Cycling routes in Kerry - on bike taster video..

davgtrek

Hi all
i'm editing up some on-bike footage of some highly recommended cycling routes in Kerry over the summer. Excuse some shaky footage here and there but scorsese didn't have to shoot footage with zone 3-4 heart rate.....

heres the Conor Pass dingle peninsula loop starting and finishing in Castlemaine ( or pretty much Tralee )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LPcqUDYhXU&feature=em-upload_owner

davgtrek

here's a great loop starting and finishing in Killorglin taking in Ballaghasheen climb which is a TOUGH one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6928pK-_i9k&list=PLwMyJ68va3Nc9x1Ysh1McLDCY5nhzpKVA

jinkypolly

Well done, they're good.

davgtrek

Here's another nice route. Starting and finishing in Killarney taking in Kenmare , Blackwater and a nice fast climb up to Molls Gap.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntVjkbIeo34

endacl

My absolute favourite part of the world. Don't get down nearly often enough. Thanks for the vids. Keep 'em coming.

rob180

Know these roads like the back of my hand. That smooth section of road near Inch beach is only about 1.3km long unfortunately.

davgtrek

@endacl. Will do. I'll be posting some of my favourite routes up over the coming weeks / season.
@rob. Yea its too short but with the usual strong prevailing wind we hammered it from dingle to Inch and back home.

daelight

Fantastic videos OP! Makes me very homesick - bicycle is the only way to take in such amazing scenery.

I wonder, have you noticed car drivers becoming 'more aware' with regards to passing you on the road? The last time I ventured onto the Tralee - Dingle road, back in 2009, 8 out of 10 drivers were blasting past within inches of me - I turned back at Derrymore my nerves were that shot. Would be great to hear it is better environment for cyclists there now...

Bigus

daelight wrote: »

Fantastic videos OP! Makes me very homesick - bicycle is the only way to take in such amazing scenery.

I wonder, have you noticed car drivers becoming 'more aware' with regards to passing you on the road? The last time I ventured onto the Tralee - Dingle road, back in 2009, 8 out of 10 drivers were blasting past within inches of me - I turned back at Derrymore my nerves were that shot. Would be great to hear it is better environment for cyclists there now...

Funny you should mention ,that I normally cycle in Dublin and Wicklow ,however
I'm just back from some cycling in Kerry and I found the motorists complete dangerous ars3holes , almost like going back 20 years ago in Dublin, plus the added danger of rental car drivers, but the locals were aggressive drivers.

rob180

I have to put my hand up that i used to be aggressive towards cyclist on the road. But since i took up cycling i now know what it's like to be on the receiving end of a close pass.
My g/f thinks it's safer to cycle side by side on the road so the traffic behind would have to wait till there's no on coming to make a "clean pass" so to speak. But i think that would pissed off the traffic behind even more.
I think 99% of motorist do give the cyclist a wide berth when passing.So i personally think it's pretty safe to cycle on Kerry's road.

davgtrek

Thanks for compliments on vids.
Yea some motorists leave it tight alright.
I'm aiming to show some quieter routes aswell that have that bit of escape to them. The ballaghasheen climb video for 70% of the 90+k relatively empty roads..... happy days.

xxyyzz

Anybody cycle on the Lyracrumpane road over to Castleisland? Some big climbs up there and the surface looks surprisingly good.

davgtrek

Not cycled that route to castleisland yet. But will take on suggested routes here and video them over summer.
New video taking in Ballaghbema Gap will be up soon.

davgtrek

Here is a route from Killorglin to Glencar - Ballaghbema Gap ( nice climb ) - Molls Gap - Killarney and back to Killorglin.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oamOndsfLMY&feature=em-upload_owner

connie_c

Great videos, delighted with the ideas for routes, heres one i did last month down there that was really nice. http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2535052, do you have links to those maps you show in the videos?

Kingdom Man

xxyyzz wrote: »

Anybody cycle on the Lyracrumpane road over to Castleisland? Some big climbs up there and the surface looks surprisingly good.

Ya some big hills up around there do most of my cycling in that area.

davgtrek

Hi Connie
Yes I have them all on strava. I'll post links to them here.

Ballaghabema Route starting and finishing in Killorglin.
http://www.strava.com/activities/62963148

Here is a cracker of a route starting and finishing in Killorglin.
It takes in caherciveen and Ballaghasheen ( great climb )
http://app.strava.com/activities/58572581

Good idea though I'll put strava link to the new videos

connie_c

nice one, thanks!

davgtrek

Here are a few more videos of Kerry.

The Dingle Peninsula
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-IiJ-QJOWI

The Two Ballaghs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-KTJ9Nl0UI

If any of ye have a favourite route and would like it and your mates captured on cam let me know.