Today is the perfect day to take advantage of the quiet roads and pedal your way along some of Munster’s best cycling routes, says Dan MacCarthy

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A scenic new greenway in the Southwest — projected to be “far superior” to the Great Western Greenway in Mayo — is due to be completed by the end of 2016.

A strong plea was yesterday made to An Taisce not to proceed with a judicial review in the High Court of a project to upgrade a major tourist route.

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Alan Kelly, has attracted some criticism for apparently overruling civil servants when deciding on spending on greenways, specifically the route along the disused rail line that links Mullingar to Athlone.

With more food tours and trails in Ireland than ever, there’s never been a better excuse to eat your way through a short break, says Pól Ó Conghaile.

Hotel Westport offers an excellent children’s club as well as fine dining and outdoor activities.

A 26km greenway to be developed along a disused railway line skirting the Atlantic along the Ring of Kerry is expected to become an internationally rated tourist attraction.

BY THE time we had got three-quarters of the way to Westport, our phone sat navs were locked in battle.

Caroline Delaney got on her bike and followed the 42km Greenway trail in Mayo.

The news this week that the popular Great Western Greenway in Mayo has been blocked by a landowner comes as no surprise; it was only a matter of time before this happened, and we can only be thankful that it didn’t occur at the height of the tourist season.

ONE of the more interesting innovations in Irish tourism in recent years has been the development of abandoned railway lines as greenways for cyclists and walkers, helping to make ecotourism a key niche market.

Two former railway routes in Co Cork are to be opened to the public for leisure activities including cycling and walking.

A row about ownership of a disused railway line on the Kerry-Limerick border may end up in the courts.

CIÉ is claiming sole ownership of a disused rail line where leisure walkers were blocked by farmers.

Seán McCárthaigh experiences some of the diverse attractions on offer in Westport.

The Government has announced a €7m investment in cycle routes across the country.

WHEN the Great Southern Hotel opened in Mulranny, rail travel was king.

MENTION Westport and winter doesn’t spring to mind.

More than €6.6m in funding has been announced for nine outdoor tourism projects.

Mayo's Great Western Greenway has been designated one of the great cycle trails of Europe.

Now that the kids are fully settled back at school, the lazy hazy days of summer seem like a lifetime ago.

AS I STAND at the Mulranny Park Hotel in Co Mayo on day one of a weekend trip, my eye races over the empty spaces, trying to comprehend the beauty of the interlocking mountains, the sweep of the sea, the sense of boundless landscape.

FOOD producers in Mayo will see their talents showcased as part of the innovative gourmet trail, the Great Western Greenway, Irish winner of the European Destination of Excellence Award.

I HAVE rediscovered the joys of cycling, after decades out of the saddle.

Over 180 events were taking place all over the country today to celebrate National Trails Day 2010.