Dublin to Carlow

Gearoid

Hi All thinking of a spin to carlow this weekend. Just wondering what is or would be the best route to go. I would be coming from Clonee. It is the N9 I don't fancy using. Drove it many times and dont think its a safe road for a car let alone a bike LOL. So any ideas lads and ladies.? Just want to get there about lunch time Saturday, oh and not road kill. thanks

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limerickman

Dublin-Carlow from Clonee :

You could head in toward the M50 and go to Newlands Cross : take a left a Newlands Cross and cycle down the Belgard Road to the Square Shopping Centre.

Then take a right at the Square and cycle straight - toward Blessington (N81) and keep going literally straight through Hollywood to Baltingglass to Tullow and then Carlow.
That road used to be the main road between Dublin/Carlow.
It's about a 50 mile spin from Dublin to Carlow.
Nice spin - the roads would be a lot quieter now that the dual carriageway is open.

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Gearoid

Thanks sounds like a plan, lol Lets hope the weather is some what good.

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trucker39

Excuse my ignorance folks, but would you cycle back to Dublin after that, or hop on a train or something? Sorry if thats a stupid question. The thing that gets me about long trips turning around and going home!

Gearoid

You can do. It took me 7 hours from Dublin to Paulstown and it was 137km in total, I stayed the night and had a few to many that night so got the trin home the nexted afternoon. lol

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limerickman

I'd cycle back home.
But that's just me.

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trucker39

Ah yes, i know Paulstown. Thats a nice spin alright, going back the same day would probably have given me a heart attack! I used to live in Waterford, and often thought about cycling from my home here in Kildare to waterford. To my eternal shame i never did. Kildare to Waterford would have been about 100km

Gearoid

Give ur self some time, and you will be doing a 100km no bother. We all got to start some where, what part of kildare u in. Im using a mtb at the moment will be upgrading but not sure iwant a racer, kinda have my heart set on a Cannondale Bad Boy Ultra . When i started to cycle I could not do 10 minutes let alone 10km. now i can do 200km in a day. I still have a long way to go to get to where i think i want to be lol but just take your time.

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trucker39

I'm close to Kildare town. I can do a 25km cycle without much problem, but it's at that point my elbows and shoulders ache! I'll keep at it however! I just need to get miles in my legs.

I'd never cycle a mountain bike, i just find they take twice the effort, for half the distance! But maybe that has its advantages!