I am looking to create a loop of Ireland route that joins Belfast to Dublin to Kinsale. This, when added to the Wild Atlantic Way and the Causeway Coastal Route, will complete the loop. What I have tried to do is use non-motorway roads but not every little goat track and left, right, left, left, left, right right roads across the country. In short, something rideable and reasonably enjoyable enough for a bod of unknown but reasonably average riding ability on a GS or on a FireBlade.
So far I have come up with:
Belfast
A1 Newry
A29 / R177 Dundalk
R132 Drogheda
R108 / R122 / N2 Dublin
N81 / R114 / N81 / R726 Carlow
R448 Thomastown
R448 / R669 / R699 / R701 / R697 Carrick-on-Suir
R676 / N25 / N72 / R666 Fermoy
R639 / R616 / R615 / N27 Cork
N27 / R600 Kinsale
That is about 300 miles, which looks reasonable enough.
I have assumed that a visitor to the Republic would always want to see the capital, Dublin.
I do though wonder if I should make the route go: Belfast > Dublin > Wexford (to complete the bottom SE corner) > Waterford > Cork > Kinsale? Which looks to me like a better circle of the island, when added to the Wild Atlantic Way and the Causeway Coastal Route.
Thank you for any suggestions as to where I have fecked up and missed the bleedin’ obvious.
Sláinte!
Richard
So far I have come up with:
Belfast
A1 Newry
A29 / R177 Dundalk
R132 Drogheda
R108 / R122 / N2 Dublin
N81 / R114 / N81 / R726 Carlow
R448 Thomastown
R448 / R669 / R699 / R701 / R697 Carrick-on-Suir
R676 / N25 / N72 / R666 Fermoy
R639 / R616 / R615 / N27 Cork
N27 / R600 Kinsale
That is about 300 miles, which looks reasonable enough.
I have assumed that a visitor to the Republic would always want to see the capital, Dublin.
I do though wonder if I should make the route go: Belfast > Dublin > Wexford (to complete the bottom SE corner) > Waterford > Cork > Kinsale? Which looks to me like a better circle of the island, when added to the Wild Atlantic Way and the Causeway Coastal Route.
Thank you for any suggestions as to where I have fecked up and missed the bleedin’ obvious.
Sláinte!
Richard