Comments on: the newtownabbey way http://www.rainmiles.com/archives/the-newtownabbey-way.html a cycling blog from northern ireland, a place where it rains every other day Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:02:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: John Girvin http://www.rainmiles.com/archives/the-newtownabbey-way.html/comment-page-1#comment-226 John Girvin Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:06:46 +0000 http://www.rainmiles.com/?p=778#comment-226 I've been down the Newtownabbey Way many times on a road bike, it's a nice ride. The Google Map is out of date (I think the pictures it uses are from 2007) and shows an off-road course, but today it's all tarmac and smooth apart from a short section at the Monkstown end where it's a little rough. Take it easy there and you'll be fine though. The forest section can get slippery when it's wet so be careful there too if there's been any rain. Those are the Bleach Green Viaducts ( http://tr.im/oEDT ) and they carry the Translink railway line from Belfast and the Glenville Road. I’ve been down the Newtownabbey Way many times on a road bike, it’s a nice ride.

The Google Map is out of date (I think the pictures it uses are from 2007) and shows an off-road course, but today it’s all tarmac and smooth apart from a short section at the Monkstown end where it’s a little rough. Take it easy there and you’ll be fine though.

The forest section can get slippery when it’s wet so be careful there too if there’s been any rain.

Those are the Bleach Green Viaducts ( http://tr.im/oEDT ) and they carry the Translink railway line from Belfast and the Glenville Road.

]]> By: KingsMoss CC http://www.rainmiles.com/archives/the-newtownabbey-way.html/comment-page-1#comment-224 KingsMoss CC Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:05:21 +0000 http://www.rainmiles.com/?p=778#comment-224 John, could you take a road bike on the Newtownabbey Way? What is on top of those viaducts? I've never heard or seen of them before? John, could you take a road bike on the Newtownabbey Way?

What is on top of those viaducts?
I’ve never heard or seen of them before?

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