Cycling Cork City to Union Hall or Skibb

guile4582

Hi All,
thinking of cycling from Cork City to Union Hall and maybe onto Skibb

Only worry I would have is road quality. Googlemaps gives me three routes to choose from Blackrock in Cork.

Are there any roads I should definetly avoid that arent good for road bikes?

many thanks

2 Wheels Good

The direct route, the N71 is fine, but busy during the day so you'd need to leave early for less traffic.
Via Kinsale is fine, not as good a road but more scenic. Can be busy as well.
Via the northern route. Probably the quieter roads but not as good surface wise and less scenic.

hesker

2 Wheels Good wrote: »

The direct route, the N71 is fine, but busy during the day so you'd need to leave early for less traffic.
Via Kinsale is fine, not as good a road but more scenic. Can be busy as well.
Via the northern route. Probably the quieter roads but not as good surface wise and less scenic.

Skip the main road between Bandon and Clon. There's no hard shoulder for a good part of it and cars travel pretty fast.

Northern route for me would be city, waterfall, crossbarry, Bandon, Enniskeane, Reenascreena, Leap, Skibb. Not as scenic as southern route but quieter.

Southern route
City, waterfall, crossbarry, innishannon, dunderrow, Kinsale, garretstown, timoleague, clon, Ross, skibb.
Stop at Kinsale or blue horizon bar for a break

on_the_nickel

Did this a few summers back. The route I took getting home is quieter and much more scenic.

https://www.strava.com/activities/173013933

guile4582

great response, thanks all. accomodation for the night is proving difficult..but i am sure we can get something