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Garylucas Beach – Timoleague Abbey Ruins loop from Kinsale

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Garylucas Beach – Timoleague Abbey Ruins loop from Kinsale

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4.4

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Garylucas Beach – Timoleague Abbey Ruins loop from Kinsale

04:33

73.6km

700m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 26, 2026

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After 19 m for 77 m

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Waypoints

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128 m

Kinsale Harbour

Highlight • Structure

The Harbour of Kinsale forms the historical and visual heart of the town: a sheltered, natural inlet where fishing boats, merchant ships, and naval vessels have docked for centuries. Its …

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516 m

Busts of the Kinsale Town Councillors

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The Tim & Mortimer McCarthy Memorial in Kinsale commemorates two local sailors who took part in Ernest Shackleton's heroic but tragic Endurance Expedition (1914–1917).

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12.1 km

View of the Old Head of Kinsale

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This long headland was for centuries home to countless castles belonging to the mighty Courcy family. On its point stands a lighthouse rising 70 meters above the waves. Not far …

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15.1 km

Garylucas Beach

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A wide, light sandy beach on the north side of the Old Head, with low dunes, an open horizon and a constant Atlantic wind. The Blue Flag status and the …

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18.1 km

Ruins

25.0 km

Garranefeen Strand

Beach

27.3 km

Flaxfort Strand

Beach

34.2 km

Timoleague Franciscan Friary

Highlight • Religious Site

Monumental ruin of a 14th-century Franciscan friary on an older site of St. Molaga, at the mouth of the Argideen River. The Gothic windows, cloister garth and tower form an …

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35.1 km

Kilnamanagh Wood

Forest

36.7 km

Mahon Abbey

Highlight • Historical Site

Mahon Abbey and castle was built by Geoffrey (Siofra) Hodnett in 1641. It has lovely views over open waterway between Timoleague and Courtmacsherry.

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49.9 km

Timoleague Abbey Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Monumental ruin of a 14th-century Franciscan friary on an older site of St. Molaga, at the mouth of the Argideen River. The Gothic windows, cloister garth and tower form an …

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73.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

72.3 km

1.05 km

229 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

60.1 km

13.4 km

141 m

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Highest point (110 m)

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Monday 18 May

13°C

10°C

87 %

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Garylucas Beach – Timoleague Abbey Ruins loop from Kinsale

Kinsale Harbour

Busts of the Kinsale Town Councillors

View of the Old Head of Kinsale

Garylucas Beach

Timoleague Franciscan Friary

Mahon Abbey

Timoleague Abbey Ruins

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