Recommend driving roads around Galway

rocky

thanks.

h3000

rocky wrote: »

thanks.

The black ones are excellent, some have white lines down the middle but don't worry they're good too.

tc20

there's a wealth of good nay great driving roads in Galway rocky.

depends where you're starting from, but if its from the city, head out towards Connemara. Personally i'd take the coast road first, heading through Barna, Inverin and Rossaveal, then follow the road to Maams Cross (R336).
At Maams Cross, the choice is yours; left toward Clifden, on straight through all the way to Leenane, before looping back around through Letterfrack. Either way a loop around, and be sure to take in the Sky road out of Clifden. Its been a while since i've taken these roads, so i cant vouch for the surfacing, maybe some more local folk on here will let you know. The drives through the west are a double edged sword to some degree - they are great if you enjoy driving and engaging your car to the terrain, however the scenery is stunning so its nice sometimes to be the passenger and enjoy being drivena long these routes. You will need your wits about you on some of them - the Sky road definitely.

What will you be driving?

Berty

For me its driving out to Oughterard and turning left to come over the mountain roads and back onto the coast road which comes back through Spidall.

Nothing to see for as far as the eye can see. Takes you through a forest. Dont worry its a public road but you might wonder when you are driving on it.

tc20

just thought of alternative route back to Dublin, that i was made aware of by my brother in law, a native of Tuam. Instead of just taking the direct dual c/way route back home, take the N17 out of Galway heading for Tuam, and turn right just after Claregalway (N63) heading for Lackagh. Follow this road through Abbeyknockmoy, and then Moylough. At Mountbellewbridge, take the R358 (from memory the turn is just at a college building, the Vetenarian College??)
This is where the road picks up, its the old bog road, and imo is suited to a road trip, with a suitable soundtrack and frame of mind.. Not the greatest driving road in the world, but its an alternative to the humdrum m-way, if you're not in a rush back. It joins the M6 just before the Athlone bypass, so it wont take forever to get home but offers a pleasant diversion

spartan1

Similar to above, head out past spiddal, invern etc but keep goingif you literally follow this road , without taking any left or right off it you will end up in carraroe and at the coral beach, nice for an hours drive out, then if you want to go further back into connemara on your way back in 3 miles from carraroe you can turn left at the radio na gaeltachta HQ, and drive back for miles along the coast to end up at a martello tower,