out for a drive

finnharpsboy

a nice little road trip, where would you go for a little spin?

darragh o meara

Went to Paris a few years ago for a bag of chips and was disappointed when we couldn't find any chippers.

finnharpsboy

ah that was a pity....

Kat1170

darragh o meara wrote: »

Went to Paris a few years ago for a bag of chips and was disappointed when we couldn't find any chippers.

Should have asked for French Fries :D

Ded_Zebra

Would often go up to view point (think that what that carpark is called that looks over the city?) from Rathfarnham, or if I'm in Ashford I'll head up to Glendaloch.

dgt

finnharpsboy wrote: »

a nice little road trip, where would you go for a little spin?

Yes

Not much time these days but I spent a whole Saturday evening driving round Cavan. Lovely roads and countryside

Although I often take the long way home

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Would often go up to view point (think that what that carpark is called that looks over the city?) from Rathfarnham, or if I'm in Ashford I'll head up to Glendaloch.

killakee road carpark

ian87

Coast road, tarbert co Kerry to foynes co limerick

101sean

Any road round here with a view of the Galtees, Commeraghs, Slievenamon etc at sunrise or sunset, makes me glad I moved here despite being a lot poorer money wise for it

My views at the same times in the UK were usually of the M25 :rolleyes:

This year I enjoyed a nice run up the Causeway Coast in Antrim, that was worth it. I'm also a bit of a map geek so sometimes I'll go from A - B as near as the crow flies using OSI on a GPS Tablet to follow boreens and minor roads. Get to find some amusing roads if you have time, setting your sat nav to the shortest route will do pretty much the same.

Scortho

When in Mayo I love the atlantic drive and up Minaun then down to keem bay.

In dublin it has the sally gap!
I just have to make sure i check the weather this time of year. Wouldnt be the nicest place to get stuck, but it is amazing up there.

WestWicklow1

101sean wrote: »

This year I enjoyed a nice run up the Causeway Coast in Antrim, that was worth it. I'm also a bit of a map geek so sometimes I'll go from A - B as near as the crow flies using OSI on a GPS Tablet to follow boreens and minor roads. Get to find some amusing roads if you have time, setting your sat nav to the shortest route will do pretty much the same.

Yep, I do that regularly. A great way to be somewhere you've never been before.

Ronnie Beck

Maam cross, leenan, clifden. 2 in the morning:)

thecomedian

The Sky Road out of Clifden has some great views

stoneill

Actually - this is a great idea to post people favourite drive - map the location and post it. I'm always looking for new places to go, roads I haven't been on before.

Ronnie Beck

stoneill wrote: »

Actually - this is a great idea to post people favourite drive - map the location and post it. I'm always looking for new places to go, roads I haven't been on before.

Whats the easiest way to do this?

AugustusMinimus

I quite enjoy the West Cork Costal Route, which goes from the City - Kinsale - Ballinspittle - Timoleague - Clonakilty.

Do it now and against instead of taking the N71. The 5 or 6 miles just before Timoleague going along the sea is very nice. Nice view of Courtmacsherry across the water.


One thing I must point out though, which seriously grinds especially when you drive in other European countries. Our country is serious deforested. It's deforested to the point where it is almost barren.

You go driving in Germany and you can go through a picturesque forest setting for miles. Big loss in Ireland.

areyawell

Any place with Hookers and Cocaine

knifey_spoonie

Did this route last summer: Link

Is there a prize ?, do i win ?


Some of the great drives a bit closer to home would be. The VEE down Tipp direction. The Wicklow Gap, much better than the sally gap.

Up north you have the north coast, Torr road is epic. There is some great road/scenery on the road from Derry city towards Bundoran.

The is some road down kerry direction that i havn't had a go on myself. Ive heard great things about the Healy Pass

101sean

That's some route!

Rented a cottage in Cushendun last year on the start of the Torr Road, epic scenery. Drove all the Glens as well. Driving in something you can see over the walls and hedges helps

There's many good runs but I don't think we have some of the epic sweeping runs the UK an Europe has.

