Cycling to Rosses Point from Sligo

Xiney

Has anyone done it? I've never been to Rosses Point so I don't know what the road is like.

sligobhoy67

Xiney wrote: »

Has anyone done it? I've never been to Rosses Point so I don't know what the road is like.

funnily enough the yuppies have had a lovely road built for them - dont worry not a bump in it!

Xiney

Cool

What about traffic? Am I taking my life in my hands?

tuppence

Are you considering doing it more regularly, as I have heard theres a womens cycling club that go for a bit of a jaunt of a weekend. Can get you more details if you want.
Safety in numbers and all that.

Gillie

I walked there once from Cartron (Don't ask)

Roads are grand. There would be a bit of traffic naturally but not a huge amount!

Xiney

Sure, would love the details. I might not be able to join just yet - I'm about as fast as an amoeba hopped up on sedatives.

bennyc

should be a very safe cycle I would keep my wits about me going accross the water from cartron it s pretty narrow but I do think there is a footpath.

Did you try strandhill that would be another option. Big wide road if you are looking to build up your confidence on the bike.
Also if a car beeps at you its to let you know they are there not to get off the road. I cycled from Ballisodare for a while and got this a bit.

Xiney

Cool, Cool. I'm planning on doing Strandhill too! And Ballisodare - always wanted to take a picture of the bay but the bus always whisks me straight past.

Gillie

bennyc wrote: »

Also if a car beeps at you its to let you know they are there not to get off the road. I cycled from Ballisodare for a while and got this a bit.

???
WTF?
Never heard of this before!!

(See you for coffee tomorrow around 11! Your paying!;))

Gillie

Xiney wrote: »

always wanted to take a picture of the bay but the bus always whisks me straight past.

Always thought that the "pull only in case of emergency" thing was for that!:D

Xiney

Gillie - In that case I'd simply explain I was American.

Handy the accent's so similar



I have to say though, car horns out of nowhere would make me jump out of my skin if I wasn't expecting them.

Gillie

Xiney wrote: »

Gillie - In that case I'd simply explain I was American.

Handy the accent's so similar

Except for the "buddies" and "eh's";)

bennyc

Gillie wrote: »

???
WTF?
Never heard of this before!!

(See you for coffee tomorrow around 11! Your paying!;))

Aye no bother Gilly.

Yeah I used to get the odd beep going around the bad corners in Ballisodare before a car would pass as I would keep the bike a foot or so out from the side of the road. Personally I would never do it to anyone but it happened a few times.

bobcar61

I cycled from Carraroe to Rosses Point about 2 years ago,its no problem at all,you should be fine.

I found cycling around Lough Gill a bit hair-raising though with those blind corners and all.
And no I didn't do the cycle for the sake of it,it was part of my training fro my cycle from Longford back to Sligo,which was tough.

Gillie

bobcar61 wrote: »

I cycled from Carraroe to Rosses Point about 2 years ago,its no problem at all,you should be fine.

I found cycling around Lough Gill a bit hair-raising though with those blind corners and all.
And no I didn't do the cycle for the sake of it,it was part of my training fro my cycle from Longford back to Sligo,which was tough.

Yeah. That road around Lough Gill would be fairly ropey!

Mr Velo

I cycled from Galway to Rosses Point about 10 years ago - enroute to Donegal (camped in Rosses), but the roads were fine back then, i can only imagine they're even better now.

bobcar61

Paddy_Fowler wrote: »

but the roads were fine back then, i can only imagine they're even better now.

You'd be surprised!

CountingCrows

Paddy_Fowler wrote: »

I cycled from Galway to Rosses Point about 10 years ago - enroute to Donegal

You gotta explain that one! Were you making a stand against carbon emissions?

JoeyJJ

Used to do it years ago on Sunny days when we were young and had energy...

Remember when the road were not so good and a car hit me and knocked my into the ditch of bushes and kept going! That was nice of him...

Gillie

JoeyJJ wrote: »

Used to do it years ago on Sunny days when we were young and had energy...

Remember when the road were not so good and a car hit me and knocked my into the ditch of bushes and kept going! That was nice of him...

To be honest if I drove by you I'd swerve for you too:D

Only messing!
And um it wasn't me...
<<
>>

JoeyJJ

Unless you were driving your parents car when you were 13 I think your safe Gillie.

Gillie

JoeyJJ wrote: »

Unless you were driving your parents car when you were 13 I think your safe Gillie.

Hmmm.
I have done stranger things...

bobcar61

I don't like the part when you have to cycle from Cartron to where the road gets wider.
Its awfully narrow,bumpy and bendy on that little bit of road,and there is a wall right on your left so watch out.

