Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi all! We have been experiencing an issue on site where threads have been missing the latest postings. The platform host Vanilla are working on this issue. A workaround that has been used by some is to navigate back from 1 to 10+ pages to re-sync the thread and this will then show the latest posts. Thanks, Mike.
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Ballyhoura this weekend

  • 04-03-2015 12:03pm
    #1
    Donie75
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,110 ✭✭✭


    Hoping to dust off my MTB and head to Ballyhoura this weekend for a day on the trails. I've been before with a group and really enjoyed it. I think we did the Brown loop with a bit of the White at the end.
    I am fairly inexperienced on an MTB but found the Brown and White loops fine.
    What loops are good to do this time of year? We will have 5 or 6 hours so hope to cover a good bit.
    Also, i read somewhere that there is an App for Ballyhoura. Is this still available? Can't seem to find it on the Apple App Store.


Comments

  • #2
    m5ex9oqjawdg2i
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,221 ✭✭✭✭m5ex9oqjawdg2i


    Donie75 wrote: »
    Hoping to dust off my MTB and head to Ballyhoura this weekend for a day on the trails. I've been before with a group and really enjoyed it. I think we did the Brown loop with a bit of the White at the end.
    I am fairly inexperienced on an MTB but found the Brown and White loops fine.
    What loops are good to do this time of year? We will have 5 or 6 hours so hope to cover a good bit.
    Also, i read somewhere that there is an App for Ballyhoura. Is this still available? Can't seem to find it on the Apple App Store.

    Depends on your speed really, I have done the white trail a couple of times and it took about 4-5 hours. We took our time, enjoyed the views etc etc. The website suggests 1.5-3 hours for this route, but you would need to be he-man or have a motorbike or something.

    Can't help with the APP, sorry.


  • #3
    outfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 942 ✭✭✭outfox


    A group of us did the white loop (about 35 km) last weekend. Took our time, and did 2 technical loops on the way. Took 4 h. Conditions were fine.


  • #4
    mossym
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 8,766 Mod ✭✭✭✭mossym


    Laney Flabby Ornament wrote: »
    Depends on your speed really, I have done the white trail a couple of times and it took about 4-5 hours. We took our time, enjoyed the views etc etc. The website suggests 1.5-3 hours for this route, but you would need to be he-man or have a motorbike or something.

    Can't help with the APP, sorry.

    have done the 35km white loop in under 3 hours, so it's well doable.

    op if you don't want to do the full white, do the brown to the first tech loop, do that, follow the trail to the second tech loop, do that, and then look for the signs for the shortcut home. can't miss it. that's probably the best of the mountain in the shortest route


  • #5
    Yanu
    Registered Users Posts: 97 ✭✭Yanu


    I agree with the above, brown plus the techs of the white. I did the full white a couple of weeks ago and found lots of uphills on fire roads with very little downhill rewards… :). Have fun!!
    Don't know about any apps, sorry


  • #6
    Donie75
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,110 ✭✭✭Donie75


    Thanks for the advice folks. I think we'll do a mixture of the brown and white loops plus the new technical trails so. Sounds like a plan.
    We are both reasonably fit road cyclists so should be fine.
    Is there a new version of the trail map with the new technical loops yet?

    Cheers!


  • Advertisement
  • #7
    Donie75
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,110 ✭✭✭Donie75


    By the way these video's of the new Technical Trails look great
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa9u9FrPXXg
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w8EaU9HnO4


  • #8
    mossym
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 8,766 Mod ✭✭✭✭mossym


    just be aware, that route will take a lot less than your 5 to 6 hours, you;d probabl;y have enough time to do it twice


Advertisement