Burtonport Old Railway Walk. Siuloid An Sean Bhothar Iarainn.

Burtonport Old Railway Walk. Siuloid An Sean Bhothar Iarainn. This section of reclaimed railway track has been developed into a beautiful walkway. The line was the subject of two enquiries over its safety and operation.

It extends from Burtonport to Meenbanad and is approx 6.5 miles / 10.46 km return. " Siuloid An Sean Bhothar Iariann/ Burtonport old railway walk"
was originally part of " The Londonderry & Lough Swilly’s Railway 49 mile Burtonport extension from Letterkenny. It was built to serve the excellent harbour in Burtonport and as a government attempt to alleviate the poverty in north Donegal. Opening fo

r traffic in 1903, the line ran through the remote and difficult terrain of north Donegal often skirting towns it was meant to serve by miles in a effort to save on the cost of construction. The Derry Chamber of Commerce noting “defective construction and inadequate and unsuitable equipment” as a cause of the lines many ills. Despite this the line managed to survive until 1947, the Burtonport - Gweedore section earlier closing in June 1940. The station here in Burtonport was demolished early in 2003
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2cme/4361604887/) ". This section of the old railway was recently cleared and is used by many to relax and walk on regularly. It is important to PLEASE NOTE however that the path is narrow and has some steep embankments on both sides. CAUTION must be taken at all times when walking on the path and we advise you to refrain from walking on this path during windy weather. Children are not permitted on the path unless supervised closely by adults.

We have rain damage on the railway walk, on the far side of Neelys road. Please be careful if you are walking along this...
09/04/2026

We have rain damage on the railway walk, on the far side of Neelys road. Please be careful if you are walking along this stretch. The Railway walk committee are making arrangements to have it repaired next week.

A successful 5k walk today in aid of our Railway walk. Thanks very much to all who supported the walk. The hamper was w...
06/04/2026

A successful 5k walk today in aid of our Railway walk. Thanks very much to all who supported the walk. The hamper was won by Dennis Edward Bonner and 2nd prize was won by Cathy Coyle.

06/04/2026

Our 5k Easter Monday walk is on today at 3pm sharp. Registration in Acres community centre from 2pm.

13/11/2025
Thanks very much to Eoin Mc Garvey for these lovely pictures today in The Derry People, Donegal News.
27/10/2025

Thanks very much to Eoin Mc Garvey for these lovely pictures today in The Derry People, Donegal News.

A VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO EACH AND EVERY ZOMBIE, GHOST, WITCH 🧙‍♀️ AND SCARY THING ON THE RAILWAY WALK LAST NIGHT.... YO...
25/10/2025

A VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO EACH AND EVERY ZOMBIE, GHOST, WITCH 🧙‍♀️ AND SCARY THING ON THE RAILWAY WALK LAST NIGHT.... YOU WERE ALL SO SCARY AND WE THANK YOU... BUT PLEASE RETURN TO YOUR GRAVE, CAVE OR WHERE EVERY YOU CAME FROM..... HAVE A GOOD LONG REST.... AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT YEAR. HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE 🎃 🤪 💀☠️👻👽🎃🧙‍♀️

Another fantastic SPOOKTACULAR WALK tonight... very well done to everyone taking part... to all the spooky helpers and e...
24/10/2025

Another fantastic SPOOKTACULAR WALK tonight... very well done to everyone taking part... to all the spooky helpers and everyone involved in this fundraising event.

1st prize Hamper winner (sponsored by Sean & Frances B***r, Meenmore)
was Evelyn McBride, Roshine, Burtonport.

2nd prize Hamper winner
was Banbha Gleeson, Lucan, Co. Dublin (Granddaughter of Mary Ward, Meenagowna)

Thanks very much to everyone for buying tickets. All monies raised will be used for upkeep on the railway walk.

Tonight is our SPOOKTACULAR WALK.... see you there 🧙‍♀️👻
24/10/2025

Tonight is our SPOOKTACULAR WALK.... see you there 🧙‍♀️👻

Our Annual SPOOKTACULAR WALK is on October 24th. This is a fun walk, suitable for all ages... all ghosts, witches 🧙‍♂️ ✨️ and scary zombies welcome.. registration from 6.30pm in Acres community centre. Donations on the door... looking forward to scaring you all.... 😬 wwwhhhhhooooo......bbbooohhhooo

18/10/2025

Keep an eye out for these spooky rocks....

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Burtonport, Co Donegal, Ireland.
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