Newry Canal Towpath - Sustrans.org.ukThe Newry Canal Towpath is a 19.6-mile route, connecting Portadown to Newry.Sustrans sustainable transport environmental charity walking charity cycling charity charity walking cycling walk cycle wheel wheelingShare this page This route contains sections not on the National Cycle Network. Built to transport coal from Coalisland in County Tyrone to Dublin via Lough Neagh, Portadown, Newry and the Irish Sea, the Newry Canal was opened in 1742. It operated for https://www.sustrans.org.uk/find-other-routes/newry-canal-towpath/