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mtb spin 20th Jan
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 1:57 pm
by DavidF
departing UPPER car park at 9:30 am.
route:
tunnels
mini dh
up the road towards 9 stones to last gate
kunta kinte
lake
skittery
back to cattle grid
windmills via upper car park
hennesys gap
firebreak
down stone wall to johns hill (recced by Jim last week)
johnshill
paradise
home as you please
Re: mtb spin 20th Jan
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 2:16 pm
by BarryB
Cool I'll be leaving ballypierce 8:45 ish if anyone fancies it
Re: mtb spin 20th Jan
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 2:27 pm
by DavidC
I'm in. Might join you Barry.
Re: mtb spin 20th Jan
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 4:37 pm
by BrianM
Rained off all week at home, now I am in Dublin for the weekend and the trails are under snow, fu##in raging... Anyone know of any lower lying areas around Dublin that are good for a spin??
Re: mtb spin 20th Jan
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 5:02 pm
by DavidC
Phoenix park is worth a shot if you cant get near the hills Brian. Plenty of tracks and the park is actually very interesting to explore.
Re: mtb spin 20th Jan
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 5:06 pm
by BrianM
Ok Dave cheers, I'd imagine it's quite flat?
Re: mtb spin 20th Jan
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 5:28 pm
by DavidC
It's flat in spots but lumpy on others. There are some surprising ups and downs in there. If your'e looking for guaranteed hardship you could do a loop that brings you out the pedestrian gate at Chapelizod, up Knockmaroon hill and back into the park. Do that a few times and you won't be saying it's flat!
http://goo.gl/maps/EEE9n
Re: mtb spin 20th Jan
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 5:32 pm
by Mr Scuttleman
Ballypierce 8.45 for me.
Will ride with pride through Hennessy's Gap!
Re: mtb spin 20th Jan
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 6:21 pm
by DavidC
Brian Hennessy wrote:Will ride with pride through Hennessy's Gap!
...proving that sometime pride comes after a fall
Re: mtb spin 20th Jan
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 6:55 pm
by BrianM
Brian Hennessy wrote:Ballypierce 8.45 for me.
Will ride with pride through Hennessy's Gap!
Ok Dave, I'll check that out. Thanks