final draft of a Discover map for the North West Trail. The detailed 1:125 000 map will be ideal for cycle touring and includes town maps for the main towns on the trail, travel and tourism contacts, route profiles and information on additional cycling opportunities in the North West.

It will be available to purchase from Tourist Informations Centres on the route and from the Sustrans shop this summer. If you would like us to send you an e mail as soon as it is available then please send us your details using the Contact Us form.

February 2008: Walking and Cycling Show, Amsterdam.

 

Pictured at the North West Trail stand at the Fiets en Wandelbeurs Show, Amsterdam (2nd - 3rd February 2008) are Martin Bradley, Strabane District Council and Kathryn Cochrane, Sustrans.

The North West Trail will be participating at The Ordnance Survey, Outdoor Show from 14 - 16th March at the NEC in Birmingham.

November 2007: Blaze a trail on breathtaking North West Cycle Route

The North West Trail a new 326km circular signed cycle route in the North West of Ireland  was launched on 1st November 2007 at The Alley Arts Centre, Strabane by the Minister for the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Michelle Gildernew MP MLA.

The trail has been developed by a Sustrans led cross border partnership and travels through sections of counties Donegal, Tyrone, Fermanagh, Leitrim, and Sligo in the North West of Ireland. Taking in a wide variety of scenic landscapes, the route escapes the traffic and mainly uses quiet country roads with scenic cycling in remote uplands and offering dramatic views of the Atlantic Ocean on coastal stretches in counties Sligo and Donegal.

Speaking at the launch Minister for the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Michelle Gildernew MP MLA said:

"I am delighted to officially launch the North West Trail as it marks the culmination of a lot of hard work and commitment not only by the officers of Sustrans but also by the members of the North West Trail Steering Committee. I am confident the North West Trail will act as a magnet to cyclists from both the local community and further afield."

A North West Trail leaflet and map outlining the trail is available from Tourist Information Offices in the North West. Information. A touring map and brochure are in development and will be available in 2008.