quiet campsites from mizen to malin.

feck sake lads · 20-03-2012 08:00PM #1

lads can i ask does anyone know of good quiet campsites on the mizen to malin route following the coast for the best part of the way.
i know theres plenty sites en route but i'm looking for the quieter ones if theres such a thing:)
any help greatly appreciated.
cheers
FSL....

Benbecul97 · 21-03-2012 12:23AM

What route you taking? there are several variations.

feck sake lads · 21-03-2012 01:12AM

Benbecul97 wrote: »

What route you taking? there are several variations.

well starting in mizen head and heading bantry/glengarriff then going to do the beara pen up to kenmare might do the ring of kerry if not from kenmare we will head to killarney and hopefully dingle .slea head..
back to tralee straight up to tarbert ferry to killimer and the coast on to milltown malbay.wing it from there i think.
trying to cover 50 mile a day
so what do you think good route or is there better options for us ,i don't want to spend the entire tour climbing big hills

anyway your input would be appreciated.

realslow · 21-03-2012 10:13AM

Campsite 2k south of Glengarrif (Dowlings) I think and a very small one next door!.Great cheap hostel in Allihies down at end of Beara, another campsite in Laragh on western side of Healy pass. In Killarney site on left as you enter town (whites bridge?) is by far the quietest, out west there used to be a site in Gallerus but dont know if it is still there, the site in Dingle is sadly gone. Know west Cork well, very hilly, if weather is bad can become very hard work especially western side of Beara, but thats not going to happen calm days all the way!.When are ye off? little jealous have fun.

feck sake lads · 21-03-2012 11:06AM

thanks for that great help.
we are off end of may yeah if weather is good then so should the tour.;)

feck sake lads · 15-04-2012 01:17PM

Lads does anyone know if the ferry service from Greencastle to Magilligan is back in service..Northern ireland loop.
this would save me a few few miles from malin head;)

Dermot Illogical · 15-04-2012 01:21PM

feck sake lads wrote: »

Lads does anyone know if the ferry service from Greencastle to Magilligan is back in service..Northern ireland loop.
this would save me a few few miles from malin head;)

It usually starts back in April. Very handy it is too.

Dermot Illogical · 15-04-2012 01:26PM

http://www.loughfoyleferry.com/times_foyle.html

feck sake lads · 15-04-2012 01:26PM

RT66 wrote: »

It usually starts back in April. Very handy it is too.

jeez you were quick off the mark there RT66 thanks for that

yeah but it ran out of money some time this year and was cancelled or so i'm led to believe.

clonmahon · 15-04-2012 02:40PM

If your doing Malin to Mizen what about crossing Galway Bay by ferry. You can get a ferry from Doolin to the Aran Islands, maybe Inismore, explore it by bike, spend a night out there and then get a ferry to Rossavel the next day. I am planning to do this some time in the summer it will cost about 23 euro as the bike goes free.

Canis Lupus · 15-04-2012 02:46PM

Do you not wild camp? Much more fun

feck sake lads · 15-04-2012 02:46PM

clonmahon wrote: »

If your doing Malin to Mizen what about crossing Galway Bay by ferry. You can get a ferry from Doolin to the Aran Islands, maybe Inismore, explore it by bike, spend a night out there and then get a ferry to Rossavel the next day. I am planning to do this some time in the summer it will cost about 23 euro as the bike goes free.

Well its mizen to malin i'm doing but yeah looking at my map now i could get a ferry fromDoolin to inismore and then onto Rossaveel wonder has anyone done this trip maybe could shed some info on it , btw is there camping on inismore and any idea on how long that ferry trip is

thanks for that.

feck sake lads · 15-04-2012 02:49PM

Canis Lupus wrote: »

Do you not wild camp? Much more fun

well if my cycling partener is game for a laugh then so am i.:D

clonmahon · 15-04-2012 03:04PM

60 minutes from Doolin to Inishmore
http://www.aran-island-ferry.com
There seem to be three different companies sailing this route with 2 or 3 sailings a day each.

Inismore to Rossavel is about 40 minutes. Lots of info about the ferries here
http://www.aranisland.info/ferries.html

http://www.aranislands.ie/ is a good site for info on the islands, There seems to be camping on all the island.

Canis Lupus · 15-04-2012 03:23PM

feck sake lads wrote: »

well if my cycling partener is game for a laugh then so am i.:D

As long as you give yourself plenty of time finding somewhere nice and out of the way is easy peasy. No need to pay for campsites in Ireland

clonmahon · 15-04-2012 03:58PM

Canis Lupus wrote: »

As long as you give yourself plenty of time finding somewhere nice and out of the way is easy peasy. No need to pay for campsites in Ireland

Canis Lupus is right lots of free camping places in Ireland. I always look for places where there is public access to a lakeshore, beach, or river bank. I don't always camp wild but if I find a good spot I do. Rural Ireland is a very safe place.

