Cycling Routes in Ireland

It’s worth a trip down to Carrick to ride this one. Icons training roads of Sean Kelly.

Weekly Saturday group spin from Dublin.

East to Ballymore Eustace and round the Blessington lakes by Valleymount, Ballyknockan and Lacken. Back through the lanes west of Blessington to Kilcullen.

West through Leixlip and Moyglare to Kilcock, then south on quiet lanes by Rathcoffey to Clane. Home through Straffan and Celbridge; flat and fast on narrow roads.

Kilcoole and Newtownmountkennedy, then the Kilmurry climb and a lap of the Vartry at Roundwood. Back over Calary and Kilmacanogue to Greystones.

Over Windgates to Greystones and Kilcoole, then up from Newtownmountkennedy to Roundwood and round the Vartry reservoir. Home over the Old Long Hill to Enniskerry and back to the seafront.

Calary, Roundwood and the Vartry, then Annamoe and Laragh for the run into Glendalough. Home over the Sally Gap and down past Glencree to Enniskerry.

Over Calary bog on the R755 to Roundwood and a lap of the Vartry reservoir. Back up past Calary and over the Old Long Hill to Enniskerry.

Enniskerry, Glencree and the Sally Gap, down Glenmacnass to Laragh, then Glendalough and over the Wicklow Gap. Home by the Blessington lakes, Kilbride and Ballinascorney.

Killakee and the Military Road over Glencree to the Sally Gap, then down Glenmacnass to Laragh. Back through Annamoe, Roundwood and Calary to Enniskerry and home.

Along Tibradden Road past the foot of Kilmashogue, up Stocking Lane to Killakee and across the Pine Forest Road to Glencullen. Down to Enniskerry and home over the Scalp and Stepaside.

Knockbrack and Hollywood straight from the village, then Ballyboughal, Garristown Hill and Ardcath. Short, sharp north Dublin and Meath hills on empty lanes.

The coast road to Rush, inland through Lusk and out to the rolling lanes west of the M1. Home through Balrothery and Balbriggan and back along the coast.

Round the estuary to Donabate and out towards Portrane, then west over the M1 to the lanes around Ballyboughal. Back past Rowlestown and the west side of Swords to Malahide.

Straight up from the harbour to the Summit and down Carrickbrack Road to Sutton. Then the coast road to Malahide and home through Kinsealy, Raheny and the Howth Road.

The coast to Malahide, then north through Ballyboughal and up the lanes under Knockbrack to the Naul. Home by Oldtown, Rowlestown and Kinsealy on quiet north county roads.

The coast road to Malahide, then the Lissenhall lanes behind Swords out to Donabate. Back through Kinsealy and Raheny on flat, steady north Dublin roads.

Out along the Clontarf and Dollymount seafront to Sutton, then the coast road through Portmarnock to Malahide. Home on the quiet lanes through Kinsealy and Donaghmede, flat all the way.