Disused railway lines offer delightful easy walking through splendid Manx countryside. The Heritage trail is a 10.5 (17kms) walk from the Quarterbridge in Douglas through to Peel. Useful information boards are situated along the walk as are picnic sites passing through Crosby and St Johns where there are restaurants and pubs.

The other main railway walk is from Peel, north to Ramsey. The first part of this 16 miles (26kms) of track is part of the Island's coastal footpath, the Raad ny Foillan. This follows the old railtrack to Rhencullen, north of Kirk Michael to where it branches off to the beach heading in a northerly direction.

Staying with the railtrack footpath continue through pastoral countryside passing via Ballaugh, then onto the entrance to the Wildlife Park, along to Sulby before the final stretch onto the northern part of Ramsey.

Planning this walk offers the opportunity of taking a bus to Peel, or the Manx Electric Railway to Ramsey. The track lies fairly near the main road which is serviced by public transport.