Good Routes Around Clifden?

Thargor

Need to bring some family to Clifden for an event and they want to do some tourist stuff out there, we'll have MTBs and a couple of hybrids, any decent routes out there for a few amateurs in the 30-40 km range or a bit longer? Loops or out and backs fine. Looks like the Greenway isnt finished yet but is there anything similar in the area please?

Thanks in advance.

shaymouse

nice spin to Roundstone via the coast, and Ballyconnelly, then continue along the coast until you hit a T junction, take the left, which goes via the bog road back to Cliften, it's about 40km.

Nice cafe in Rounndstone to stop for a coffee.

at1withmyself

A loop around the sky road is worth it.

If you have a car then head for killary harbour, well worth it and Ireland's only Fjord I believe.

Inagh valley is one of the nicest cycles in Ireland.

Connemara is remote and small loops not easy to find but very scenic so worth going the distance if time allows.

cletus

Haven't done this route, but looks very good

https://www.komoot.com/smarttour/981355?ref=atd

If you have a look on Komoot, there's 5 or 6 looped routes starting in Clifden.

Mercian Pro

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122107455#Comment_122107455

Picked up this map at one of the local bike shops. Loop 4 is the one shaymouse mentions. I was advised to do the bog road first as the views are better heading that way and combined it with 2 . Loops 1 & 3 are easily combined as well.