Best free campsite I found last year was at Kilglass Lough in north Roscommon, near Strokestown. It's at the harbor where the cabin cruisers dock. Mowed lawn, water on tap, picnic tables, a skip for rubbish and lights that go out around midnight. Arrived at dusk and left early. It's a very good stop off if you are cycling to the West and cross the Shannon at Termonbarry.

mr spuckler · 15-04-2012 09:08PM

just pitching up in here (pardon the pun) as i'm planning to do this in august...will be handy for research

feck sake lads · 15-04-2012 09:18PM

mr spuckler wrote: »

just pitching up in here (pardon the pun) as i'm planning to do this in august...will be handy for research

No harm in that the lads here are great for shareing info;)
so have you got you route planned, i think for the most part we will just wing it we kinda intend following the coast all the way but more than likely we wont:D:D especally as i'm reading the map god help us.:eek:

mr spuckler · 15-04-2012 09:54PM

feck sake lads wrote: »

No harm in that the lads here are great for shareing info;)
so have you got you route planned, i think for the most part we will just wing it we kinda intend following the coast all the way but more than likely we wont:D:D especally as i'm reading the map god help us.:eek:

not as yet...have only just decided to definitely do it. have been focussing more on the kit etc so far.
i like the idea of the coastal route but the weight of the bike & kit might dictate that i have to stay to as flat a route as possible. i generally love climbs too so that might cause the biggest issue for me!

feck sake lads · 15-04-2012 10:38PM

well after sorting out my kit list a million times i will be using 4 panniers ,i can get everything into the rear one but there way over packed so it front panniers as well,, i will be camping all the way so thats extra weight as well, but listen if i can't make the big hills i'll walk up them i could be doing a lot of walking on this tour

:D

feck sake lads · 17-05-2012 06:48PM

bump this thread up.
well it's that time come tuesday we are off to crookhaven camp over night next day head to mizen head for the start of our epic cycle to malin head and beyond:D:D
i'm just praying we get some good weather along the way.
lads thanks to one and all for the advice on routes and campsites still not to late to mention easer flatter routes :rolleyes:.
cheers
lads.

mr spuckler · 17-05-2012 07:05PM

good luck with it mate, looking forward to hearing how you get on:D

feck sake lads · 17-05-2012 07:07PM

Thanks buddy just heard the weather is supposed to be better next week hope there right.
what about yourself are you all set to go yet.;)

Mycroft H · 17-05-2012 07:10PM

Take loads of photos. Interested in this one.

mr spuckler · 17-05-2012 07:16PM

far from it! got a good few other things going on so have had very little time to think about it. going to the euros so will start upping the training & preparing properly when i get back from that.

feck sake lads · 17-05-2012 08:15PM

mr spuckler wrote: »

far from it! got a good few other things going on so have had very little time to think about it. going to the euros so will start upping the training & preparing properly when i get back from that.

ah well:rolleyes: anyway make the most of it i'm not a football fan but hope ireland does well.

finbarrk · 17-05-2012 09:37PM

There is a nice quiet campsite between the Killimer Car Ferry and Kilrush town. it might suit you, Ayllvaroo is the name of it. You could also camp in The caravan parks in Quilty or Spanish Point if you are taking the road from Killimer to Doolin.

feck sake lads · 17-05-2012 09:48PM

finbarrk wrote: »

There is a nice quiet campsite between the Killimer Car Ferry and Kilrush town. it might suit you, Ayllvaroo is the name of it. You could also camp in The caravan parks in Quilty or Spanish Point if you are taking the road from Killimer to Doolin.

excellent thanks for that one.
i was kinda thinking weather permitting what if we head to one of the aran islands inismore spend the night and then head to rossaveel, i think some one said galway is dodgy for cycling so we could avoid galway by going that route any thoughts anyone.
thanks.

meercat · 17-05-2012 10:02PM

safe travels
cant wait for your updates and pics

feck sake lads · 17-05-2012 10:10PM

meercat wrote: »

safe travels
cant wait for your updates and pics

chees meercat which reminds me i have to look to borrow a camera mine is broke better start making a few phone calls:eek:

eoin88 · 17-05-2012 11:55PM

Best of luck with it, planning a similar trip myself in a month or so, don't know if I'll make it all the way to Malin though!

quiet campsites from mizen to malin.

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