Re-discovering SE Kerry
Sometimes in life the perception of something doesn't always match the reality.
Sometimes in life the perception of something doesn't always match the reality.
Certainly from Tralee, many of our club spins can have a predicable or at least a well trodden path attached to them, so a trip out East and beyond Castleisland and Scartaglin has a similar feeling to that possibly experienced by Voyager, hurtling beyond Mars and into the relative unknown of the Solar System. Thankfully we do have a bit more experience of this area than Voyager would of Pluto, but certainly the direction of the weekend's route was new to me. [...]
This 79 Kilometre route has everything a good cycle should, it's a good distance, has some great scenery and a tough climb to boot. This route also takes in part of County Cork and passes some very historic terrain. [...]
This 14 Miles/22 K route is probably the most famous cycling route to anyone who has cycled in Currow, especially seeing as it is the route for the John Drumm Cup race held in June annually. It is known as being a very tough route with combinations of short and sharp climbs as well as fast descents and rolling roads. [...]