Cycling
This pages serves as a support to our guidebook Cycling in Ireland with GPX files and Strava links for each of the 80 routes plus all the long-distance cycles and the six stages of the Wild Atlantic Way. I decided to make these files publicly accessible rather than try and prevent people who haven’t bought the book accessing them. If you don’t own a copy of Cycling in Ireland I urge you to buy one, there is a ton of useful information in it.
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If you plan to follow one of these routes then the best approach is to download the relevant GPX file onto your GPS or smartphone. Once on your smartphone I recommended you use a tool such as OsmAnd to follow the routes.
It may be wise to also print a paper copy just in case you run out of battery. Probably the easiest way to do this is to take a photo of the relevant pages in the book.
A guide to the best of Irish cycling with 80 routes spread across the entire island, there is something for everyone; from gentle, traffic-free cycles, ideal for the whole family, to long challenging routes packed with relentless climbs. The routes range in length from 8km to 207km on a variety of surfaces including tarmac roads, gravel tracks, canal towpaths and singletrack.
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If you have any feedback on these routes or suggestions for future editions of the book then please send an email to [email protected].
East – West – South – North – Long-distance routes – WAW
East
- Cooley Mountains GPX Strava
- Boyne Valley GPX Strava
- Old Rail Trail–Royal Canal GPX Strava
- Lough Boora GPX Strava
- Slieve Blooms GPX Strava
- The Royal–Grand Canal GPX Strava
- Phoenix Park GPX Strava
- The Grand Canal–Barrow GPX Strava
- Dublin Bay GPX Strava
- Ticknock Trail Centre GPX Strava
- Blessington Reservoir GPX Strava
- West Wicklow GPX Strava
- Kippure GPX Strava
- Ballinastoe Trail Centre GPX Strava
- Roundwood and Sally Gap GPX Strava
- Derrybawn GPX Strava
- Lugnaquilla GPX Strava
- The Military Road GPX Strava
- Mount Leinster GPX Strava
- East Kilkenny GPX Strava
If you are finding Cycling in Ireland useful then you might be interested in Exploring Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way.
Exploring Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way is the only guidebook dedicated to the Wild Atlantic Way!
This book is essential reading for anyone planning to visit the Atlantic coast of Ireland. Whether looking for ideas for weekend adventures or visiting from abroad you will find everything you need within this guide. This book’s focus is on the outdoors – on getting out into the fresh air, the wind, the sun and the rain – and experiencing the incredible natural beauty found everywhere along the coast.
Buy it now for only €22.50 including FREE postage to Ireland.
South
- Waterford Greenway GPX Strava
- North Comeraghs GPX Strava
- Knockmealdowns GPX Strava
- Ballyhoura Trail Centre GPX Strava
- Mizen Head GPX Strava
- Sheep’s Head GPX Strava
- Priest’s Leap and Borlin GPX Strava
- Glengarriff Woods GPX Strava
- Healy and Caha Pass GPX Strava
- The Ring of Beara GPX Strava
- Muckross Lake GPX Strava
- Killarney Lakes GPX Strava
- The Ring of Kerry GPX Strava
- Tour of Iveragh GPX Strava
- The Ring of the Reeks GPX Strava
- Slea Head GPX Strava
- Dingle Peninsula GPX Strava
- Loop Head GPX Strava
- The Burren GPX Strava
- Black Head GPX Strava
West
- Inishmore GPX Strava
- Casla GPX Strava
- Oughterard GPX Strava
- Derroura Trail Centre GPX Strava
- Maamturks GPX Strava
- Sky Road GPX Strava
- Inishbofin GPX Strava
- Cong‑Clonbur GPX Strava
- Sheeffry Hills GPX Strava
- Owenwee Bog GPX Strava
- Great Western Greenway GPX Strava
- North Clew Bay GPX Strava
- Achill Island GPX Strava
- Cross Lake GPX Strava
- Rathlacken and Sralagagh GPX Strava
- Drumshanbo GPX Strava
- Ox Mountains GPX Strava
- Lough Gill GPX Strava
- Benbulbin GPX Strava
- Mullaghmore and Gleniff GPX Strava
North
- Cavan Lakes GPX Strava
- Navar Forest GPX Strava
- Glencolmcille GPX Strava
- Errigal GPX Strava
- Glenveagh GPX Strava
- Inishowen GPX Strava
- The Sperrins GPX Strava
- Davagh Forest Trail Centre GPX Strava
- Slieve Gallion GPX Strava
- Binevenagh and Benone GPX Strava
- Causeway Coast GPX Strava
- Torr Head and Glendun GPX Strava
- Strangford Lough GPX Strava
- Castlewellan Trail Centre GPX Strava
- Mourne Mountains GPX Strava
- Rostrevor Trail Centre GPX Strava
- The Western Mournes GPX Strava
- Newry Canal GPX Strava
- Lough Neagh GPX Strava
- Tassagh GPX Strava
Long-distance routes
- Donegal Cycle Route GPX Strava
- The North West Trail GPX Strava
- The Kingfisher Trail – Northern Loop GPX Strava
- The Kingfisher Trail – Southern Loop GPX Strava
- Ballyshannon to Larne GPX Strava
- Ballyshannon to Belfast GPX Strava
- The Táin Trail GPX Strava
- The Green Heartlands Cycle Route GPX Strava
- Royal Canal GPX Strava
- Grand Canal GPX Strava
- Barrow Navigation GPX Strava
- The Norman Way GPX Strava
- The Kelly Comeragh Challenge GPX Strava
- Cork City – Beara GPX Strava
- Ring of Kerry Cycle Route GPX Strava
- Ring of Beara Cycle Route GPX Strava
- Beara-Breifne Cycle Route (Dursey to Millstreet) GPX Strava
Wild Atlantic Way
- WAW Stage 1 GPX Strava
- WAW Stage 1 – Direct GPX Strava
- WAW Stage 2 GPX Strava
- WAW Stage 2 – Direct GPX Strava
- WAW Stage 3 GPX Strava
- WAW Stage 3 – Direct GPX Strava
- WAW Stage 4 GPX Strava
- WAW Stage 4 – Direct GPX Strava
- WAW Stage 5 GPX Strava
- WAW Stage 5 – Direct GPX Strava
- WAW Stage 6 GPX Strava
- WAW Stage 6 – Direct GPX Strava
If you are planning on visiting the west coast then you will find Exploring Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way very useful.
You might also find this post about cycling the Wild Atlantic Way useful.
Exploring Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way is the only guidebook dedicated to the Wild Atlantic Way!
This book is essential reading for anyone planning to visit the Atlantic coast of Ireland. Whether looking for ideas for weekend adventures or visiting from abroad you will find everything you need within this guide. This book’s focus is on the outdoors – on getting out into the fresh air, the wind, the sun and the rain – and experiencing the incredible natural beauty found everywhere along the coast.
Buy it now for only €22.50 including FREE postage to Ireland.
