Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Login or Signup

Get the App

Login or Signup

Login or Signup

Road cycling routes

Country Road Between Fields – View of Lyons Hill loop from Leixlip Louisa Bridge

Road cycling routes

Country Road Between Fields – View of Lyons Hill loop from Leixlip Louisa Bridge

Moderate

26

riders

Country Road Between Fields – View of Lyons Hill loop from Leixlip Louisa Bridge

02:19

51.9km

300m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 1.84 km for 168 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

1

1.92 km

Leixlip Castle Boathouse

Highlight • Monument

The boathouse is a wonderful mid to late-18th-century building that would have housed boats for the residents of Leixlip Castle. It is perched on the edge of the riverbanks where River Rye meets River Liffey.

Tip by

2

5.65 km

Country Road Between Fields

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

At the end you can join Grand Canal. There’s also a pub with sitting outside

Tip by

3

17.5 km

View of Lyons Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

Idyllic landscape stretching far beyond.

Tip by

4

32.2 km

Ardlough

Highlight • Cycleway

The Grand Canal has an excellent tow path, it's reasonably well surfaced and although it can get puddley it drains well. Brilliant for easy walking or flat running/cycling.

The Grand …

Tip by

5

37.2 km

Charming village

Highlight • Settlement

Quiet place for cycling

Tip by

6

49.4 km

The Wonderful Barn

Highlight • Monument

Looking more like a Helter Skelter than a barn, this striking building certainly draws the eye!

Tip by

B

51.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

47.2 km

2.81 km

1.22 km

617 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

41.8 km

9.36 km

355 m

251 m

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Elevation

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Weather

Powered by Foreca

Friday 10 July

24°C

13°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Sign up for a free komoot account to join the conversation.

Sign up for free

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Print

Share

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

4.8

1,022

Howth Peninsula loop from Drumcondra

01:33h

34.0km

210m

4.8

225

Sally Gap loop from Dublin

03:08h

64.9km

870m

4.4

222

Dalkey Hill and Dillon's Point loop from Dublin

02:18h

53.4km

420m

5.0

172

Trinity College and Phoenix Park loop from Dublin

01:48h

41.9km

190m

4.5

116

Wicklow Gap loop from Dublin

05:14h

108km

1,450m

4.5

120

Cruagh climb loop from Dublin

01:32h

31.2km

400m

3.5

103

Poulaphouca Reservoir loop from Blessington

01:31h

34.4km

300m

4.5

46

Killakee Viewing Point loop from Dublin – Wicklow Mountains National Park

02:30h

50.9km

690m

5.0

43

Blessington loop from Tallaght

02:01h

42.6km

510m

4.0

31

Ballyboughal Airfield loop from Howth

02:46h

63.3km

340m

5.0

24

Poulaphouca Reservoir loop from Blessington

01:39h

36.0km

370m

4.7

8

Coliemore Harbour loop from Dundrum

01:21h

29.3km

290m