| 词条 | Great Western Greenway |
| 释义 |
| name = Great Western Greenway | photo = | caption = | location = County Mayo, Ireland | designation = | length_km=42 | trailheads = Westport, Achill | use = Cycling and Walking | elev_gain_and_loss = | highest = | lowest = | season = Any | sights = | surface = Tarmac / gravel | website = http://www.greenway.ie/ | difficulty = }} The Great Western Greenway ({{Lang-ga|Bealach Mór an Iarthair}}) is a greenway rail trail in County Mayo, Ireland. It is {{convert|42|km|mi|abbr=off}} long and begins in Westport and ends in Achill, passing through the towns of Newport and Mulranny as it runs along the coast of Clew Bay.[1] It is an off-road trail intended for use by cyclists and walkers.[2] It follows the route of the former Achill extension of the Westport railway line, which was constructed in the 1890s and closed in 1937.[3] An estimated 300 people cycle and walk the trail each day, which was constructed at a cost of €5.7 million.[4] The first section, from Newport to Mulranny, was opened in April 2010.[5] It was named as the 2011 Irish winner of the European Destinations of Excellence award.[6] The full route was opened by Taoiseach Enda Kenny, T. D. and Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring, T. D., on 29 July 2011.[4] According to a 2013 study[7], the Great Western Greenway had an average of 471 cycle trips per day, or 172,000 users in total per annum. It brings approximately €405,000 from non-domestic tourists and €737,000 from domestic tourists annually, giving the facility a payback period of 6 years from its initial construction. After reconstruction of part of the N59 at Kilbride,[8] and completed in September 2013, a section of the greenway that originally shared space on the road with cars and other traffic, is now safely segregated. However, there remains a {{convert|2|km|mi|0|adj=on|abbr=off|order=flip}} section through Newport town where greenway users share road space with other traffic. See also
References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.greenway.ie/Trail-Map-01.html |title=Trail Map |work=Great Western Greenway |accessdate=1 August 2011 }} 2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.greenway.ie/Greenway-01.html |title=Greenway |work=Great Western Greenway |accessdate=1 August 2011 }} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.greenway.ie/Greenway-History-01.html |title=History |work=Great Western Greenway |accessdate=1 August 2011 }} 4. ^1 {{cite news |title=Rail line becomes cycling track |first=Tom |last=Shiel |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0730/1224301618419.html |newspaper=The Irish Times |location=Dublin |date=30 July 2011 |accessdate=1 August 2011 }} 5. ^{{cite news |title=Greenway funding is boost for Mayo tourism |url=http://www.advertiser.ie/mayo/article/31094 |newspaper=Mayo Advertiser |date=17 September 2010 |accessdate=1 August 2011 }} 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0506/mayo.html |title=Western trail wins tourism award |date=6 May 2011 |work=RTÉ News |publisher=RTÉ News and Current Affairs |accessdate=1 August 2011 }} 7. ^{{Cite journal|last=Deenihan|first=Gerard|last2=Caulfield|first2=Brian|last3=O'Dwyer|first3=Dermot|date=July 2013|title=Measuring the success of the Great Western Greenway in Ireland|url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S221197361300024X|journal=Tourism Management Perspectives|volume=7|pages=73–82|doi=10.1016/j.tmp.2013.03.004|issn=2211-9736}} 8. ^{{cite press release | title=Minister Ring officially opens Kilbride section of the N59 Westport to Mulranny | url=http://www.dttas.ie/press-releases/2013/minister-ring-officially-opens-kilbride-section-n59-westport-mulranny | access-date=2015-12-28}} External links
4 : Geography of County Mayo|Tourist attractions in County Mayo|Rail trails in the Republic of Ireland|Irish Greenways |
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