We were delighted to have been appointed as the Principal Contractor on a contract with a difference! This project involved carrying out a range of upgrade works to the existing International Appalachian Trail (IAT).
The IAT is a hiking trail which runs from the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail at Mount Katahdin, Maine, through New Brunswick, to the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec, after which it follows a ferry route to Newfoundland, and then continues to the northern-easternmost point of the Appalachian Mountains at Belle Isle, Newfoundland and Labrador.
In 2009, plans were made to extend the IAT to the Appalachian terrains of Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Wales, setting off a series of expansions through Europe and Northern Africa. As of July 2015, there were IAT walking trails in Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Wales, England, France, Spain, Portugal, and Morocco.
Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council identified the need to carry out improvement and upgrade works to the existing trail network in their area. Our works included the supply and installation of Interpretation Panels, Way Finding Posts, Signage, Gates, Stiles, Pedestrian Control Chicanes, Fencing, Footbridges, Circular Stone Markers as well as repair works. This project involved multiple sites and covered a vast geographic area in the North of Ireland, from Dungiven, the Sperrin Mountains in the west to the North Coast and Glens of Antrim in the East.
We have completed works onsite and hope that it enhances the visitor experience for those visiting the causeway area. a
For further information on the scheme contact us at enquiries@campbellcivils.com