Forth Meadow Community Greenway

What is Forth Meadow Community Greenway?

Forth Meadow Community Greenway is a 12-kilometre walking and cycling route connecting open spaces in north and west Belfast from Clarendon Playing Fields to Belfast Grand Central Station in the city centre.

The greenway was completed in 2025 following a £6.2 million EU PEACE IV-funded capital project. It included:

• the addition of new paths and cycle ways along the route
• additional planting
• new pathway surfaces
• new street furniture
• visitor information
• wayfinding signage, and
• public art.

It also included enhancements to sites along the route including Springfield Dam.

In parallel with the capital project, we delivered a community activity and events programme at key sections along the greenway to help bring communities together and promote use of the shared space

Greenway sections

There are five distinct sections to the capital works.

Glencairn Park to Forthriver Linear Park

This section of the greenway includes new paths, lighting and seating installed in Glencairn and Forthriver Parks, plus a new entrance added at Glencairn Park. Forthriver Linear Park’s path was also upgraded, and the footbridge at Forthriver Way was refurbished.

Ballygomartin Road to Springfield Road

This section saw the addition of a new shared space known as Springvale Park, with walking and cycling paths and a raised walkway over the wetlands. A new seven-metre-tall sculpture named Carry Each Other was also installed on Springfield Road close to the entrance to the Innovation Factory. 

Springfield Park to Falls Park

This section connects Springfield Road with the Whiterock Community Corridor and Falls Park. It also included the £1.2 million redevelopment at Springfield Dam.

Bog Meadows Nature Reserve

This section includes enhancements to pathways within and connecting to the nature reserve, plus additional planting and lighting. The route connects to Broadway, where a new, welcoming entrance was added.

Westlink to city centre

This section, starting at Broadway Roundabout and ending at Belfast Grand Central Station saw new signage installed.

Forth Meadow Community Greenway Map

This map shows the route of the greenway.

Funding

We delivered the project, with funding provided by the EU’s PEACE IV Programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), the Department for Infrastructure and the Department for Communities. The Executive Office in Northern Ireland and the Department of Rural and Community Development in Ireland provided support for the PEACE IV element of the project.

Forth Meadow Community Greenway is one of three major PEACE IV shared space projects in Belfast.