The Millennium Way is a
long distance footpath
A long-distance trail (or long-distance footpath, track, way, greenway) is a longer recreational trail mainly through rural areas used for hiking, backpacking, cycling, equestrianism or cross-country skiing. They exist on all continents exce ...
on the
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man ( , also ), or Mann ( ), is a self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland. As head of state, Charles III holds the title Lord of Mann and is represented by a Lieutenant Govern ...
. The path is approximately in length, stretching between
Castletown and
Ramsey.
About the Millennium Way Trail
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The footpath was opened in 1979 to mark the thousandth year of the parliament of the Island, Tynwald
Tynwald (), or more formally, the High Court of Tynwald () or Tynwald Court, is the legislature of the Isle of Man. It consists of two chambers, known as the branches of Tynwald: the directly elected House of Keys and the indirectly chosen Leg ...
.
From the southern end, the path leads northwards from Castletown along the Silver Burn, passing through Ballasalla
Ballasalla () is a village in the parish of Malew in the south-east of the Isle of Man. The village is situated close to the Isle of Man Airport and north-east of the town of Castletown, Isle of Man, Castletown.
History
Ballasalla grew up ar ...
with its Abbey and Monks' Bridge. The route then follows a number of minor roads as far as Crosby (a convenient place to break the walk into 2 days) where it crosses the main road from Douglas to Peel, leaves the road, and starts to climb. Skirting the eastern side of Slieau Ruy, it drops down slightly to the hamlet of West Baldwin and then ascends the ridge to reach its highest elevation of around near Beinn-y-Phott. After crossing two roads, the path then skirts the western side of Snaefell and continues along a ridge to reach the road at Sky Hill, just short of Ramsey.
See also
* '' Raad ny Foillan'' () is a circular walk which starts and finishes at the Millennium Bridge over Douglas Harbour.
*The '' Bayr ny Skeddan'' () – a walk between Castletown and Peel based on the route once used by Manx fishermen.
*The IOM Heritage Trail – a walk along disused Isle of Man Railway lines from Douglas to Peel.
External links
Millennium Way
References
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Footpaths of the Isle of Man