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Spins out of Kinsale and Bantry

  • 09-08-2010 10:02am
    #1
    jimm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 650 ✭✭✭


    I will be in Cork next week (bringing bike on the train from Heuston), staying in Kinsale for 5 days followed by 5 days in Bantry. I am looking for recommendations on spins out of each town, anything between 50km-150km and don’t mind if coastal, mountain, flat or hilly. I have a reasonable fitness level (i.e. completed Mick Byrne 200 and Wicklow 200 this year). Also, if anyone in the area was free to meet up I would welcome the company.

    All suggestions gratefully appreciated.


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  • #2
    ROK ON
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,831 ✭✭✭ROK ON


    Some suggestions.
    1. Bantry Ballylickey Kealkill Pass of Keiminagh Ballingeary Derrylahan Top of Coom Morleys Bridge Kenmare Glengariff Bantry
    107km. Three Climbs (Pass of Keiminagh, Mouth of the Glen after Ballingeary, Caha Pass after Kenmare). This is my favourite route.

    2. Bantry Glengariff Adrigole Healy Pass Kenmare Caha Pass Glengariff Bantry.
    113km.


    3Bantry Ballylickey Coomhola Borlin Valley Kilgarvan and home via Top of Coom/Ballingeary or Kenmare Bonane Priests Leap.

    Enjoy


  • #3
    jimm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 650 ✭✭✭jimm


    Thanks ROK ON, will try some of those.

    Seeing as you're named in its honour, would the Ring Of Kerry be a bit too ambitious to attempt starting from Bantry?

    Anyone got any suggestions for routes from Kinsale?


  • #4
    on_the_nickel
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    Kinsale - (Garrettstown) - Ballinspittle - Courtmacsherry - Clon - Bandon - Inishannon - Dunderrow - Kinsale would be a nice spin.


  • #5
    Funkyzeit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,035 ✭✭✭Funkyzeit


    jimm wrote: »

    Anyone got any suggestions for routes from Kinsale?

    Loads of routes. Here are a couple of suggestions:

    1. (second half is coastal road) Kinsale-FiveMileBridge-Ballinhassig-Bandon-Clonakilty-Timoleague-Ballinspittle-Garretstown - Old Head-Kinsale

    Other would be Kinsale-Oysterhaven-Novohol-Rockey Bay-RobertsCove- Minane-Bridge -Carrigaline-Riverstick-Belgooly-Kinsale (first half is coastal route on other side of Kinsale)

    Probably another 10-15 more decent routes around Kinsale !


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