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Grand Canal Way - Sallins to Inchicore on a roadbike?

  • 24-06-2015 3:44pm
    #1
    wile1000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    I asked Strava to plot me a course from Kilkenny to Dublin with 'min elevation' and it has suggested i take the Grand Canal Way from Sallins towards Dublin. My knowledge of this is limited, but if it is anything like the Royal Canal Way near Maynooth (which I know of a little more), it could be just a dirt track and not suitable for road bikes.

    Can anyone confirm? Thus necessitating plotting a new course?

    (recommendations for routes Kilkenny-Dublin also warmly received!)

    Thanks!


Comments

  • #2
    Alek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭Alek


    Loads of grass and singletrack, no stones though.

    Doable, but you may suffer - I've done it on 32mm slicks. 28mm tyres min. recommended.


  • #3
    connie_c
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 191 ✭✭connie_c


    Here's a nice route from Sallins to dublin on country lanes with no hills. The canal is mostly grass and would be harder than hills in my opinion. https://www.strava.com/activities/262325362


  • #4
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,838 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    Alek wrote: »
    Loads of grass and singletrack, no stones though.

    Doable, but you may suffer - I've done it on 32mm slicks. 28mm tyres min. recommended.

    A bit dodgy on slicks if has been raining for a prolonged period, particularly the mudpool as you start the stretch to Hazelhatch. Great fun, but neither bike nor rider will look that pretty on arrival. I reckon my bike was about 4kg heavier with mud after the round trip to Sallins last winter.


  • #5
    PaddyFagan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,146 ✭✭✭PaddyFagan


    Yeah - to echo what others have said it's rough around Sallins/Hazelhatch with bumpy grass and mud - a route like the one connie_c posted would be easier - I attempted to go from Sallins to Straffan last autumn on my hybrid and eventually wussed out fearing I'd end up covered in mud or in the canal or both !

    My memory is that the run from the Newcastle Road in is paved - but there are gates, etc.

    Paddy


  • #6
    wile1000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73 ✭✭wile1000


    Thanks everyone! I don't mind mudpools when armed with a proper mountain bike and gear. :-) Sounds like I'll stick to the road and connie_c that route looks great! I'll drop it in to the plan. Cheers!


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  • #7
    connie_c
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 191 ✭✭connie_c


    no bother, its a lovely run, country lanes right into the city centre

    you can get a garmin type file out of this link http://ridewithgps.com/routes/6151055


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