mtb spin 20th Jan

[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

[BarryB]

Cool I'll be leaving ballypierce 8:45 ish if anyone fancies it

[DavidC]

I'm in. Might join you Barry.

[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??

[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.

[BrianM]

Ok Dave cheers, I'd imagine it's quite flat?

[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

[Mr Scuttleman]

Ballypierce 8.45 for me.
Will ride with pride through Hennessy's Gap!

[DavidC]

Will ride with pride through Hennessy's Gap!

...proving that sometime pride comes after a fall

[BrianM]

Ballypierce 8.45 for me.
Will ride with pride through Hennessy's Gap!

Ok Dave, I'll check that out. Thanks