Runmute from Clondalkin (Kilcarberry Castle) to Mary Street (best route)

diego_b

Any suggestions for the best route to run from the Kilcarberry Castle area of Clondalkin to Mary Street in Dublin on Friday morning? Working around the bus strike and getting my training run in!
Google maps suggests going onto the canal near the 9th lock road but no idea of the area there or what the canal bank is like into town from there.

Murph_D

From town I've only ever gone as far as 8th Lock but the running surface is great all the way. It's definitely the route I would take.

diego_b

Murph_D wrote: »

From town I've only ever gone as far as 8th Lock but the running surface is great all the way. It's definitely the route I would take.

Good stuff, thanks! I am planning on giving it a go as it will kill a few birds at once for me.

yaboya1

Nice path, lighting and cctv all the way to the 12th lock in Lucan if I remember correctly. Definitely runs past Kilcarbery though. Still might come across the odd bogey between there and Inchicore, so maybe don't flash any phones/valuables etc.

diego_b

yaboya1 wrote: »

Nice path, lighting and cctv all the way to the 12th lock in Lucan if I remember correctly. Definitely runs past Kilcarbery though. Still might come across the odd bogey between there and Inchicore, so maybe don't flash any phones/valuables etc.

I was wondering that too actually, am I asking for trouble do you think?
I won't be carrying anything of note with me but will have small bag on my back. Looking at a 7am start.

yaboya1

diego_b wrote: »

I was wondering that too actually, am I asking for trouble do you think?
I won't be carrying anything of note with me but will have small bag on my back. Looking at a 7am start.

I'd say you'd be ok at that time, but I know more than one person who's been mugged on the canal between Parkwest & Ballyfermot. They weren't runners and it wasn't 7am either, so I'd say you'll be fine.

diego_b

yaboya1 wrote: »

I'd say you'd be ok at that time, but I know more than one person who's been mugged on the canal between Parkwest & Ballyfermot. They weren't runners and it wasn't 7am either, so I'd say you'll be fine.

Grand job thanks!

jhammer

I run from Griffeen to Ballsbridge once a week. I come off the canal at Leeson street bridge. i've never had any problems. The potential worst time i've noticed is summer evenings when everyone is out, but again nothing's happened. Mornings would definitly be 'safer'.
Infact last Saturday morning i ran past a man at 6.25am on his laptop at the canal just under the M50 bridge He had no concerns!!

average_runner

jhammer wrote: »

I run from Griffeen to Ballsbridge once a week. I come off the canal at Leeson street bridge. i've never had any problems. The potential worst time i've noticed is summer evenings when everyone is out, but again nothing's happened. Mornings would definitly be 'safer'.
Infact last Saturday morning i ran past a man at 6.25am on his laptop at the canal just under the M50 bridge He had no concerns!!

Is that a nice run? I run from near Griffeen to the city via n4 and chap. 16k.
Wouldn't mind a nice route for my sunday long run?

diego_b

jhammer wrote: »

I run from Griffeen to Ballsbridge once a week. I come off the canal at Leeson street bridge. i've never had any problems. The potential worst time i've noticed is summer evenings when everyone is out, but again nothing's happened. Mornings would definitly be 'safer'.
Infact last Saturday morning i ran past a man at 6.25am on his laptop at the canal just under the M50 bridge He had no concerns!!

Haha love that, you meet all sorts!
Looking forward to giving it a go.

hotshots85

jhammer wrote: »

I run from Griffeen to Ballsbridge once a week. I come off the canal at Leeson street bridge. i've never had any problems. The potential worst time i've noticed is summer evenings when everyone is out, but again nothing's happened. Mornings would definitly be 'safer'.
Infact last Saturday morning i ran past a man at 6.25am on his laptop at the canal just under the M50 bridge He had no concerns!!

Must have been an internet troll.....

I'll get my coat

diego_b

hotshots85 wrote: »

jhammer wrote: »

I run from Griffeen to Ballsbridge once a week. I come off the canal at Leeson street bridge. i've never had any problems. The potential worst time i've noticed is summer evenings when everyone is out, but again nothing's happened. Mornings would definitly be 'safer'.
Infact last Saturday morning i ran past a man at 6.25am on his laptop at the canal just under the M50 bridge He had no concerns!!

Must have been an internet troll.....

I'll get my coat

Nah you won the internet today with that, so good!

RacoonQueen

I've run and cycled along there many times - never had an issue and used to run there in the afternoons, evenings and on dark evenings and would never had a worry. Some parts of it aren't very nice - between parkwest and ballyfermot and then ballyfermot and inchicore is a bit minging, some of it is well away from the road so possibly not as safe as the rest of the stretch which runs right along the road but at 7am it'll be bright, will probably have other commuting traffic and I'd assume the scroats will be in bed.

endacl

diego_b wrote: »

I was wondering that too actually, am I asking for trouble do you think?
I won't be carrying anything of note with me but will have small bag on my back. Looking at a 7am start.

You'll be grand. They'll be getting bored by that time and heading off to bed.

diego_b

Thanks for all the info on the thread, very helpful and will report back in the morning!

kit3

I cycle in that way every day & have run it a few times. Great route with no issues other than the odd dodgy swan but they are ok at the moment You'll be fine - enjoy it

diego_b

Job done, no hassles at all....joined the canal at the ninth lock road in Clondalkin and followed it all the way as far as Suir Road....had to do a quick u turn after going under the bridge there and swap sides. Followed the luas then as far as St. James Hospital and then the rest of the way along James and Thomas St. Down onto the quays via Christchurch.
Took 1hr 12mins and covered 7.6miles in the progress at an easy pace. Will do it again when up for work in future.