It's a remote area of stunning natural beauty and one would think the cycling trails would have really taken off. But now the proposals in place for years are scrapped by Coillte.
Cycling trails planned for Co Kerry now shelved
A new set of cycling and walking trails in an area of south Kerry have been shelved because the area was deemed unsuitable.
Minister of State Michael Creed said the long promised trails in Clydagh Valley and in the south County Kerry have been rejected.
He was responding to a Dáil question from John Brassily TD (FF). He asked for an update on the status of the development of Coillte walking and cycling trails in Clydagh Valley and its environs.
He said Coillte had published, in 2012, an ‘off-road cycling strategy’ that sets out the criteria for selecting suitable sites for off-road cycling and how those sites could be developed and managed in the future.
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“I am advised that one of the candidate sites identified as having potential for mountain bike trails was Rossacroo forest close to Killarney,” he said.
“But, upon examination... this site was deemed unsuitable as it is constrained by environmental designations.
“Coillte add that a further two sites were assessed in the South Kerry area but did not reach minimum criteria for scale and access to meet the criteria, set out in the strategy.
“The company advise, however, that there are many recreation sites available for walking in South Kerry and that, in its view, additional sites are not necessary to meet demand or projected demand at this time.”
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