Kinsale Harbour – Timoleague Franciscan Friary loop from Kinsale

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Kinsale Harbour – Timoleague Franciscan Friary loop from Kinsale

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Kinsale Harbour – Timoleague Franciscan Friary loop from Kinsale

03:20

54.4km

500m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 139 m for 127 m

Customers only

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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202 m

Kinsale Harbour

Highlight • Structure

The Harbour of Kinsale forms the historical and visual heart of the town: a sheltered, natural inlet where fishing boats, merchant ships, and naval vessels have docked for centuries. Its …

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14.9 km

Garranefeen Strand

Beach

17.2 km

Flaxfort Strand

Beach

24.0 km

Timoleague Franciscan Friary

Highlight • Religious Site

Monumental ruin of a 14th-century Franciscan friary on an older site of St. Molaga, at the mouth of the Argideen River. The Gothic windows, cloister garth and tower form an …

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24.9 km

Kilnamanagh Wood

Forest

26.5 km

Mahon Abbey

Highlight • Historical Site

Mahon Abbey and castle was built by Geoffrey (Siofra) Hodnett in 1641. It has lovely views over open waterway between Timoleague and Courtmacsherry.

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28.9 km

Timoleague Abbey Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Monumental ruin of a 14th-century Franciscan friary on an older site of St. Molaga, at the mouth of the Argideen River. The Gothic windows, cloister garth and tower form an …

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37.0 km

Bird Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

Estuary edge — A quiet edge zone of the Kilbrittain estuary with mudflats, salt marsh and a wide view over Courtmacsherry Bay. Due to the tides and the sheltered location, …

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53.6 km

Kinsale Colorful Houses and Shops

Highlight • Settlement

The colorful houses and shops around this point form one of Kinsale's most recognizable street scenes: compact facades in bright pink, blue, yellow, and purple hues, often with contrasting window …

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54.1 km

Busts of the Kinsale Town Councillors

Highlight • Monument

The Tim & Mortimer McCarthy Memorial in Kinsale commemorates two local sailors who took part in Ernest Shackleton's heroic but tragic Endurance Expedition (1914–1917).

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54.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

52.9 km

1.05 km

406 m

< 100 m

Surfaces