Boardsie MTB half the Wicklow way spin...Details T.B.C

The Noble Nudge

Just throwing it up here to have a thread by itself...
Not sure of any details but sure might as well start somewhere.

Start from Marley park and finish in Glendalough or Glenmalure???
Transport to be organised for the return trip....
Distance about 50kmish....
When....presuming some day over the Christmas break or a weekend...

Whatwicklow

Marley to Glenmalure is 60 km and near 2300m in gain - did it earlier in the year, a lot of featureless fire road but great achievement coming over the last hill out of glendalough!

wanderer 22

I'm in!

Wishbone Ash

Anyone got a route?

iwillhtfu

I'm in also.

Tomred13

count me in..

Plastik

Worth finishing in Glenmalure, the scenery between Glendalough and Glenmalure is some of the best on the whole Wicklow Way if the weather is nice. I did the full route south-north a few weeks ago on a HT26. Very easy to follow. We did it on a Thursday which was ideal in terms of not meeting walkers in the mountains. It's something to be conscious of when doing it at weekends.

iwillhtfu

Have you a strava gpx plastic. I might give S-N a bash before the one planned

Plastik

iwillhtfu wrote: »

Have you a strava gpx plastic. I might give S-N a bash before the one planned

Sure. https://www.strava.com/activities/736554165

We made one wrong turn just after Glendalough, you'll see it on the plot. Long day. You'd spent at least a few hours in the dark doing it this late in the year. Wouldn't be the worst time to do it mind given all the recent dry weather.

Wishbone Ash

Plastik wrote: »

Sure. https://www.strava.com/activities/736554165 ....

Jesus, that's impressive!

Weepsie

Think I'd be murdered if I brought a mountain bike home

The Noble Nudge

Weepsie wrote: »

Think I'd be murdered if I brought a mountain bike home

You know you want to join us.......mountain bikes aren't just for Christmas

Weepsie

I just brought home a CX bike unannounced so I've used up my allowance for a while. Looks great though.

Melanie Spath has a blog post about doing it from a few years ago. Think she might have an account here judging by posts a little prior to her blog post.

http://melaniespath.blogspot.ie/2009/10/for-one-last-time-i-was-going-to-take.html

AndrewJRenko

Weepsie wrote: »

Think I'd be murdered if I brought a mountain bike home

The Noble Nudge wrote: »

Weepsie wrote: »

Think I'd be murdered if I brought a mountain bike home

You know you want to join us.......mountain bikes aren't just for Christmas

Actually, they could be;
http://www.biking.ie/index.php/bike-hire

The Noble Nudge

I was up cheering on the lads doing the 100 mile Ultra on the Wicklow way so decided to walk in and check it out around Glencullen...raging I didnt bring the MTB with me...

Anyone around Saturday?? :P:D

wanderer 22

The Noble Nudge wrote: »

I was up cheering on the lads doing the 100 mile Ultra on the Wicklow way so decided to walk in and check it out around Glencullen...raging I didnt bring the MTB with me...

Anyone around Saturday?? :P:D

To recce or do the spin to Glenmalure? Actually, it doesn't matter, I'm up for either :pac:

The Noble Nudge

colm18 wrote: »

To recce or do the spin to Glenmalure? Actually, it doesn't matter, I'm up for either :pac:

Good question
We could recce the lot!!
Getting back could be a pain in the hole though would have to try rope a driver in...Might be too short notice.

Im thinking start on the Dublin mountain way route to joining onto the Wicklow way...mind you we'd be cheating then...:cool:

http://www.dublinmountains.ie/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/dmwmap3_tallaght_hellfireclub_new.pdf
http://www.dublinmountains.ie/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/dmwmap2_hellfire_threerock.pdf

The Noble Nudge

http://www.wicklowway.com/trail-maps/marlay-park-knockree.php 21km 600m

http://www.wicklowway.com/trail-maps/knockree-roundwood.php 18km 500m

http://www.wicklowway.com/trail-maps/roundwood-glendalough.php 12km 450m

http://www.wicklowway.com/trail-maps/glendalough-glenmalure.php 14km 400m

wanderer 22

Rathdrum train station only 10km from glenmalure, could be an option?

The Noble Nudge

colm18 wrote: »

Rathdrum train station only 10km from glenmalure, could be an option?

That will allow for pints!! Whoop:cool:
Let me check on a driver i will come back to you...

Mr. Grieves

I've done the first half of the WW a few times (and the whole thing: https://www.strava.com/activities/650827854 ), and I'd suggest you finish up in Glendalough and spin home on the road - it's not too far if you're a group. The reason I say it is the Glendalough to Glenmalure section is a very, very long fireroad climb (400+ m) followed by a long, mostly fireroad descent - it doesn't add a huge amount to the spin. The open mountain section at the top with a view of Lugnaquila is nice, admittedly.

This is what I'm suggesting, with a stop for food in Laragh: https://www.strava.com/activities/575681160

iwillhtfu

Looks like you got a cracking day for it.

Eamonnator

The Noble Nudge wrote: »

I was up cheering on the lads doing the 100 mile Ultra on the Wicklow way so decided to walk in and check it out around Glencullen...raging I didnt bring the MTB with me...

Anyone around Saturday?? :P:D

A nephew of mine won that race.
Mad fecker!

The Noble Nudge

Eamonnator wrote: »

A nephew of mine won that race.
Mad fecker!

After spectating Eamonn puts our little half effort to shame really
Mad things but fair play epic effort put in...navigation on top of the tiredness felt sorry for a few but the most were in great spirits..

Colm are we thinking there and back now im not sure where you are at fitness wise...
I was allowing 8 hours but looking at Mr grieves strava looks a lot shorter
better again ill ring you!!

wanderer 22

From what I know of Mr.Grieves (read strava stalking) I won't be anywhere near his pace anyway :-P If cycling back, I' presume we're talking the return trip on the road?

The Noble Nudge

colm18 wrote: »

From what I know of Mr.Grieves (read strava stalking) I won't be anywhere near his pace anyway :-P If cycling back, I' presume we're talking the return trip on the road?

Yes indeed but I think I've a driver....
So see how we go?
Decide in glendalough power on over to Glenmalure??

wanderer 22

The Noble Nudge wrote: »

Yes indeed but I think I've a driver....
So see how we go?
Decide in glendalough power on over to Glenmalure??

Driver sounds good to me ;-) pm me your number, lost yours when I got this new phone

The tax man

Can you let me know when you're thinking of doing this.
I'd be thinking of doing some of the route so won't be getting in the way of arrangements you've made to get home.

devonp

full MTB or would a hardtail cut it..???
also like to know when the date is ..Xmas break as originally mentioned by OP ?

Plastik

You'll do it on a hard tail absolutely no problem.

The Noble Nudge

Lads myself and Colm18 are reccying the whole HALF route tomorrow you are more than welcome to join us still with the offer of a lift back to the big Shmoke(places limited mind)
9am Marley park but I'm afraid to ask where it starts from exactly :D

We will defo be doing it again over the chrimbo we just have to confirm that spin and only fair we know the right way for that one...

pm me your phone numbers as i am not always at a a desk.