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Todays connemara trip

Postby Pops » Wed, 31 May 2023 5:38 +0000

Almost 200klm around connemara today, this time I went the other side of Killary, fabulous views but you need to watch the road, went past Delphi and by chance I noticed the sign for Sheffry Pass and remembered Steve mentioned it so I'd nothing to lose so turned right and what a road, a bit rough in places( mx5 with lowered and stiff suspension isn't suitable here) but it has had some maintenance, mostly room for one car but the scenery is fantastic ImageImageImage

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Re: Todays connemara trip

Postby Pops » Wed, 31 May 2023 5:40 +0000

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Re: Todays connemara trip

Postby Pops » Wed, 31 May 2023 5:42 +0000

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Re: Todays connemara trip

Postby notch000 » Tue, 06 Jun 2023 10:43 +0000

looks great, another good route into Connemara is the L1301 toward Finny. across from Maunn to Cong or left there into Mayo around lough mask, great views and some nice flowing sections of road. I cant remember what the surface is like , we used to do it on motor bikes,
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Re: Todays connemara trip

Postby Pops » Tue, 06 Jun 2023 10:57 +0000

You're spot on, I saw 2 motorbikes coming out of the road to finny somewhere near lenane so i checked it up on Google maps when I got home, looks like a nice trip around lough mask and back by cong, another day out in this weather is great
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Re: Todays connemara trip

Postby Pops » Fri, 23 Jun 2023 12:22 +0000

So, as suggested, I went for a spin to finey , didn't go according to plan as somewhere on the way I missed a turn and ended up in turmakeady, so kept going to partry and back by shrule and headford before getting stuck in the galway traffic in the middle of a downpour.
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Re: Todays connemara trip

Postby Pops » Fri, 23 Jun 2023 12:24 +0000

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Will have to revisit the route sometime, hopefully get to finey and lough Mask Bridge

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Re: Todays connemara trip

Postby Pops » Tue, 18 Jul 2023 10:56 +0000

Finally got the trip around finey and lough Mask Bridge, some light rain but missed any real showersImageImageImage

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Postby Pops » Tue, 18 Jul 2023 10:58 +0000

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Re: Todays connemara trip

Postby Pops » Thu, 10 Aug 2023 9:54 +0000

Out again yesterday, didn't do connamara this time but drove around Kinvarra and corkscrew hill, on to lisdoonvarna etc, came back by ennis and the motorway home as it was getting late. No pictures as I didn't stop anywhere due to all the traffic, connemara is much more enjoyable
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Re: Todays connemara trip

Postby Steve » Fri, 17 Nov 2023 12:56 +0000

Let me know when you are passing this end again, I'm only a few mins from Kilcolgan.
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Re: Todays connemara trip

Postby Pops » Fri, 17 Nov 2023 1:29 +0000

Will do, with work picking up a bit for the season it'll be next year sometime
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