AugustusMinimus

Not Ireland, but this video is well worth a look.

Blazer

There's a nice BMW app for iphone users where you can map your favourite scen ic trips on it worldwide. There's some really awesome ones in there I wouldn't mind trying,
ultimate drive or something like that it's called.

some of the best routes in November 2012..
http://www.ultimatedriveapp.com/blog/


actually there's an android version now as well so at least that stops one set of people cribbing

renofan

Rural Donegal, Clifden to Wesport, Sallygap, Glendalough, Killarney to Kenmare through Molls Gap, around Dingle, Mounthrath to Kinnitty across the Slieve Blooms....these are just some I can remember.

born2bwild

knifey_spoonie wrote: »

Did this route last summer: Link

Is there a prize ?, do i win ?


Some of the great drives a bit closer to home would be. The VEE down Tipp direction. The Wicklow Gap, much better than the sally gap.

Up north you have the north coast, Torr road is epic. There is some great road/scenery on the road from Derry city towards Bundoran.

The is some road down kerry direction that i havn't had a go on myself. Ive heard great things about the Healy Pass

Was it easy to get the insurance/permits/bureacracy sorted for Ukraine/Russia/Mongolia?

What were you driving?

Mc Love

Slea Head drive - get to drive through a stream

TestTransmission

Mc Love wrote: »

Slea Head drive - get to drive through a stream

Great drive on a lovely day with the roof down

nacimroc

Its a strange one, but from Fermoy to Dungarvan is a the nicest one I could think of. (other than Kerry which is amazing.)

hi5

Did this once in a Mazda mx5 with the roof down:).

https://maps.google.ie/maps?saddr=dungarvan&daddr=clonmel+to:Carrick-On-Suir+to:dungarvan&hl=en&sll=52.743775,-7.513275&sspn=0.449764,1.352692&geocode=FeziGgMd9biL_yknWakpjBdDSDGfwB3M7mMKHA%3BFeniHgMd8aeK_ynlJA9p_TFDSDFA8jGXqccACg%3BFQHDHgMdpcuO_ykfBRmW_NZCSDEQ6TGXqccACg%3BFeziGgMd9biL_yknWakpjBdDSDGfwB3M7mMKHA&mra=ls&t=m&z=10

ianobrien

Some of my routes.

Another vote for Kinsale - Ballinspittle - Timoleague - Clonakilty. I've a slight variation in that I go from Timoleague to Courtmac and to Clon through Ring. The ol' Escort gets a work out there early on a Saturday morning. If I've time, it's on to Rosscarbery via the Ardfield Rally Stage.....

Another is the Healy Pass from Cork to Kerry and then through Kilmacalogue harbour and fuel stop in Kenmare. Back to Bantry over Borlin or the Priests Leap. It's just a case of watching the brake temps coming down off the Healy Pass. Any car will do for this really.

Another is the Ballaghbeama Gap and on to Caragh Lake. It's the quickest route from Kenmare to Glenbeigh. There was one memorable time I did it in a Citroen AX GT with a Legacy RS behind me. I would pull away in the twisty stuff, but the Legacy had the grunt in the straights to reel me in.

Molls Gap in Killarney is ruined for me as they have widened the road for the tourists. Anyway, its usual to find a tourist driving at 25kph slowing everything down.

Popoutman

Keel beach to Blacksod. I love this drive on a clear bluesky day in summer with few other people on the road. It's a really good driver's road but you may have to watch out for sheep. Not many other places where you can probably swim to your destination faster than driving there!

The Ring of Kerry, midweek springtime, without a lot of tourists on it. Again, one for the sunny warm day. Good memories of this drive with great scenery and it's easy to see why the tourists come over here. Not so good on the dreary grey wet days though.

Out foreign, there are a few beautiful drives that I've been on and that I fondly remember as great driving experiences:
Saint-Girons, France to Prades, France. Over the border and the Pyrenees into Spain, back into France via Andorra with cheap duty-free goods.

Gap, France to Oulx, Italy via the Ubaye valley, Chateau Queyras, Col d'Izoard, Briancon and the
Col du Montgenèvre. A long drive but the scenery en route is truly superb.

