Mount Leinster

Chips Lovell

Will be down in Wexford town this weekend. Mount Leinster is within striking distance for a spin. Would this be the best route?

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/100003649/

coastwatch

That route misses out on the really fun bit, the Corrabut Gap and Nine Stones!

I'd do your route in reverse as far as Myshall and then follow the Mt Leinster Challenge route back to Enniscorthy,

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/2576045

then your route home.

Chips Lovell

You mean loop around by Borris and Mhuine Beag or just go over it from the other side? I'm not sure I'd have time for the extra loop

smacl

Personally, at your 69k mark, I'd tend to go the other side of the river rather than the main N80 road. A bit slower, but better scenery and less fast traffic. Outside of that it's pretty much the route I'd take, as it gives you the cattle grids etc.. on the uphill, and a lovely descent. Cycled down to south Wexford (Ramsgrange) from Dublin this weekend and some of the L-road surfaces are very rough at the moment. If you're currently on 23s you might get a lot more comfort on 25s.

Morrisseeee

I did it from Bunclody the other day, a tough ascent (with relief in the middle) and one heck of a blast back down ! The toughest side to tackle it is from Borris/Tomduff, and then take on the mast climb :eek::pac:

Captain Havoc

Toughest way is Myshall and over the Corrabut, make sure to head to the mast, it's a killer and the hardest climb in Ireland.

smacl

coastwatch wrote: »

That route misses out on the really fun bit, the Corrabut Gap and Nine Stones!

I'd do your route in reverse as far as Myshall and then follow the Mt Leinster Challenge route back to Enniscorthy,

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/2576045

then your route home.

Quite right, just saw that. Same as far as Tom Duff, and then up and over the nine stones and back to Bunclody.

Chips Lovell

smacl wrote: »

Quite right, just saw that. Same as far as Tom Duff, and then up and over the nine stones and back to Bunclody.

You mean turn right at Raheenliegh if you're coming from the south?

maloner

http://app.strava.com/segments/1509488

Tough indeed. Over 7km at more than 9% average.

coastwatch

Vladimir Kurtains wrote: »

You mean turn right at Raheenliegh if you're coming from the south?

Yep, thats the Corrabut Gap route and you turn right at the top to go over Nine Stones and pass by road to the mast. Great decent from there. I'd suggest Wexford, Enniscorthy, Bunclody, Myshall, Corrabut Gap, Kiltealy, Enniscorthy, Wexford.

smacl

Vladimir Kurtains wrote: »

You mean turn right at Raheenliegh if you're coming from the south?

If you're coming Bunclody, Kiltealy, Rathanna, Crannagh, Tomduff. Take the sharp right here. (FWIW the house straight ahead in this picture is my sister in-laws, and if you see a fella on red spesh MTB in the vicinity of the nine stones, it's likely as not my brother in-law). Coming from the Kiltealy direction, the turn to watch for is the one marked Mt Leinster Tranmitter.

smacl

coastwatch wrote: »

Yep, thats the Corrabut Gap route and you turn right at the top to go over Nine Stones and pass by road to the mast. Great decent from there. I'd suggest Wexford, Enniscorthy, Bunclody, Myshall, Corrabut Gap, Kiltealy, Enniscorthy, Wexford.

Lot of blind corners on a very narrow road descending the nine stones on that side. Great gas alright, but I find it a bit dodgy at speed and tend to wimp out. Met a tractor coming the other way doing this on new years day, which totally cured my hangover to be fair

Morrisseeee

You've obviously got loads of options, personally I prefer the Bunclody climb, you can add in the Corrubut Gap for an extra 3km (ie. down & back up) and then blast down the Tomduff descent towards Enniscorthy.

Another option might be (with no crossover): Wexford>NewRoss>Borris/Tomduff/Ninestones/(CorrubutGap)/Bunclody/Enniscorthy/Wexford : 127km (1722m ascending).

Or another option (if viable) is to drive to Enniscorthy or similar and add in more loops/climbing !!

Toblerone1978

coastwatch wrote: »

Yep, thats the Corrabut Gap route and you turn right at the top to go over Nine Stones and pass by road to the mast. Great decent from there. I'd suggest Wexford, Enniscorthy, Bunclody, Myshall, Corrabut Gap, Kiltealy, Enniscorthy, Wexford.

Yeap, this is what I was going to recommend too. I'm unsure what the road between Wexford and Myshall is like but if you want to take in the best bits of Mt Leinster, this is the route I would suggest.

The descent of the Nine Stones is brill on a dry day. Not so much fun when its wet!

fondriest

To avoid the main road section to enniscorthy you could turn left at ferrycarrig bridge and head up the r730 to kiltealy and then join your route , that road is fairly up and down but a good spin . Depending on what day your planing on doing it I was planning on a similar spin this weekend if you're wanting a bit of company let me know . Weather dependant obviously cause I'm a big softie .

michael196

if you are around sunday morning come to the bull ring in wexford town for 09:30 for theWexford Wheelers sunday tour

Sr. Assumpta

Watch out for the cattlegrids* on descent from Nine Stones (towards Kiltealy), or don't.

*For city-folk: These are not grids made from cattle, as the name might suggest, which might be relatively soft and thus largely unthreatening, hmmmm ......nice bouncey rare steak..... Oh no, "they" dig trenches in the roads (defence against threats by bovine invaders to steal The 9 Stones, all of them!) and then top these with stupid rolly-poley slippery jeez-if-my-wheel-for-some-bizarre-reason-hit-this-bloody-thing-slightly-sideways-I-could...... splat.

evof

Hi there, sorry to but in on a conversation about cycling! I notice you all cycle around the mount leinster region and was wondering if you find it hard to find accomodation/ cafes etc around there?

Buzwaldo

evof wrote: »

Hi there, sorry to but in on a conversation about cycling! I notice you all cycle around the mount leinster region and was wondering if you find it hard to find accomodation/ cafes etc around there?

Most cyclists just zoom down, don't stop to sleep or eat, and thread is 2 yrs old, so might not get much info. Bunclody is a nice market town, so sure to have some cafés B&Bs etc, and mill race hotel looks nice, reasonably new, but personally only seen it passing through. Might get more info on Wexford or Carlow forum.

smacl

evof wrote: »

Hi there, sorry to but in on a conversation about cycling! I notice you all cycle around the mount leinster region and was wondering if you find it hard to find accomodation/ cafes etc around there?

Sister and brother in-laws live in Tom Duff, so always a bed and a beer for yours truly. A couple of nice places in Borris AFAIK and loads in Bunclody.

Morrisseeee

I've eaten in the following and can recommend: Millrace Hotel, Golf Club (across the road), Bia Alainn (if still there?), and there used to be the Chantry (lovely old country house & garden). Pub grub is good too in the various pubs. There are loads of B&Bs.

I wonder if Tom Duff lives in Tomduff ? :pac:
/note: don't get lost in Tomduff as there are a myriad of roads around there and you're bound to get lost, you could be cycling around in rings for days