The Dingle Peninsula from Connor Pass
The past few days, I have been on tour in the South West of Ireland. Fortunately, the weather was kind, and we had two good days of dry, even sunny weather. It is said that the South West of Ireland is often drier than the rest of Ireland. I would definitely recommend this as a destination for a cycling holiday. There are some great roads, low levels of traffic and stunning scenery.
At the top of Connor Pass
On the first day we cycled from Dingle to Cahersiveen via Connor pass on the second day we cycled through Molls Gap to Black Valley I was constantly amazed at the lack of traffic. There was something fascinating about cycling on a road where you are the only person for miles around.
The Dingle Peninsula. Near Mount Brandon, Ireland’s second highest mountain at 950m.
The climbs of were really enjoyable, they weren’t too steep; the average gradient was between 5% and 10%. Some like the Connor pass went on for 6km, but the lack of steepness meant our party could all climb up.
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I’ve ridden once in Ireland in the Galway area. It wasn’t planned. I went for a hike and sprained my ankle jumping a fence. Since I couldn’t walk I hired a bike and rode instead. Loved it. The photographs remind me of my holiday in Ireland. It’s a beautiful place.
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Look at all that open space with no people on! Fantastic! Living in crowded NL as I do, I could do with a slice of that. Food fior thought - maybe I’ll plan a few days there (if I can figure how to get my bike over there withou having to ride it all the way).
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What a nice looking place.Did anything weird happen in ireland?
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