Kerry getting some nice mtb trails

Icyseanfitz · 03-08-2011 1:19pm #1

look at this

now i have a year to get properly good on my bike :rolleyes:

silvo · 03-08-2011 2:01pm

Looks exciting! Can't wait to see the finished track.

Icyseanfitz · 03-08-2011 2:03pm

the international DH track has me pretty excited

if that starts pulling tons of mtb tourists over the scene will explode here which will be good for all sorts of cycling

Ah_go_on · 03-08-2011 2:23pm

Thats great news. With a bit of joined up thinking between Failte and various sporting organisations (IMRA/CI/TI etc) Ireland could be an absolute mecca for adventure racing/Mountain biking etc.

studiorat · 03-08-2011 2:57pm

Great news.

What else is available there at the moment? Heading that way next week, have Dunmanway and Tracton ticked off already.

Icyseanfitz · 03-08-2011 3:05pm

give the lads here a shout, killarney is the best spot in kerry for mtbing so these guys know where to go and where not to

davey101 · 03-08-2011 3:29pm

Thats fantastic news, My only tripe is
"Backed by Cycling Ireland, last year Kerry County Council granted planning for a downhill track and permission to construct 24 car parking spaces, "
What the hell! am i missing something?

Ricky91t · 03-08-2011 3:45pm

Sweet! Now I've got to find me a DH bike :pac:

Icyseanfitz · 03-08-2011 3:48pm

davey101 wrote: »

Thats fantastic news, My only tripe is
"Backed by Cycling Ireland, last year Kerry County Council granted planning for a downhill track and permission to construct 24 car parking spaces, "
What the hell! am i missing something?

yeah thats odd enough alright, id say there will be more than that though, tbh id prefer if they just graveled a big field and spent all the money on the trails

okane1 · 03-08-2011 4:41pm

just up the road from me, wonder if my current XC bike will handle those drops :rolleyes:

Icyseanfitz · 03-08-2011 4:46pm

you wont know till you try

just lower your saddle and bobs your uncle you have a DH bike haha

Tenzor07 · 03-08-2011 5:15pm

Good news, shame it wasn't in place this year like it was supposed to...

C3PO · 03-08-2011 6:11pm

Tenzor07 wrote: »

Good news, shame it wasn't in place this year like it was supposed to...

Couldn't agree more!

Tenzor07 · 03-08-2011 7:13pm

With the events regularly attracting anything up to 1,000 entrants – last year's championships in the French Alps welcomed over 800 top competitors"

Kerry County Council granted planning for a downhill track and permission to construct 24 car parking spaces

Are they for real!? 24 spaces? Lets hope that changes before Kerry Co co make a show of Irish mountain biking again...

jinghong · 04-08-2011 11:47am

any idea if there will be any xc singe track developed also? seems like a lot of money for a couple of kms of downhill. How will riders expect to do the drag uphill?

Tenzor07 · 04-08-2011 12:00pm

" The landowner, Mr O'Donoghue, has also invested in including a cross country track"

As for the uplift for Downhillers, CI will be sponsoring some Jarvey's to bring bikers up to the top of the track!

langdang · 04-08-2011 12:24pm

Tenzor07 wrote: »

As for the uplift for Downhillers, CI will be sponsoring some Jarvey's to bring bikers up to the top of the track!

Only if they use their nappies..

Tenzor07 · 04-08-2011 12:27pm

langdang wrote: »

Only if they use their nappies..

Varadkar can send down some leftover nappies..:D

cantalach · 04-08-2011 12:33pm

Tenzor07 wrote: »

As for the uplift for Downhillers, CI will be sponsoring some Jarvey's to bring bikers up to the top of the track!

I know this is way OT I wanted to share my favourite jarvey experience...

I was walking along the path from Muckross House towards the town. A jarvey pulled alongside and said to jump in. I said that I was fine but he insisted, saying there was no charge because he was heading back to town anyway and in a good mood. So I jumped in but then had to make small talk for a few miles.

"So, what sort of season are you having?" I asked.

"Erra it's quiet enough but not the worst," came the reply.

"And where are most of the tourists coming from these days? American or Continentals?"

"Con-tin-entals. Con-tin-ental sh1theads."

Tenzor07 · 04-08-2011 12:39pm

Thanks for that! :rolleyes:

Tallon · 04-08-2011 12:44pm

Awesome, this will be a welcomed addition

_DMac_ · 05-09-2014 7:48am

Did this ever go ahead and if it did can anyone put up a link with some info?

Thanks w

snowfruit · 06-11-2015 1:00pm

I wonder if any one knows where this got to? Far as I know nothing has been built and its very quiet in the media, but I understood money had been allocated?

paul mountainbike · 22-04-2016 4:44pm

Any update on trails in Kerry looking for summer/autumn

Eamonnator · 22-04-2016 7:47pm

paul mountainbike wrote: »

Any update on trails in Kerry looking for summer/autumn

Summer/Autumn what year?

casion3 · 22-04-2016 8:54pm

emerald mtb has some footage of trails somewhere on torc, dont know where they are or how long, anybody have any idea

ballyharpat · 22-04-2016 10:58pm

casion3 wrote: »

emerald mtb has some footage of trails somewhere on torc, dont know where they are or how long, anybody have any idea

The trails are not really accessible to the general public, the club have built and maintained about 3/4 hours of top class trails in torc and muckross, but the only ones that know how to get there are the local mtb club.
My advice would be to contact Killarney cycling club prior to a trip down and find out when the group spins are on, they have a category for practical all riders…..ask for joe o leary or fergus mccarthy on the killarney cycling club page, they will point you in the right direction….

casion3 · 23-04-2016 10:29am

ballyharpat wrote: »

The trails are not really accessible to the general public, the club have built and maintained about 3/4 hours of top class trails in torc and muckross, but the only ones that know how to get there are the local mtb club.
My advice would be to contact Killarney cycling club prior to a trip down and find out when the group spins are on, they have a category for practical all riders…..ask for joe o leary or fergus mccarthy on the killarney cycling club page, they will point you in the right direction….

Cool, surprising killarney hasn't developed a trailhead for the public by now, would be a good money spinner

paul mountainbike · 26-04-2016 6:22pm

Summer/Autumn what year?

This year hopefully ,will contact the club when got a few dates,depends on how soon we get the camper van on the road.

Kerry getting some nice mtb trails

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