Bear Ring Ride - Bank Holiday Week Suggestion

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1 year 2 months ago - 1 year 2 months ago #37968 by Luke GJ Potter
Bear Ring Ride - Bank Holiday Week Suggestion was created by Luke GJ Potter
Over the Lockdown years, a few of us made a week long cycling holiday to Kenmare that only requires four days off work for a Bank Holiday Week.
The main advantage is that you can easily access the Ring of Beara and Ring of Kerry, hence the "Bear Ring" in the name.
It's basically a Create Your Own Adventure cycling holiday, and there's two year's worth of routes below.
For the longer routes, we've had success with the Yellow group starting 30 minutes ahead of the Orange group.

Traditionally (three years lol), it's been August Bank Holiday Week, and makes a great trip in lieu of a European Holiday.

Route Suggestions
Ring of Beara - 148km w/1,763m

Strava: Ring of Beara .
Stops:
44km Eyeries
78km Castletownbere
112km Glengarriff
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Coom Pub Loop - 110km w/1,180m
Strava: Top of Coom and Borlin Valley .
Stops:
26.1km Top of Coom Pub
40km Ballingeary
63.6km Manning's Food Emporium.
95.8km Healy-Rae Garage
Alternative Return Options: Using Priest's Leap or Caha Pass.
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Black Valley Loop - 94km w/1,214m
Strava: Gaps of Molls & Dunloe loop .
Stops:
33km Dunloe: coffee and scones
53km Climbers Inn: just water.
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Skibbereen Coastal Route - 80km w/924m
Strava: Skibbereen Coastal Route .
Stops:
42.1km Castletownshend Mary Ann’s
54km Glendore
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Ballaghisheen Pass Loop - 121km w/1,409m
Strava: Ballaghisheen pass .
Stops:
57km Waterville
77.5km Ballaghisheen pass starts
Last edit: 1 year 2 months ago by Luke GJ Potter.
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1 year 2 months ago #37969 by Luke GJ Potter
Replied by Luke GJ Potter on topic Bear Ring Ride - Bank Holiday Week Suggestion
Route Suggestions:
Healy Pass Loop - 87km w/1,154m

Strava: Healy Pass .
Stops:
26.5km Healy Pass starts.
57km Glengarriff.
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Mizen Head - 192k from Kenmare.
Drive and Cycle: Westlodge Hotel Bantry or Durris.
Strava: Mizen Head Loop .
Stops:
Goleen, Oska Toormore, Schull or Ballydehob.
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Priest’s Leap Loop - 76km w/1088m
Strava: Priest’s Leap, Ballylickey and Borlin Valley .
Stops:
14km Priest's Leap starts.
30km Food Stop in Manning's Food Emporium for Vegan Options.
63km Food Stop at the Healy-Rae's garage in Kilgarvan.
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Ring of Kerry - 170km w/1540m
Strava:  Ring of Kerry from Kenmare .
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Sheep's Head Loop - 164km w/1864m
Drive and Cycle: Westlodge Hotel, Bantry.
Strava: Sheep's Head .
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Sneen Loop - 60km
Strava: Sneem Loop .
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1 year 2 months ago #37970 by Pat Creighan
Replied by Pat Creighan on topic Bear Ring Ride - Bank Holiday Week Suggestion
Hi Luke, thanks for bank holiday week suggestion with routes.Would be interested in this.
Pat

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