Cycle Routes Donegal - Recommendations Please

detones

Heading up to Donegal with the family in a couple of weeks. We are staying right up the North Coast near Carrigart, 40k North of Letterkenny. Have no idea what the area is like and have rarely ventured up that way. Booked a last minute deal on a house Blindly. Anyway, any recommendations for good cycle routes around there?

ednwireland

mulroy bay bridge round to portsalon, milford and back

Iwernia

Atlantic Drive loop, Horn Head loop, Knockalla and on into Rathmullan(probably the nicest spin you will ever be on) and try to fit a loop in around Glenveagh. Thats 4 mornings taken care off.;)

Cee-Jay-Cee

Kilmacrennan> glenveigh > Muckish > Falcarragh> Dunfanaghy > kilmacrennan. There are a few categorised climbs around Muckish too if you like hills.

detones

CJC999 wrote: »

Kilmacrennan> glenveigh > Muckish > Falcarragh> Dunfanaghy > kilmacrennan. There are a few categorised climbs around Muckish too if you like hills.

I don't but I'll give them a go anyway ;-) thanks

Wishbone Ash

detones wrote: »

I don't but I'll give them a go anyway ;-) thanks

Horn Head (outside Dunfanaghy) will put you to the pin of your collar. Great views from the top though if the weather is clear. Take care on the descent as its a very narrow road.

brasshead

Up for a week myself (different part - Doochary). Had forgotten what it's like to cycle with a strong headwind with no shelter 😕.

Enjoy - it's lovely around there.

spoke2cun

Head towards Milford with Mulroy Bay to your left. Turn left approaching Milford and head towards kerrykeel and portsalon (looping around mulroy Bay so to speak) and head towards the dramatic and scenic knockalla climb (not easy!). This road will take you into rathmullan. Head towards Ramelton and then back via Milford again. Fantastic scenery all the way. Check out other routes in the area using http://www.mapmyride.com Welcome to Donegal and enjoy your stay.

Wishbone Ash

If you have time for a longer spin head south from Carrigart towards Lough Salt (great scenery) and then into Termon (north of Kilmacrennan). Then onto the Glenveagh/Gweedore road.

This will bring you past Glenveagh National Park, views of Muckish mountain, past Errigal mountain (highest in Donegal) into Dunlewey and past the Poisoned Glen. You'll eventually come to Gweedore. Head for Bunbeg, Derrybeg and north along the Atlantic coast to Bloody Foreland and Meenaclady - with views of Tory Island.

Then on to Gortahork, Falcarragh and into Dunfanaghy. (If your legs are up to it, you could do a loop of Horn Head - sharp left as you enter Dunfanaghy and by GAA club).

After Dunfanaghy, it's on to Portnablagh and Creeslough. You can turn left at Creeslough to get back to Carrigart again.

Apart from Horn Head there are no savage climbs but there are a few long drags.

detones

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

If you have time for a longer spin head south from Carrigart towards Lough Salt (great scenery) and then into Termon (north of Kilmacrennan). Then onto the Glenveagh/Gweedore road.

This will bring you past Glenveagh National Park, views of Muckish mountain, past Errigal mountain (highest in Donegal) into Dunlewey and past the Poisoned Glen. You'll eventually come to Gweedore. Head for Bunbeg, Derrybeg and north along the Atlantic coast to Bloody Foreland and Meenaclady - with views of Tory Island.

Then on to Gortahork, Falcarragh and into Dunfanaghy. (If your legs are up to it, you could do a loop of Horn Head - sharp left as you enter Dunfanaghy and by GAA club).

After Dunfanaghy, it's on to Portnablagh and Creeslough. You can turn left at Creeslough to get back to Carrigart again.

Apart from Horn Head there are no savage climbs but there are a few long drags.

Thanks WB will give that a look.

Iwernia

You can be sure when they "great scenery" there is going to some climbing to be done.

Wishbone Ash

I don't know if the ferry still running between Rathmullen and Fahan? If it is you could nip across to Innishowen and up to Clonmany to sacrifice yourself, your blood, sweat, tears and lungs on that high altar known as the Gap of Mamore. (The only time I've seen my Garmin display 27% - and then the bloody segment didn't register when I got home!).

Iwernia wrote: »

You can be sure when they "great scenery" there is going to some climbing to be done.

Looks like Knockalla during a stage of the Donegal Rally?

Cee-Jay-Cee

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I don't know if the ferry still running between Rathmullen and Fahan?

Unfortunately the ferry is no longer running.