Sunday Mountains Group

With the days getting longer and the weather improving I am starting up the Sunday Mountains group again.

For anyone unfamiliar with this group its run for the last few years over the summer. It started as a spin aimed at people training for events like the Etape, Marmotte etc and expanded to be a mountains training spin for club members in general.

The pace is generally orange pace and upwards with the aim of keeping everyone together on the flatter sections and people going at their own pace up climbs and regrouping afterwards. The exact pace depends on who turns up. For a general idea of pace the aim is that everyone is back in Dublin between 12 and 1.

Routes will vary between about 83km and 110km distance wise and 1,300 to 2,200 meters in terms of climbing.

Spins start at the Yellow House in Rathfarnham at 8am on Sundays

There is a coffee stop in Laragh

Leaving the yellow house on Sunday at 8am

The plan is to go a simple route for the first spin this year. Up Cruagh, featherbeds, Sally Gap, Glenmacnass and coffee in Laragh. Head back to Dublin the same way. An out and back route.


www.strava.com/routes/20176604

83km and 1,300 meters of climbing

Leaving the yellow house on Sunday at 8am

The route is a figure 8. Heading up Ballinascourney by the Military Camp, Sally Gap, Lough Dan and Oldbridge, coffee in Laragh and back over the Sally Gap via Glenmacnass

About 86km and 1,650 meters of climbing

www.strava.com/routes/20885691

Won't be around on Sunday.

There will still be a group going at 8am from the Yellow House.

The suggested route is

Out by Bohernabrenna village, up to the featherbeds down by the Liam Horner, up the wall and across to coffee in Laragh via Oldbridge. Back via Glenmacnass and the Sally Gap

88km 1,600 meters of climbing


www.strava.com/routes/2860281561890940660

Leaving the yellow house on Sunday at 8am

Out by Ballinascourney, across by the bottom of butter mountain, around the Lakes, up Quintagh, Wicklow Gap, coffee in Laragh back via Sally Gap/Oldbridge Enniskerries depending on what the weather looks like.

About 99km and 1,700 meters of climbing

www.strava.com/routes/2822755726871114830

Leaving the yellow house on Sunday at 8am

Out to Bohernabrena, up to the Featherbeds, down by the Liam Horner, the wall, old long hill, Oldbridge, coffee in Laragh and back via Glenmacnass and the Sally Gap

88km 1,600 meters of climbing

www.strava.com/routes/2949950054492510962

Leaving the yellow house on Sunday at 8am

Out by Bohernabrenna, Upper Cunard, Featherbeds, Sally Gap, Glenmacnass, Laragh for Coffee. Back via Oldbridge, Lugulla, Sally Gap, Featherbeds
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85km 1,500 meters of climbing

www.strava.com/routes/2952498168859035770

Leaving the yellow house on Sunday at 8am

Tallaght, Mount Seskin, Manor Kilbride, Sally Gap, Lugulla, Lough Dan, Laragh for Coffee, back via Glenmacnass

93km 1,600 meters of climbing

www.strava.com/routes/2954740817909322600

Leaving the yellow house on Sunday at 8am

Cruagh, Featherbeds, Sally Gap, Glenmacnass, Laragh for coffee, Lough Dan, Djouce, Liam Horner, Featherbeds


www.strava.com/routes/2735191115897721092

86km 1,600 meters of climbing

Leaving the yellow house on Sunday at 8am

Heading up Ballinacourney, around the bottom of Butter Mountain over by the Lakes via Sorrell Hill. After that over the Wicklow Gap for coffee in Laragh. Back via Glenmacnass and the Sally Gap.

102km and 1,900 meters of climbing

www.strava.com/routes/2833072920778905724

Leaving the yellow house on Sunday at 8am

Up Cruagh, featherbeds, down the Liam Horner, the wall, Djouce, Lough Dan, coffee in Laragh. Back via Glenmacnass and Featherbeds

www.strava.com/routes/21396079

88km and 1,650 meters of climbing

Leaving the yellow house on Sunday at 8am

Out to bohernabrenna, up lower Cunard, featherbeds, Sally Gap,Glenmacnass, Laragh for Coffee, back via Lough Dan, Lugulla, Sally Gap, featherbeds

www.strava.com/routes/2965208397779242566

85km 1,600 meters of climbing

Leaving the yellow house on Sunday at 8am

The route is a figure 8. Heading up Ballinascourney by the Military Camp, Sally Gap, Lough Dan and Oldbridge, coffee in Laragh and back over the Sally Gap via Glenmacnass

About 86km and 1,650 meters of climbing

www.strava.com/routes/20885691

Some of us completed the planned route. #orwellwarriors
 

Won't be around on Sunday.

There will still be a group going at 8am from the Yellow House.

The suggested route is

Cruagh, Featherbeds, Sally Gap, Glenmacnass, Laragh for coffee, Lough Dan, Djouce, Liam Horner, Featherbeds

www.strava.com/routes/2735191115897721092

86km 1,600 meters of climbing

Leaving the yellow house on Sunday at 8am

Heading up Ballinacourney, by the Military Camp over by the Lakes via Sorrell Hill. After that over the Wicklow Gap for coffee in Laragh. Back via Glenmacnass and the Sally Gap.

101km and 1,900 meters of climbing


www.strava.com/routes/2972526409727565340

Leaving the yellow house on Sunday at 8am


The route is a figure 8. Heading up Ballinascourney by the Military Camp, Sally Gap, Lough Dan and Oldbridge, coffee in Laragh and back over the Sally Gap via Glenmacnass

About 86km and 1,650 meters of climbing

www.strava.com/routes/20885691

Its potentially giving rain on Sunday, if the rain is heavy I will change the route on the day.

I won't be around on Sunday

A suggested route for 8am on Sunday is

Up Cruagh, featherbeds, down the Liam Horner, the wall, Djouce, Lough Dan, coffee in Laragh. Back via Glenmacnass and Featherbeds

www.strava.com/routes/21396079

88km and 1,650 meters of climbing

Can't make it on Sunday, so will head out on the same route tomorrow. I'll be at the Yellow House for 8am. Anyone wanting to join welcome.
cheers 
David Claes 
 

Leaving the yellow house on Sunday at 8am

Out by the Bohernabreena reservoir, up lower Cunard, Sally Gap, Lough Dan, Laragh for coffee, Glenmacnass, Sally Gap and Featherbeds


www.strava.com/routes/2851015496516670112