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Are there any suitable Burren MTB Trails?

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  • 16-09-2016 9:27pm
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    n1st
    Registered Users Posts: 571 ✭✭✭


    Are there any walking trails suitable for mountain bike? or is there an alternative?

    I cannot find information on any dedicated cycling trails through the Burren, off-road.


    There's plenty of information on walks and road cycling.
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    jmrc
    Registered Users Posts: 209 ✭✭jmrc


    check out http://burrenwaymountainbiketours.com/.

    quick check in the google machine got that for me


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    diarmaidol
    Registered Users Posts: 105 ✭✭diarmaidol


    I've not actually cycled them only walked them pre kids but, there are actually a large number of unpaved right of ways referred to as green roads in the Burren. They are used extensively to make up the Burren way Walking trail. While I wouldn't go ripping them up. They would make the basis for some good non tarmacked trails to explore in the Burren. If you get onto open streetmap they are actually marked in quite well.


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    Tenzor07
    Registered Users Posts: 8,684 ✭✭✭Tenzor07


    Should have done the Burren challenge: http://www.burrencyclingclub.com/


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    n1st
    Registered Users Posts: 571 ✭✭✭n1st


    jmrc wrote: »
    check out http://burrenwaymountainbiketours.com/.

    quick check in the google machine got that for me
    Yes thanks I was onto these guys, looks good.


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    n1st
    Registered Users Posts: 571 ✭✭✭n1st


    diarmaidol wrote: »
    I've not actually cycled them only walked them pre kids but, there are actually a large number of unpaved right of ways referred to as green roads in the Burren. They are used extensively to make up the Burren way Walking trail. While I wouldn't go ripping them up. They would make the basis for some good non tarmacked trails to explore in the Burren. If you get onto open streetmap they are actually marked in quite well.
    Yes we did some yesterday, some mapped on the OSI maps. We'll be investigating over the coming weeks.


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    n1st
    Registered Users Posts: 571 ✭✭✭n1st


    Tenzor07 wrote: »
    Should have done the Burren challenge: http://www.burrencyclingclub.com/
    This is just road racing, yes?
    I'm enquiring about mountain biking, offroad, tracks and trails.


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    n1st
    Registered Users Posts: 571 ✭✭✭n1st


    OSI maps have some decent information.
    We're had our first spin using these maps as our guides.


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    cython
    Registered Users Posts: 4,766 ✭✭✭cython


    n1st wrote: »
    This is just road racing, yes?
    I'm enquiring about mountain biking, offroad, tracks and trails.

    Eh, one of the splash images on their website is for the "Ultimate Burren MTB Challenge", but it was on over 2 weeks ago.....


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    diarmaidol
    Registered Users Posts: 105 ✭✭diarmaidol


    I you look at the strava link from that event, you can see they route went over a mix of green roads, tracks and L roads. Typically this is what you'd get in the burren.


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