Governor's Bridge
The Governor’s Bridge cycle underpass in Belfast, opened in summer 2001, enables pedestrians and cyclists to cross safely under a heavily trafficked bridge and is only the second of its type in Europe.
"Homage to the Lagan" is an outdoor sculpture located near the Governor's Bridge. It was produced in 2000 by artist Ned Jackson Smyth. The artwork is an aluminium hull-like seat feature, the form of which echoes the shape of a ship as well as more organic shell-like forms. It also serves as a public seat adjacent to the riverside pathway beside the pontoon on the River Lagan at Governor’s Bridge. The sculpture was funded by Laganside Corporation and Sustrans.
The Laganside cycle path
The Laganside cycle path is part of the National Cycle Network (NCN) Route 9 and links the Lagan Towpath to the Belfast Lough Cycle Way (NCN Route 93).
With over 500,000 recorded visits a year, the 12-mile Lagan Towpath connecting Belfast with Sprucefield (Lisburn) qualifies as the most popular public pathway in Northern Ireland.
During 2006/7 works undertaken in partnership with SUSTRANS on the Edenderry, Drumbridge and Lambeg sections of towpath have widened and improved the surface to NCN standards, wherever practicable.
The MournesRambler II Series
There are currently 24 caches in the MournesRambler II series which is designed to lure you away from the bright city lights along the Lagan Towpath:
The recommended mode of transport for this series is a bicycle, but it should also be quite feasible to complete it on foot. Have you found them all? If you have done them all one after the other please let us know (in your log entry) how long it took you so that others will know roughly how long it might take them.
The Governor's Bridge cache
The cache itself is quite large, but because of its shape there is only room for a log so I have called it a micro. Please bring your own pen/pencil to initial the log. It is hidden at the edge of the Laganside cycle path not far from the Ormeau Bridge (in one direction) and a well-equipped children's playground (in the other).
Please note, it is NOT necessary to "open" anything.
As with most urban caches, this area is frequented by muggles so please use stealth when looking for and re-hiding the cache.