Touring the republic of ireland
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Well if you're near Belfast then the Antrim coast road is hard to beat.
I can't think of 'owt else in the NW corner of the isle to beat it. Lots of stuff to see though, although I doubt you'd want to tour Newgrange, Battle of the Boyne, Hill of Slane etc - just doesn't seem your thing.
I can't think of 'owt else in the NW corner of the isle to beat it. Lots of stuff to see though, although I doubt you'd want to tour Newgrange, Battle of the Boyne, Hill of Slane etc - just doesn't seem your thing.
Hooli said:
Well if you're near Belfast then the Antrim coast road is hard to beat.
I can't think of 'owt else in the NW corner of the isle to beat it. Lots of stuff to see though, although I doubt you'd want to tour Newgrange, Battle of the Boyne, Hill of Slane etc - just doesn't seem your thing.
Are you saying an out of date yoghurt is more cultured than MTB?I can't think of 'owt else in the NW corner of the isle to beat it. Lots of stuff to see though, although I doubt you'd want to tour Newgrange, Battle of the Boyne, Hill of Slane etc - just doesn't seem your thing.
Other than the A2 Causeway Coastal Road is in the opposite direction. dependant upon your time scales it is well worth picking that up at Larne following it around to the top of the island, Ballintoy, Portrush and Port Stewart then coming back down through Coleraine and the Antrim Glens skirting Belfast then picking up a fast road to Drogheda. I did that a few weeks ago and someone on here from that area offered to meet us.Sorry I forget who it was but it may be worth an ask on here.
srob said:
I'm finally starting to get plans together to do a full lap of the coast of Ireland on a bike that I've wanted to do since I was a kid.
I've been to all the major parts, just need to join the bits up
I've done about 2/3rds of it, you'll have a great time (as you already know).I've been to all the major parts, just need to join the bits up
Triaguar said:
Other than the A2 Causeway Coastal Road is in the opposite direction. dependant upon your time scales it is well worth picking that up at Larne following it around to the top of the island, Ballintoy, Portrush and Port Stewart then coming back down through Coleraine and the Antrim Glens skirting Belfast then picking up a fast road to Drogheda. I did that a few weeks ago and someone on here from that area offered to meet us.Sorry I forget who it was but it may be worth an ask on here.
If you've time, head from belfast through holywood to bangor, follow the coast on out round through donaghadee, millisle and on round the ards peninsula to portaferry. Either Get the ferry across strangford lough to portavogie then down through downpatrick to newcastle or back up the peninsula to newtownards then down to newcastle. Follow the coast round from newcastle through kilkeel, warrenpoint to newry. Newry to carlingford to dundalk then drogheda.moanthebairns said:
The 3 loves in my life are Falkirk, bikes and tobacco. If that doesn't paint a picture of a culture vulture what does.
I can't believe I didn't think of it before. If you do the Antrim coast road, it's not far from Ballymoney which has a museum & memorial gardens to Joey & the other Dunlops.ooo000ooo said:
Triaguar said:
Other than the A2 Causeway Coastal Road is in the opposite direction. dependant upon your time scales it is well worth picking that up at Larne following it around to the top of the island, Ballintoy, Portrush and Port Stewart then coming back down through Coleraine and the Antrim Glens skirting Belfast then picking up a fast road to Drogheda. I did that a few weeks ago and someone on here from that area offered to meet us.Sorry I forget who it was but it may be worth an ask on here.
If you've time, head from belfast through holywood to bangor, follow the coast on out round through donaghadee, millisle and on round the ards peninsula to portaferry. Either Get the ferry across strangford lough to portavogie then down through downpatrick to newcastle or back up the peninsula to newtownards then down to newcastle. Follow the coast round from newcastle through kilkeel, warrenpoint to newry. Newry to carlingford to dundalk then drogheda.moanthebairns said:
I get there at 10 then need to be at Drogheda for 2pm, doesn't leave me enough time to do the routes.
Go belfast to newcastle, stop for an ice cream/coffee at the swiming pool, cut across the mournes to newry, follow the canal to carlingford then either pick up the motorway to drogheda or take the old main road to drogheda.moanthebairns said:
Take the A24 not the M1, carryduff to ballynahinch, watch your speed from carryduff to ballynahinch, it's a big wide open road, you could do some amazing mph on it and the police know it.Gassing Station | Biker Banter | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff