Waterford Greenway

That's the most pleasant direction to cycle in terms of the views and location of amenities

Sure! The views from the top are great, and the approach to Dungarvan bay, and the location of the eating/drinking spots (depending on the time of day you start off)

whiskeyman wrote: »

Hi folks,

Hope you don't mind me resurrecting this thread.
Just looking for recommendations of coffee / cake shops on the way as will be doing Dungarvan > Waterford > Dungarvan soon on one day.

Have noted Rebike Greenway Cafe in Dungarvan and the coffee shop in Kilmeaden train station.
Any other gems to look out for?
Anywhere good in WAterford for lunch, and then Dungarvan for dinner?

thanks a million.

Rebike has closed I believe. There a good few spots around Dungarvan, few decent pubs that do good food and coffee (The Moorings or The Anchor).

At the half way point is Kilmacthomas which has the Coach House Coffee house just outside the village, it can get busy there on weekends etc so your service level may vary there, in the village you have Kiersey's Tea Rooms and Pub, and you also have Made on Main at the top of the Village.

In Kilmeaden the Coffee shop is small enough, and I'm not sure what hours it's open during the week, so I can't say, but if you want to travel a little further a field, Donnacha's Pub or the Sweep pub do nice grub in both.

Where the Greenway ends in Waterford is a bit out of the way for food, so you'll have to ride into town to get somewhere. My own favourite spot in the City is No 9 Barronstrand street, but it is a bit away from the Greenway but it's worth the visit.

Anything else just shout.

Ive a question aswell on the greenway.


Thinking of doing it with the kids(have done it before with them)


Is there anyone shuttling bikes and peeps back to either end??
So we could park up...cycle so far and then be shuttled back??


Cheers,
Marty

whiskeyman wrote: »

Hi folks,

Hope you don't mind me resurrecting this thread.
Just looking for recommendations of coffee / cake shops on the way as will be doing Dungarvan > Waterford > Dungarvan soon on one day.

Have noted Rebike Greenway Cafe in Dungarvan and the coffee shop in Kilmeaden train station.
Any other gems to look out for?
Anywhere good in WAterford for lunch, and then Dungarvan for dinner?

thanks a million.

Not forgetting Mount Congreve Gardens where the coffee shop is pretty good, they also have a small take-away section in one of the outbuildings

The new coffee Shop @ Kilmeaden Station is very nice but there is very limited seating. Nice covered veranda outside for a few tables

mr spuckler wrote: »

I found the same in Westport, unless renting bikes you're basically relying on a taxi if you want a shuttle back.

Yeah that’s a pity... might be worth calling the local taxi operators to see if they would carry a few bikes aswell.
Marty.

iwillhtfu wrote: »

Start in Dungarvan and turn half way and finish in Dungarvan. It's the nicer side imo

That's what we did last time Dungarvan to the coach house for lunch and back.


Be great not to be doubling back on ourselves though, and with kids be nice to take the route with the most descending

martyc5674 wrote: »

Be great not to be doubling back on ourselves though, and with kids be nice to take the route with the most descending

Since you're starting and finishing at sealevel on either end up = down :-)

velo.2010 wrote: »

I'd recommend the Copper Coast if anyone is down that way and has the fitness. The Greenway isn't well suited for roadbikes, although I usually head back along it to Durrow and then turn off and take the N25 back to Waterford.

Ah, the greenway's grand for road bikes, at least in terms of surface. It's not suited to going fast purely in terms of the number of people using it, and aside from being dangerous, doing so will only add grist to the mill of the Journal commentariat/Irish Times editorial writer types. I think the poster whose question is being answered though intends doing it with the kids, so I wouldn't recommend the coast road. Anybody else with the fitness though, it's great. I'd fairly regularly take the greenway out to Durrow, then back via Stradbally and Bunmahon to Tramore.

Dungarvan to Kilmeadan is absolutely fine on a standard road bike with 23's.
It's a highly trafficked leisure route so you're not going to maintain high speed.

Its perfectly fine on a road bike, there are also a number of road routes you could take back to Kilmac' if you didnt want to repeat the G/W route.
Personally, I find that dust from the fine gravel surface congeals on the chain and cassette a bit and requires a really good clear afterwards, so I prefer to use a more work-house/CX bike on it, but there is no need.

I am on the Waterford Greenway every week on a carbon road bike and the surface is better than most rural roads.

Hey lads seems as good a spot as any, have the mule packed and plan on heading off on a spin to nowhere. It will basically be down the barrow way over onto the waterford greenway and down to Dungarvan. I plan on stopping for the night somewhere around Dungarvan. If anymone local may know of a spot to pop up a tent for the night could you PM me. I'm thinking one of the beaches along the way to Dungarvan would be grand it'll be a late stop early start deal or I might possibly head back up the way towards Mahon falls.

iwillhtfu wrote: »

Hey lads seems as good a spot as any, have the mule packed and plan on heading off on a spin to nowhere. It will basically be down the barrow way over onto the waterford greenway and down to Dungarvan. I plan on stopping for the night somewhere around Dungarvan. If anymone local may know of a spot to pop up a tent for the night could you PM me. I'm thinking one of the beaches along the way to Dungarvan would be grand it'll be a late stop early start deal or I might possibly head back up the way towards Mahon falls.

Clonea Strand might be a good port of call.

iwillhtfu wrote: »

I was thinking that alright and it just happens to be a at a gap in the greenway.

https://goo.gl/maps/ozrd4XTXU4KS2Gp38

That's the Lower car park.

There's a field, which is rented and had the silage cut two/three weeks ago just bedside the car park. Public toilets there with an outside tap.

There is a dirt road running at back of beach servicing a couple of beach properties, if arriving late you could chance that land to.

You will have early morning swimmers/dog walkers about.

Come off Greenway before tunnel and you might find a pitch around Ballyvole beach

https://goo.gl/maps/oNc6nCVwvBvnLwfb8

Don't go to Stradbally or you might end up like Larry Griffin and be never seen again

You could come off in Kilmac and check out this 1km of gravel road here for me
https://goo.gl/maps/zNTh5atBF5ZKhjDz6

Thanks!