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The Burren Limestone Pavement

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The Burren Limestone Pavement

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The Burren Limestone Pavement

Name: The Burren Limestone Pavement
Rating: 2

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Location: Clare, Munster, Ireland

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1. Lisdoonvarna, Black Head and Dolmen loop

59.5km

02:42

520m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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2. Blackhead Lighthouse, Kilfenora and Lahinch from Cliffs of Moher

77.5km

03:34

770m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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3. Fanore, Ballyvaughan and Lisdoovarna loop

88.6km

03:50

720m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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Beyond the Horizon

August 10, 2022

The Burren - what an extraordinary landscape! On this ride through the barren, expansive limestone landscape, you almost feel like you are cycling on another planet. The endless crevices and rugged formations convey a very special atmosphere that you simply have to experience. It is particularly fascinating in summer, when the grey of the stones is broken up by colorful patches of flowers - a mixture of Mediterranean and alpine plants that grow side by side here. The ride through the Burren is not an ordinary experience, but rather a journey of discovery into an ancient world in which nature has played its own game for thousands of years.

A short rest on one of the many hills offers you the perfect opportunity to take in the vastness of this Neolithic wonder. Take a few photos here - the play of light on the rock seems almost surreal depending on the time of day.

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Nils

May 20, 2022

Fantastic landscape.

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Alex

February 20, 2023

The name 'Burren' means 'rocky land' and is used to describe the vast limestone plateau in north west of County Clare. The unique landscape gives a feeling of being on a different planet and has created a special botanical environment where mediterranean and alpine plants grow side by side.

From May to August there is a spectacular array of flowers giving splashes of colour to the landscape.

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Elevation 90 m

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Location: Clare, Munster, Ireland

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The Burren Limestone Pavement

1. Lisdoonvarna, Black Head and Dolmen loop

2. Blackhead Lighthouse, Kilfenora and Lahinch from Cliffs of Moher

3. Fanore, Ballyvaughan and Lisdoovarna loop

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