Royal Canal on a Road Bike

Hasn’t it been like that for ages now?

Does anyone have an up-to-date route of the navigable sections of Royal Canal assuming a start from Dublin city centre. I am planning a one-way ride during the summer. I know large stretches will have to be done on roads but I have struggled to find anything on Strava or Komoot.

Deep sinking had been improved in parts.

A couple of notes on the RCW route:

Nomad in Enfield is a good spot for coffee.

There's a water tap at Ribbontail Paddlers in Boynedock.

Along the way there's Moran's pub at Hill of Down, Nanny Quinn's at Annaskinnan, and Cunningham's at Killucan, but opening times can be hit-and-miss.

The Pewter Café just east of Mullingar is a good spot for food.

There's a water tap beside the Maxol station in Mullingar.

There's a coffee shack at Coolnahey harbour, but again, opening times are hit-and-miss.

The Rustic Inn in Abbeyshrule is a good spot.

West of Abbeyshrule, there's not much in the way of amenities until you get to Cloondra.

R

You had me all hyped up, staring out the window, to see the progress. 😂

Where's the fence going? Hopefully not to stop people falling into the canal?

It's not even open and I got abuse for not cycling on it the other evening. A passenger from a passing car screamed, 'Did I want a red carpet to use it?' as they were held up for about 10 seconds behind me!

That Pike Bridge arrangement is not how I imagined it - so it goes up over the shoulder of the bridge, and not out to the flat of the road? ****'s sake, talk about making it unattractive.

Who is going to take that route - yield to car traffic, up a small hill (edit: from a standing start), down the other side, brake to yield to car traffic; versus ding your bell and slow down in case of pedestrians?

Thinking of cycling the Famine way over 3 days starting on a

Friday in Strokestown and finishing in the city centre on the Sunday.

Anyone done this or tips on where to stay on the Friday and Sat night.

We did this a couple of years ago. We started in Longford, took in Cloondra and Corlea trackway on day one. Stayed in Abbeyshrule at the Rustic Inn that night. Day two we backtracked to Ballyshannon for breakfast that had lunch in Mullingar. That evening we stay in Cunningham's in Kilucan. Back to Dublin the next day, stopping in Kilcock for lunch. It was fairly easy going as long as the weather held.

R