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Epee Sharkey went gravel riding
June 6, 2026 at 12:13
Headford to Ballinrobe (mostly) quiet road loop
Not gravel cycling as known in Britain but the “undesignated road” in Ireland is often great for cycling - fair surface usually very quiet, traffic when you meet it is respectful/friendly. On this loop I'd hoped to get views of both Lough Corrib and Lough Mask. While you can get…
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Epee Sharkey went gravel riding
May 22, 2026 at 11:04
SJW- CyclePilgrim
2 day cycle piligrimage Reading to Southampton with camping stop overnight in the charming village of Preston Candover
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Epee Sharkey went cycling
May 11, 2025 at 05:42
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Epee Sharkey went cycling
May 10, 2025 at 17:04
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May 12, 2025
A short loop through Caen, managing to pick off some of the impressive older parts as well as the pretty nice newer parts.
Easy and low-stress to cycle through the city.
from the station (near my Point A), one could just follow the Orne and take the Voie Verte (Greenway) all the way to Ouistreham.
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Epee Sharkey went cycling
May 10, 2025 at 10:50
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May 12, 2025
This was longer, and a bit hillier than I'd been expecting.
However the climbing all came in the first 20K or so, and thereafter the very good quality Voie Verte de Suisse Normande (aka Le Francette?) was a very smooth, level run to Caen.
Caen itself is very much vast le detour, very easy to cycle round
Epee Sharkey went cycling
May 9, 2025 at 07:58
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May 12, 2025
The most challenging day of the short tour statistically but also among the most enjoyable.
There is a reasonably 'Big Climb' out of Le Cuve after an already hilly first 20K or so through lovely quiet lanes from Avranches.
Leading Le Cuve there is more or less continuous ascent for 6 - 7 K, but rarely
Epee Sharkey went cycling
May 8, 2025 at 11:18
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May 12, 2025
coming by train from Rennes to Dol-de-Bretagne, I'd found a useful if somewhat soulless camping (Huttopia) outside Baguer-Pican.
The main upside was they had reasonably priced emplacements on a nightly basis (some places have 2-night or even longer minimum stay).
Main downside is on a nasty D road, and
Epee Sharkey went cycling
May 7, 2025 at 06:35
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May 12, 2025
Leaving the EV1 behind, and heading broadly NE for the next few days to go into Normandy and reach Caen for the ferry home.
At the start of the day, I didn't really know what was next, the weather had got noticeably cooler and my spirits were somewhat low.
Heading towards the transport hub of Rennes seemed
Epee Sharkey went cycling
May 6, 2025 at 08:04
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May 12, 2025
EV1 from Mur de Bretagne to Josselin. coffee-stop in Pontivy.
Went 'off-piste' after Pontivy, going more or less straight-line to Rohan. This is slower than the canal, even if shorter, due to the extra climbing. However if you enjoy quiet lanes more than canal tow-path, maybe it will be to your taste!
Epee Sharkey went cycling
May 5, 2025 at 08:58
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May 12, 2025
I went 'off piste' from EV1, initially due to some 'Route Barée' sections (black mark for the EV1 is the deviations were not signposted, though not hard to see the intended route on large-scale map or GPS). The first deviations brought me to the Plat du Jour place at Le Moustoir and thence by the quiet
Epee Sharkey went cycling
May 4, 2025 at 10:41
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May 12, 2025
Missed about the first 20 K of this ride as my GPS ran out of juice. The ride from Morlaix to Carhaix has an unusual profile, rising very gently for about 15 K and then descending very gently for about another 15K.
(For some reason Komoot is not letting me make any Highlights, so adding some comments below...)
Epee Sharkey went cycling
May 3, 2025 at 08:01
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May 12, 2025
Having extra time on the first proper day of the tour, I took the EV1 VeloIdysee route from Roscoff to Morlaix with side-trips to Roscoff itself and to the beautiful seaside port of Carantec. The sun shone all day and it was a glorious ride.
Epee Sharkey went cycling
May 2, 2025 at 16:29
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May 12, 2025
Arriving early in Plymouth by train and with some hours before the ferry to Roscoff departed, I slightly modified the Tamar Bridge loop from another Komoot users. Crossing the Tamar on a spectacular road bridge brings you to another county (Cornwall) and with great views of IK Brunel's rail bridge to boot.
Epee Sharkey went for a bike ride
March 20, 2025 at 18:01
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March 20, 2025
I did this on a bike one evening, but at 10K it is a bit short for a standalone bike ride. It could easily be part of a longer loop through the maze of tiny quiet roads between Lough Corrib and busier roads like the N84 which goes North from Galway towards Mayo.
Or it would make a pleasant walk or jogging
Epee Sharkey went cycling
September 19, 2024 at 09:02
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September 19, 2024
@Nicola Amadini this is a lift and shift ofyour epic tour VF (2nd half Stage 2 and 1st half Stage 3), since I got out of synch with your stages. Looked tough on paper and hard work needed in the climbs but overall a most beautiful ride..
I adapted the start and finish points and, in the spirit of the
May 12, 2025
Just including this for completeness. There are not bad cycle routes from the ferry port to the railway station (and thence city centre).
However, sadly typically of UK (and in fairness many other place) very poorly signposted and therefore very early to go in the wrong direction.
The little detour near