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Lough Allen

Name: Lough Allen
Rating: 2

Recommended by 1 road cyclists

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Location: Leitrim, Ireland

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1. Lough Allen loop from Leitrim

57.9km

02:27

440m

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

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2. Bencroy pass, Newtown gore and Carrick-on-Shannon loop from Lough Allen

120km

05:17

1,060m

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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3. Sligo Abbey – Lough Allen loop from Sligo Mac Diarmada

107km

04:36

840m

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

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Moderate

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Amy

September 8, 2023

The triangular-shaped Lough Allen is a beautiful lake on the River Shannon, out of which the Shannon takes it source. Measuring 9 miles (14.5 km) long and 3 miles (5 km) in width, the lake is an impressive sight.
Humans have been present at the lake for thousands of years. Mesolithic traces such as more than 1,000 stone tools made from flint, chert, quartz, mudstone, and basalt were discovered at the lake.
Today, the lake is a wonderful place to relax and take in the biodiversity. The water quality is excellent, although the lake's ecology is unfortunately under threat from invasive species such as curly waterweed, like many other lakes in Ireland.

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Elevation 80 m

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Thursday 11 December

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Location: Leitrim, Ireland

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Lough Allen

1. Lough Allen loop from Leitrim

2. Bencroy pass, Newtown gore and Carrick-on-Shannon loop from Lough Allen

3. Sligo Abbey – Lough Allen loop from Sligo Mac Diarmada

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