Mint Sauce

Xiney wrote: »

Has anyone done it? I've never been to Rosses Point so I don't know what the road is like.

often, not to many times this year yet, still abit cold, not a bad trip, no problems my self with it, although if you are going to encounter any problems would imagine it would be through caltron and as far as the narrow windy section over the bay inlet, not much room for traffic, small climb after that,

the road is very good from there though, wide and/or hard shoulder most of the way to rosses point

also do strandhill my self, wide road the whole way, some small climbs in places, lough gill if you want a challange, not reomended for a beginner, very windy, narrow, plenty of climbing, use all routes my self for training

nicolaonfire

Xiney wrote: »

Has anyone done it? I've never been to Rosses Point so I don't know what the road is like.

I have never cycled it, walked it though. I'm still alive so the road can't be too bad!

Xiney

Thanks for the replies everyone.

I'll definitely do it sometime soon, but not next week like I wanted, unfortunately. The three mile trip to Halfords for new tires and brake pads nearly killed me - as embarassing as that is. I'll work my way up to the 6 mile Rosses Point trip.

bennyc

Gillie wrote: »

Yeah. That road around Lough Gill would be fairly ropey!

Aye just ask Marcus Gronholm it cost him a WRC Championship

Mint Sauce

bennyc wrote: »

Aye just ask Marcus Gronholm it cost him a WRC Championship

and thats propbably one of the best sections of the road

good luck with the cycling xiney, are you going to do any other routes or just rosses point, whilst your down there, also go up around the golfcouse, follow the road past the school and the church, it will bring back into the village, although be careful with the steep desent, you will need your brakes there

Xiney

I plan on cycling as much as possible this summer, and seeing as much of the county as my fitness/nerve allows. Being realistic, I'd say I'll probably top off at around a 20 km round trip - so Rosses Point, Drumcliffe, Strandhill, Ballisodare, and possibly out to see the Glencar Waterfall although I don't know if I'll be fit enough for that by the end of the summer.

As soon as my helmet arrives from Canada (probably sometime next week) I'll be cycling in and out of work (2 miles each way) so if nothing else I'll be constantly improving.

Gillie

Xiney wrote: »

As soon as my helmet arrives from Canada (probably sometime next week) I'll be cycling in and out of work (2 miles each way) so if nothing else I'll be constantly improving.

What's wrong with our Irish helmets?

Xiney

Gillie wrote: »

What's wrong with our Irish helmets?

Absolutely nothing my dear Gillie.

But this particular helmet my mother is sending me is a rather high end model that I got for cheap after an intern at a cycle shop loaned it out by mistake once with a rental bike. I paid 20 bucks for a 70 dollar helmet. I wear it with pride!

tuppence

Gillie wrote: »

Yeah. That road around Lough Gill would be fairly ropey!

I did that cycle a few years ago now. Went out on the Carraroe side to Dromahair and came the lake (Calry side) side. It was a lovely cycle, surprisingly hilly (mind I was still smoking then!). I would say you really have to have your wits about you now with the volume of cars. At least dont time it during the morning and evening chicken run around the lake. :eek:

tuppence

There you go Xiney. A friend is a member. Its for both men and women. Times are within the FAQ section, and has info on membership within as well.
http://www.innisfreewheelers.com/Index.htm

Xiney

tuppence wrote: »

There you go Xiney. A friend is a member. Its for both men and women. Times are within the FAQ section, and has info on membership within as well.
http://www.innisfreewheelers.com/Index.htm

Super cool.

I'll aim to be "good enough" by June - that'll push me to improve.

bennyc

when I was living in Ballisodare myself the wife and the two kids used to cycle from Ballisodare to Union Wood and go trough the woods and you come out at Cooloney. Then back into Ballisodare that way. (you can cross under the dual carrageway) Was a brilliant Cycle I would recommend to anyone.
I have one of the child seats on my bike and managed the off road stuff handy enough on a hybrid.

Radharc na Sleibhte

Xiney wrote: »

Absolutely nothing my dear Gillie.

But this particular helmet my mother is sending me is a rather high end model that I got for cheap after an intern at a cycle shop loaned it out by mistake once with a rental bike. I paid 20 bucks for a 70 dollar helmet. I wear it with pride!

Plus postage!!!
You'll probably get stung for import duty too!!!

Radharc na Sleibhte

Cycling from Sligo to Rosses Point is lovely.
Its pure flat most of the way.
Just be careful around the sea at Cartron or you'll find yourself in it.
Do it on a nice day and as you approach Rosses Point on your left the view out to Strandhill is lovely.

starbelgrade

Driving from Sligo to Rosses Point is lovely.

And a lot easier.