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Harry Blaney Bridge – Fanad Lighthouse loop from Rosguill ED

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Donegal

Harry Blaney Bridge – Fanad Lighthouse loop from Rosguill ED

Hard

5.0

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Harry Blaney Bridge – Fanad Lighthouse loop from Rosguill ED

03:33

56.5km

630m

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

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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14 m

Rosses Strand

Highlight • Beach

Take the little sandy path down to the beach to follow appreciate the beauty of Rosses Strand in Tranarossan Bay. It is protected by two headlands and is a wonderful place to come and find peace and solitude.

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2.38 km

Music Shebeen

Highlight • Pub

Good food and singing

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10.8 km

Harry Blaney Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Opened in May 2009, the bridge was constructed to reduce the travel time between the peninsulas of Fanad and Rossguill. The two peninsulas were previously connected by a ferry service, but this halted in the mid 1960s.

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11.4 km

View of Harry Blaney Bridge and Mulroy Bay

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Harry Blaney Bridge crosses the Mulroy Bay between Roguill and Fanad peninsulas of County Donegal.

Prior to the bridge being built, a ferry travelled back and forth between the …

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20.3 km

Stunning road

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Stunning views of the Kinlackagh bay with the Atlantic in the background.

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26.3 km

Fanad Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

Head north east down the R247 and you will find the Fanad lighthouse which sits at the mouth of Lough Swilly and has been watching over since 1817.

In 1811 …

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26.3 km

Fanad Head Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

TheIrishRoadTrip ("A Guide To Fanad Lighthouse ..."):
theirishroadtrip.com/fanad-lighthouse
Commissioners of Irish Lights (Fanad Head Lighthouse, 2022-11-04):
irishlights.ie/tourism/our-lighthouses/fanad-head.aspx
Wikipedia (Fanad, 2022-11-04):
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanad
de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanad
YouTube (Drone Video, Ireland from Air, 2022-11-04):

Translated by Google •

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34.5 km

Kindrum Lough

Highlight • Lake

The road passes right alongside the serene waters of Kildrum Lough. It is a freshwater lake, unlike Mulroy Bay, which is just on the other side of the road.

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56.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

56.2 km

353 m

Surfaces

51.3 km

4.88 km

341 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 9 May

12°C

7°C

22 %

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Harry Blaney Bridge – Fanad Lighthouse loop from Rosguill ED

Rosses Strand

Music Shebeen

Harry Blaney Bridge

View of Harry Blaney Bridge and Mulroy Bay

Stunning road

Fanad Lighthouse

Fanad Head Lighthouse

Kindrum Lough

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