Northern Ireland Outdoors Forum - Hiking, camping and more
General => General Chat => Topic started by: NorthernSky on March 29, 2023
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there's going to be a cable car ride half way up Donard :-X
https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2023-03-28/the-44m-alternative-to-seeing-the-mourne-mountains
good or bad?
i'd rather not see it personally
is this why all those trees have been cleared on the way up :'(
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I was disappointed to hear about this idea resurfacing. It is just going to make the wilderness area smaller.
fred
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When I first heard it discussed (years ago) I thought it was going to the summit of Donard and I was raging. This plan seems to be going partly up to quarry. I don't like the idea of cable cars swing as a visual in the sky. They could probably a rail car system up instead which would be less visible. Don't know how cable cars it work work in winds, probably wouldn't run half the time with weather. It would also put pressure on infrastructure of the town which on certain days is packed with cars. I can understand why they want to do for tourism development, good for businesses and as an attraction and I'm sure people would love the views.
Saying that I don't think it would to see it and it should be left alone.
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Thankfully it now looks like this is not going ahead.
Sadly it seems a lot of money was spent on it before it even got off the ground, money that could have been better spent on other initiatives (such as helping the Tollymore centre weather their recent difficulties)
I've always seen accessibility as a double edged sword. It's a great thing to make the hills (or parts of them) more accessible to people with health or mobility difficulties. However, by improving ease of access you also increase the flow of people who don't care for the area and leave a collection of beer bottles and festival tents in their wake.