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Route to run in Dublin?

  • 12-04-2018 11:07am
    #1
    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,459 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    I'm up in Dublin on Saturday and I got about 6hours to kill and I can't bring myself to walk around shops etc for the day so I'm aiming to just do a LSR when I'm waiting to fill at least some of the time!

    Problem is, other then Dublin marathon/half I've not run around Dublin before.
    Any suggested routes that are not the phoenix park?

    I was thinking of maybe making my way to coast and checking out Poolbeg lighthouse so I've never seen that part of Dublin, I'm thinking out to the lighthouse from around phoenix park, some miles around Sandymount Beach back to the near the phoenix park should give me near 20miles.

    Any straight forward routes to do considering I don't know Dublin that well?


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  • #2
    crisco10
    Registered Users Posts: 6,172 ✭✭✭crisco10


    Cabaal wrote: »
    I'm up in Dublin on Saturday and I got about 6hours to kill and I can't bring myself to walk around shops etc for the day so I'm aiming to just do a LSR when I'm waiting to fill at least some of the time!

    Problem is, other then Dublin marathon/half I've not run around Dublin before.
    Any suggested routes that are not the phoenix park?

    I was thinking of maybe making my way to coast and checking out Poolbeg lighthouse so I've never seen that part of Dublin, I'm thinking out to the lighthouse from around phoenix park, some miles around Sandymount Beach back to the near the phoenix park should give me near 20miles.

    Any straight forward routes to do considering I don't know Dublin that well?

    That's a fairly solid route, just be careful of tides around sandymount. It's about a 10km loop from the gaa club to lighthouse and back.

    The other option is to run out toward clontarf along coast road to Sutton.


  • #3
    TFBubendorfer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,340 ✭✭✭TFBubendorfer


    crisco10 wrote: »
    That's a fairly solid route, just be careful of tides around sandymount. It's about a 10km loop from the gaa club to lighthouse and back.

    The other option is to run out toward clontarf along coast road to Sutton.

    You only need to worry about the tides at Sandymount if you're planning to run on the sand itself. If you run along the promenade, that's not an issue.


  • #4
    aquinn
    Registered Users Posts: 2,968 ✭✭✭aquinn


    If you get the day, ie not too blowy on the seafront, would you head Northside to the amazing St Anne's? It's a wonderful place to run.


  • #5
    Djoucer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 620 ✭✭✭Djoucer


    Make sure to head out to the light house via path between GAA club and beach that takes you to nature reserve. Lovely trail.

    The road via power station is awful given the stink.


  • #6
    aquinn
    Registered Users Posts: 2,968 ✭✭✭aquinn


    Djoucer wrote: »
    Make sure to head out to the light house via path between GAA club and beach that takes you to nature reserve. Lovely trail.

    The road via power station is awful given the stink.[/QUOTE]

    Like something from Love/Hate. I went that way the first time in search of this amazing nature reserve. I thought I'd be dead in a ditch.


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  • #7
    Pomplamousse
    Registered Users Posts: 582 ✭✭✭Pomplamousse


    If you do decide to run to the lighthouse can I just warn you to be really careful as the pathway there is very uneven. I had a very bad fall on a run there recently, despite having run that route regularly and so being very conscious of the bad surface. Sandymount to the lighthouse, through the nature reserve, is a lovely route though.


  • #8
    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,459 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    Anyone show me what way I'd be entering the nature reserve from quays direction?


  • #9
    Krusty_Clown
    Registered Users Posts: 19,495 ✭✭✭✭Krusty_Clown


    South to Dalkey as far as Colliemore Island and back again? Route would look something like this: route


  • #10
    TFBubendorfer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,340 ✭✭✭TFBubendorfer


    Cabaal wrote: »
    Anyone show me what way I'd be entering the nature reserve from quays direction?

    More than 1 way to do so, but those would be my personal preferences, depending whether you are coming along the northern or southern side of the Liffey. I prefer going through Ringsend and Sean Moore park. It's not the shortest route but I prefer parks to streets.

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  • #11
    Annie get your Run
    Registered Users Posts: 2,831 ✭✭✭Annie get your Run


    +1 to going through the Parks, when you get to the end of the path in Sean Moore park you'll see the beach in front, the main road to your right, just take the path around to the left and follow that all the way to end then turn around and come back the same way. Going over the East Link is nicer than through Grand canal plaza IMO.

    Krusty's route is even better though if you have the time to go to Dalkey it's pretty breathtaking. I'd even consider starting from The Point if distance is an issue from the Phoenix Park.


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  • #12
    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,459 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    So in the end I went this route https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/2623366125

    I ended up going down by Poolbeg Power station via Ringsend park....not the best area to run through but I'll learn from that as it was far more industrial then I thought it would be, then onto poolbeg lighthouse and back and then out and back on a part of Strand Road. Total of 20miles but I already had 12miles from a faster run from the day before.

    I'll be back up again in May to Dublin with another day to kill so I'll def aim go do Dalkey out and back from city centre via the coast, the coast was lovely


  • #13
    shane1981
    Registered Users Posts: 278 ✭✭shane1981


    Just caught your post now. If you're in Dublin again , Id recommend the coastline from Clontarf all the way to Sutton ( and onto Howth of you fancy a hill!). Hardly any stoppages for traffic lights etc. You've also got the option of footpath or sand along bull island. Or turn into St annes park for some grass.


  • #14
    The Davestator
    Registered Users Posts: 3,394 ✭✭✭The Davestator


    Cabaal wrote: »
    So in the end I went this route https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/2623366125

    I ended up going down by Poolbeg Power station via Ringsend park....not the best area to run through but I'll learn from that as it was far more industrial then I thought it would be, then onto poolbeg lighthouse and back and then out and back on a part of Strand Road. Total of 20miles but I already had 12miles from a faster run from the day before.

    I'll be back up again in May to Dublin with another day to kill so I'll def aim go do Dalkey out and back from city centre via the coast, the coast was lovely

    Did that myself on Saturday. Ran from Swords to Dalkey and doubled back to the 40 foot and hopped in for a cool down dip. (wife met me there with clothes) 20 miles in total and lovely views and change of scenery.


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