Walks/forests within cycling distance of cork city

skeleton_boy

Hi,

I wondering if anyone could recommend to me some walks or woods within an hour or an hour and a half cycle of Cork city?

Something along the lines of Farran woods is what I'm thinking.

Thanks

at1withmyself

skeleton_boy wrote: »

Hi,

I wondering if anyone could recommend to me some walks or woods within an hour or an hour and a half cycle of Cork city?

Something along the lines of Farran woods is what I'm thinking.

Thanks

Ballincollig Regional Park

Wyldwood

Curraghbinney

SomeFool

https://www.coillte.ie/our-forests/recreation-map/


Have a browse around the Coillte website, there are some fantastic walks in the Cork area. It's a great resource.

Keplar240B

One of the problems with Cork is there is not a lot of decent sized woodland in or close to city.

corks finest

Farran woods

Keplar240B

Curragh woods Middleton I often see cyclists here there is some sort of track for them

Danger781

SomeFool wrote: »

https://www.coillte.ie/our-forests/recreation-map/


Have a browse around the Coillte website, there are some fantastic walks in the Cork area. It's a great resource.

Just curious - Why isn't Ballincollig Regional Park listed here?

Great site too.. Hadn't heard of it before now.. Will definitely be put to use

SomeFool

Regional Park is a city council park, the site details the coillte amenities. https://www.heritageireland.ie/en/ is another excellent resource, lot's probably closed right now with covid-19 but many estates and gardens listed which have nice walks too.

corks finest

skeleton_boy wrote: »

Hi,

I wondering if anyone could recommend to me some walks or woods within an hour or an hour and a half cycle of Cork city?

Something along the lines of Farran woods is what I'm thinking.

Thanks

Robert's cove cliff walk,up there a few times a week, sublime, worth the effort, regularly see falcon's, kestrels,hawks etc,views spectacular

RINO87

corks finest wrote: »

Robert's cove cliff walk,up there a few times a week, sublime, worth the effort, regularly see falcon's, kestrels,hawks etc,views spectacular

Does this form a loop or is at an up and back? I never went past the first climb of the cliffs the only time I was there as the weather turned fast.

If we have the time we love extending the cliff walk in ballycotton by coming back via the road, is roberts cove similar?

corks finest

RINO87 wrote: »

Does this form a loop or is at an up and back? I never went past the first climb of the cliffs the only time I was there as the weather turned fast.

If we have the time we love extending the cliff walk in ballycotton by coming back via the road, is roberts cove similar?

You can walk if prepared to go under/ over barbed wire ,walk to Rocky bay,and loop back along the road back to Roberts cove( not for smallies)ref first climb, there's another few miles

RINO87

corks finest wrote: »

You can walk if prepared to go under/ over barbed wire ,walk to Rocky bay,and loop back along the road back to Roberts cove( not for smallies)ref first climb, there's another few miles

Sounds ideal. Thanks :-)

corks finest

RINO87 wrote: »

Sounds ideal. Thanks :-)

Welcome,was up today v busy including 10 plus silly aged hikers( club) who stuck together disregarding the government virus advice about distancing etc( just to be aware,since this started it's never been busier)p.s. I'm over 60 myself in case you thought I was singling out the aged ,but they were IRRESPONSIBLE

Frostybrew

John O'Callaghan park in Glanmire. There's a small wood and river walk. Well worth exploring. Also river walks and woods nearby in Brooklodge from the secondary school along the river, under the M8 and finishing at the hermitage.