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Many of our parks and open spaces are suitable for disabled users.
Some have also been specifically designed to accommodate wheelchair residents.
The following parks offer special routes for disabled people:
Clement Wilson Park
The short, circular route at Clement Wilson Park starts at Shaw’s Bridge car park. It is largely flat and is around 1.8km (1.1 miles) long.
The route passes through parkland and returns along a section of the Lagan Towpath.
The ramps on this route are not standard and some wheelchair users may require assistance.
Lagan Towpath
The section of towpath along the Lagan from Stranmillis to Shaw’s Bridge, which is around 3.5km (2.2 miles) long, is also wheelchair-friendly.
There are disabled fishing bays just off the towpath at Stranmillis.
There are also two parking bays at the end of Sharman Road, just off Stranmillis Road.
Lagan and Lough Cycleway
This coastal path, part of the National Cycle Network, is accessible from Hazelbank Park and runs to Dargan Road.
It is approximately 3km long.
Lagan riverside paths
The riverside terraces along the Lagan from Ormeau Bridge to Donegall Quay (2.7km or 1.6 miles long) and Albertbridge to Queen’s Bridge (0.7km or 0.4 miles) are suitable for people with limited mobility.
Other useful information
The Disabled Ramblers Association, in association with Shopmobility, have produced Out‘n’bout: A New Frontier, an outdoors guide for people with limited mobility.The booklet is primarily for pavement scooter or pushed wheelchair users and includes routes through a range of Belfast parks.
Copies are available from Shopmobility Belfast – call 028 9031 9191 for more information.
