Cork to Glengarriff routes?

slap/dash

Hi,

I'm doing the 85k rebel tour in a couple of weeks and was considering cycling from cork to glengarriff the day before. something like 80k or so. anyone have any experience of the foolhardiness or otherwise of this idea?

roads to avoid?

thanks!

ford2600

slap/dash wrote: »

Hi,

I'm doing the 85k rebel tour in a couple of weeks and was considering cycling from cork to glengarriff the day before. something like 80k or so. anyone have any experience of the foolhardiness or otherwise of this idea?

roads to avoid?

thanks!

Great idea.

I'd take the Dripsey Coachford road to Macroom. From Macroom follow Lee to it's source in Gougane Barra, via Inchigeelagh.
You have to climb up over a pass then, name escapes me, and drop down onto Bantry Glengarriff road.
Did it about 4 years ago in reverse. Lovely cycle.
Avoid Macroom/Cork road. Going via Dripsey on other side of river is nice

slap/dash

ford2600 wrote: »

Great idea.

I'd take the Dripsey Coachford road to Macroom. From Macroom follow Lee to it's source in Gougane Barra, via Inchigeelagh.
You have to climb up over a pass then, name escapes me, and drop down onto Bantry Glengarriff road.
Did it about 4 years ago in reverse. Lovely cycle.
Avoid Macroom/Cork road. Going via Dripsey on other side of river is nice

Thanks. Any idea of the elevations involved?

ford2600

slap/dash wrote: »

Thanks. Any idea of the elevations involved?

No map with mapmyride and ridewithgps and split the difference!

Your going upstream against a dammed river to Gougane Barra. Very very gentle ascending.

The pass after that is much easier than Healy or Caha the day after.

You won't regret doing it.

slap/dash

ford2600 wrote: »

No map with mapmyride and ridewithgps and split the difference!

Your going upstream against a dammed river to Gougane Barra. Very very gentle ascending.

The pass after that is much easier than Healy or Caha the day after.

You won't regret doing it.

Deadly. Just a bit concerned coz I'll have a backpack.

Cape Clear

You could also go via Crookstown Beal Na Blath Copeen Kealkill, Bally Lickey and Glengarriff.

slap/dash

Cape Clear wrote: »

You could also go via Crookstown Beal Na Blath Copeen Kealkill, Bally Lickey and Glengarriff.

erm. not too sure about bally lickey, meself :eek:

eoghan84

I did that last year before the Rebel Tour. It was 96km via Dripsey, Macroom and Ballingeary. nice route. Elevation gain 892m if the garmin can be trusted. wind was against me on the way and on the way back it lashed heavy for most of it! was good buzz

Max_Charger

ford2600 wrote: »

Great idea.

I'd take the Dripsey Coachford road to Macroom. From Macroom follow Lee to it's source in Gougane Barra, via Inchigeelagh.
You have to climb up over a pass then, name escapes me, and drop down onto Bantry Glengarriff road.
Did it about 4 years ago in reverse. Lovely cycle.
Avoid Macroom/Cork road. Going via Dripsey on other side of river is nice

Pass of Keimaneigh I'd go this way too.

Cape Clear wrote: »

You could also go via Crookstown Beal Na Blath Copeen Kealkill, Bally Lickey and Glengarriff.

I'd avoid this tbh, a lot of west cork use it as their main road to Cork city, normally very busy narrow road with cars and lorries with nothing to see. Good surface (apart from Coppen, mother of god...) but wouldn't be enjoyable imo.

slap/dash

eoghan84 wrote: »

I did that last year before the Rebel Tour. It was 96km via Dripsey, Macroom and Ballingeary. nice route. Elevation gain 892m if the garmin can be trusted. wind was against me on the way and on the way back it lashed heavy for most of it! was good buzz

Nice that is quite manageable