Cycling

The South East of Ireland provides many wonderful routes for the cyclist.

The mountain ranges of Mount Leinster, the Blackstairs and Mount Brandon, together with the Barrow, Nore and Suir river systems, provides a truly scenic background. An added bonus is the climate, with lower rainfall, gentler breezes and more sunshine than the rest of Ireland - hence the name “Sunny South-East”.

Suggested tours from Carlow.

1. Tullow - Shillelagh - Bunclody - Ballon - Carlow 50 miles (80 km). A trip through the scenic River Barrow Valley.

2. Carlow - Killeshin Church (turn left off Castlecomer road) - Old Leighlin - Leighlinbridge - Carlow. 24 miles (38km).

3. Carlow - Rathvilly - Tullow - Carlow. 36 miles (57km).

4. Carlow - Maganey - Castledermot - Ducketts Grove - Tullow - Old Leighlin - Carlow. 40 miles (64 km).

Celtic Cycling offers the visitor a relaxing cycling holiday with time to explore at your leisure and enjoy the many places of interest and local entertainment. The pace you wish to set is decided by yourself. You can complete your daily itinerary in three or four hours if you wish and spend the rest of the day taking it easy.

Accommodation ranges from typical farmhouses through to country houses and guest houses. The following packages are on offer:

• Seven days cycling.
• Seven days cycling. "Hidden Ireland" Exclusive Itinerary
• Fourteen days cycling.
• Tailor made to suit your individual requirements as to content or duration.
• Combined Golf / Cycling itinerary available on request.
  

Your holiday may be started on any day of the week and includes: luggage transport between all stop-overs, detailed daily route maps, all necessary equipment and a top-of- the- range touring bicycle.

For further details contact

Celtic Cycling
c/o Lorum Old Rectory, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow.
Phone: + 353 (0)503 75282.
Fax: + 353 (0) 503 75455.
Web: www.celticcycling.com