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Pine Island, Letterfrack and Clifden loop — Connemara National Park

Pine Island, Letterfrack and Clifden loop — Connemara National Park

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Pine Island, Letterfrack and Clifden loop — Connemara National Park

03:50

94.3km

560m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 7, 2024

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Connemara National Park

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18.8 km

Kylemore Lough

Highlight • Lake

Kylmore Lough is a beautiful lough with a majestic backdrop of the Twelve Bens Mountains. The waters are dark and deep, and home to many fish including the Irish pike.

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22.3 km

Kylemore Abbey and Pollacapall Lough

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Kylemore Abbey and Garden sits in a superbly picturesque lakeside setting surrounded by woodland at the foot of the Twelve Bens Mountains. The abbey and its impressive neo-gothic style exterior is said to be one of the most admired buildings in Ireland.

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45.0 km

Anchor Beach

Highlight • Beach

One of the most beautiful beaches in the world: secluded, serene, stunning and all yours, for the afternoon. Occasionally a curragh drifts in with the tide, laden with the finest treats the sea has to offer, and then it's quiet again. A tangible reminder of the power of the sea. This enormous rusty anchor belonged to the Norwegian ship the 'Varity', which ran aground here in 1890 during a severe storm. The ship was en route from Canada to Belfast with a cargo of timber when it was wrecked near Aughris Beach. For cyclists on the Lower Sky Road, this is an impressive stop just 4 metres above sea level. As you gaze out over the white sands of Aughris Beach, you realise how untameable the Connemara coast can be.

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58.7 km

Sky Road Scenic Viewpoint

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This circular loop on the Kingston peninsula offers other worldly views of the land and sea. A dreamy place to cycle!

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71.7 km

Owenglin River Stone Bridge

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This historic stone arch bridge marks the spectacular entrance to Clifden. From the bridge, you look down on the wild rapids of the Owenglin River, which thunders down here via a series of small waterfalls into the bay. The contrast between the crashing water, the old grey stone, and the colourful facades of the town further on is magnificent.

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74.7 km