Bunlin Mountainy Way |
| Location: Mountain Bike Routes Grade: D - Length: 28m |
| First ascent: Geoff Thomas, Alan Tees 2013 |
| Route Description: |
| Route 16, Bunlin Mountainy Way The Lough Salt massif is crisscrossed by a net work of rough tracks which wend their between scenic lakes, and less scenic turf banks. This route makes a loop of the two continuous trails crossing the range from Glen Village to Bunlin Bridge, and back. It starts and finishes on the waymarked 'Bunlin Cycle Way' Start in Glen Village, gr 120 310, turn uphill (east) past the Old Glen Bar, and follow the road, (and the blue cycle signs), climbing gradually for a kilometre or so before it levels off, then turning right onto a lesser road at Gr 140 307, forsaking the Bunlin Way, for a more mountainy route! Turn left onto a track after 200m (first turn) and rattle along the gravel past Lough Natooey, until the track turns into a grassy borreen. It gradually ascends, levels off, and descends to join a good track at Gr 154 294. Turn right, uphill, through a narrow valley to the bottom of L. Nacreaght, now used as a reservoir. The track now climbs delightfully over the watershed, across the top of the ridge, and down the other side, becoming tarmac, as the first habitation is reached. The views down over Mulroy Bay are superb. Keep left, then right at the T junction as you rejoin the Bunlin Way, and descend to the R245, which runs alongside Mulroy Bay. Follow this right, SE, past Bunlin Bridge, climbing through Golandoo, turning right at Gr 162 262, about 2k past Bunlin Bridge. Sadly its uphill again for a kilometre, but when the road doglegs left, you continue up the hill on a series of zig zags up a forestry track. This is rough, stony, and fairly tough, but the incline eases and you reach L.Donnell. Bear right, descend, and keep right as you climb the next hill, through a gap, and soon you are descending the east side of Pt 343, with fine views of L.Nacreaght on your right. The track contours, turning west, descending to meet a minor rd at Gr 138 297. There is a staggered crossroads here, go left, then right, onto a lovely wild track through deserted cottages, leading down to the main Lough Salt road. Turn right, freewheel down into Glen Village, and sample the delights of the quaint and very popular Old Glen Bar! 28k, 3.5 hours, Map OS 1;50,000, sheet 2 Terrain, mainly gravel/stony tracks, one short grassy/rushy section of boreen. |
 Bunlin Mountainy Way - Mountain Bike Route |
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Route Number: 2761