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Slieve Gullion

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  • 26-09-2017 1:31am
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    GGracers
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    Hi,

    Anyone know if there's any changing facilities/descent toilets/coffee shop etc.. in or near Slieve Gullion (I'm Cycling from Dublin) but want to have a change of clothes if possible when I get there before rambling around the mountain! Looks like a great spot.

    Thanks,
    GG.


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    lizzylad84
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    Coffee shop and toilets at bottom of mountain. Don't think that there's showers but I may be wrong.


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    GGracers
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    Hi lizzylad84,

    Thanks for that! That will do! :-)

    Cheers,
    GG


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    LCD
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    Be warned is an extremely hard climb! Steepest part is straight out out of the car park, after that is more a series of steps, again double digit gradient. The real kicker is on the descent (brakes must be in good working order), you come around a corner & hit this hill that is incredibly steep. Road is tree lined so always pines/leaves etc on the ground, you`ll experience rear wheel slipping, especially if wet.


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    GGracers
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    Thanks for that! Ill only have the problem going up (Not sure if that'll be better or worse, lol) . Am meeting a bus load of scouts heading for the day, so have a lift back sorted. Thanks for the heads up on that though, I already google mapped some of the roads (road view) and some don't seem great, so Ill have puncture kit and spares at the ready and bring the cleat covers... just in case!

    Thanks again for the info.


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    LCD
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    How did you get on with the climb?


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    GGracers
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    Hi, doing it in 2 weeks, its just under 100k for me, so will not be a welcomed climb at the end :-0 but I'll let ya know how I get on. I'm trying to do longer spins (100k+) every Sunday now, so have done for the past few weeks. Will be my first venture so far north for me though. Hopefully I'll have the wind behind me and a lovely crisp morning! :-) Looking forward to it.

    A few mates and myself planning a fundraiser (cycle 170k) in March 18, and the most I've done in a day was about 120k, and was fairly shattered so need to get the miles in.

    Cheers
    GG


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