Cooley mountain conditions november?

skipz

Heading back to Ireland for the month of November and i'm thinking of trying out the mountain bike loop of Cooley when i'm back.
Anybody got any info on how the track is in November?

Here's a link to the track http://www.trailbadger.com/trails/louth/cooley-mountains

Been 3 and a half years since iv been back home and cant not wait!!!

alfman

I was up there last night and the trails are fairly dry at the minute but all it will take is a couple of days of heavy rain for the muck to return. As long as you have the right tyres on the bike you'll be grand whatever the conditions.

MugMugs

As above, it's variant on conditions at the time. It's been dry up there in November, it's been swampy and it's been snowy.

AAll are perfect once you're prepared. There's a few new downhill routes installed too!

skipz

Cheers for the info!
Yep I suppose with the right clothing and tyres for the conditions, there shouldn't be any problems.
Been a long time since iv been up that way. I used to mainly ride ravensdale dh track, back when xc wasn't cool!:rolleyes:

Only problem now is if my old bike is still in the mothers shed!

MugMugs

Drop me a PM if you're stuck for company and fancy some XC.

skipz

MugMugs wrote: »

Drop me a PM if you're stuck for company and fancy some XC.

I will indeed man, thanks!

idnkph

Was thinking of headin there on tuesday eve from ravensdale for a couple of hours. Are the trails easy found and followed?

alfman

To be honest the open mountain trails are not really well marked and you would need someone to show you them for the first time. Alternatively you could just go exploring and see what you can find.