(Both of the foreign drives are best done in late May/early June, when the local tourists are not yet active but the local infrastructures are geared up for the summertime.)

keithsfleet

The coast road from belfast to giants causeway, it's actually signposted as "the coast road" is a lovely drive on superb quality roads with many great turns and hills.
Done it in an e36 m3 2 years ago and I'm dying to do it again.
Alot of bikers on it unfortunately and I came close twice to almost milling a biker out of it from them coming around corners straddling my side if the road.

O.A.P

Maam cross to Leenan, that place is wild and beautiful any time of the year and if you have driven from Galway with the Corrib on your left side you will not believe that the views could get any better.
But they do between Maam cross and Leenan

WestWicklow1

I did these last April....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODterDXoIMw

I had to put music to this one because of the enthusiastic language of the driver :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwPnt4-Fhzo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkv20cZ4Qwk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQzDmxZeWW8

Can't wait to go back.

nacimroc

WestWicklow1 wrote: »

I did these last April....

Can't wait to go back.

Jesus, Wicklows got rough since the last time I was there!

JJJJNR

Usually go out to the Wicklow mountains for pics like this one, the place is amateur photographer heaven.

knifey_spoonie

born2bwild wrote: »

Was it easy to get the insurance/permits/bureacracy sorted for Ukraine/Russia/Mongolia?

What were you driving?

Visa were pretty easy, You really only come into issue is when you leave the vehicle in the country. That was all organised for us in Mongolia so that made it easy.


We did it in a Transit Ambulance- Had 250k Mls before we left:D

Marlow

I do a roadtrip once or twice a year internationally and sometimes some in Ireland.

3 years ago Ireland -> Nürburgring -> Prague -> Denmark and back to Ireland. About 7000 km.

2 years ago: A trip to Denmark and Scally Rally Ireland

Last year, was around Denmark, a detour to the Mosel area in Germany and Devon on the way back. Also ATWR around Ireland.

This year:
- Nürburgring, Germany and Spa/Francorchamps back to back.
- A trip to the Austrian/German border south of Munich to bring a 4x4 I brought back to Ireland, with a detour to Denmark.
- And in the summer Scally Rally GB from Holyhead in Wales to Fort William in Scotland.

I've loads of destinations on the to do list. Next year, the aim is Nordkapp via Finland and then back via Norway along the coast.

Siberia or Mongolia and the likes of Morocco are definatly on the todo list.

/M

SRFC

Marlow wrote: »

I do a roadtrip once or twice a year internationally and sometimes some in Ireland.

3 years ago Ireland -> Nürburgring -> Prague -> Denmark and back to Ireland. About 7000 km.

2 years ago: A trip to Denmark and Scally Rally Ireland

Last year, was around Denmark, a detour to the Mosel area in Germany and Devon on the way back. Also ATWR around Ireland.

This year:
- Nürburgring, Germany and Spa/Francorchamps back to back.
- A trip to the Austrian/German border south of Munich to bring a 4x4 I brought back to Ireland, with a detour to Denmark.
- And in the summer Scally Rally GB from Holyhead in Wales to Fort William in Scotland.

I've loads of destinations on the to do list. Next year, the aim is Nordkapp via Finland and then back via Norway along the coast.

Siberia or Mongolia and the likes of Morocco are definatly on the todo list.

/M

What do ya do when you break down or something?

YbFocus

From Lauragh in Kerry to Adrigole in Cork (Drive.jpg)

- Has a lovely little alpine spec section, back to back hairpins etc.
Its always deserted too and you can see well ahead of yourself.

Here's another very good one, takes a couple of hours
From Killarney up to Boheeshill up by Carantouhill and finally down Molls Gap is a fantastic trip for an evening when I'm down there.

Marlow

SRFC wrote: »

What do ya do when you break down or something?

- Make sure that the car is up for it, before leaving
- Be prepared for eventualities

If all fails:
- Fix the car
- Have breakdown cover


Where there is a will, there is a way.

/M