Post your routes!!

SubLuminal

Hey folks,

I was wondering if people could post routes they take to cycle around dublin? I've been doing laps of phoenix park and its pretty and all, but am thinking I'd like to think about tackling something more adventurous - could I be ready for the famous "Sally Gap" wherever the heck it is?

Did 20k around phoenix park today and was quite tired at the end of it, so methinks the answer is "no."

However having some routes would give me something to train for.

Here's my route from today, can people (if they have them stored) post similar mapped routes so I can start off on some?

http://www.mapmyride.com/route/ie/dublin/535127714258837571

Quite keen to do this by myself as i don't want to hold others back.


Thanks folks! And did anyone see me? Red bike, straight bars (!), green "An Post" cycling cap?

delta_bravo

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3825253

I'm more of a commuter but last month I was cycling in to UCD and just decided to go for a wander, which is one of the best things you can do on a bike I think. Route takes in the Dodder and some great sea views at Blackrock and theres a great cycle track that brings you along to Booterstown

SubLuminal

Specifically if anyone has a nice one from the tescos on Prussia St. to Howth....

SubLuminal

Oh hey thats a nice one Delta - whats it like in terms of hills/flats?

delta_bravo

Ah its fairly gentle. Lovely downhill at Newtownpark Ave going into Blackrock and mostly flat. Cant think of a hilly area at all on the route really

SubLuminal

Am liking it so far.

Any 100k-ers reading care to drop something in?

john__long

I tend to do this every 2nd evening. Nice cycle lanes all the way out as far as Sutton with the exception of the entrance to Bull Island to the rear of St. Anne's Park.

A bit repetitive I know but I'm happy with it for now!

My Route

gerardduff

Hills are good to focus the mind..I do this route a few times a week and twice if I have the time...of course you have to factor in getting there...but very doable for anyone on dublin's south side.

john__long

@GerardDuff,

you copy/pasta'd my route!

gerardduff

Ok, just realised that, thanks.... first time using that google maps thing. Sorted now.

A couple spins up that route and you're ready for Sally Gap.

There's a good extension to this if you go 1km past the viewing point (top of climb in linked map) and take a sharp right...the road there is very smooth and is a better descent than going back down Cruagh. The smoother road leads to Boharnabeena at the back of Firhouse/Old Bawn.

Harrybelafonte

What about Stoneybatter to Killiney? Down North Circular across Casey bridge to Pearse and then out the coast up Vico and Victoria Road, victory pint in Druids Chair and then home?

happy_73

Can Cork fellas play too?

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/36964383

Nice spin for lunchtime, no major climbs. Wouldn't mind seeing other routes around the Cork area.

S

vampire of kilmainham

Greystones from south circular rd up the caneles out through Ballsbridge Blackrock Dun Laoghaire through Bray into Graystones a long one but very enjoyable along the cost line:):):)

SubLuminal

Todays ride for me - found I had nothing in the legs really once I'd left (longer ride yesterday, few beers and whiskeys last night to blame?)

Weirdly though, by the end of it i'd found my legs again and felt I could have gone on forever, although not really at pace. Had to get home for work though so packed it in after what I figured would be about 20k

http://www.mapmyride.com/route/ie/phoenix%20park%20dublin%20ireland/241127720561692091

gerardduff

SubLuminal wrote: »

Todays ride for me - found I had nothing in the legs really once I'd left (longer ride yesterday, few beers and whiskeys last night to blame?)

Weirdly though, by the end of it i'd found my legs again and felt I could have gone on forever, although not really at pace. Had to get home for work though so packed it in after what I figured would be about 20k

http://www.mapmyride.com/route/ie/phoenix%20park%20dublin%20ireland/241127720561692091

My mate and I did a similar route as that today. Going anti-clockwise up Chesterfield ave. then left at Farmleigh and back around to your flag no.1. We passed a guy in Discovery team kit at the Chapelizod gate going right onto military road. There were lots of cyclists doing laps. Great day for it.
Anyway, we averaged 32.5kmph for the 5 (8km) laps. That was pretty much threshold pace for us...without doing any scientific measurements.

baap86

I hug the coast 3 - 4 times a week. Fairview - Clontarf - Sutton - Baldoyle - Portmarnock - Malahide and then down the Old Airport Road. Approx 36km

cdaly_

What time of day? I tend to do similar (north from Swords towards Skerries though) in the early mornings...

baap86

cdaly_ wrote: »

What time of day? I tend to do similar (north from Swords towards Skerries though) in the early mornings...

Usually after work so around 6ish.
I live in Swords too so for shorter cycles tend to go Swords - Howth and back.

twinsen

this one is from three weeks before. i work in leixlip so cycled down to work on saturday for 4 hours and then went for a little trip after
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