Irish loop motorcycle tour

 Ride to Roscoff in Brittany to catch early evening ferry to Cork.

Once we land in Cork on the southern coast of Ireland we will start this loop by the charming village of Kinsale and the Old Head point. Then we will follow the coast towards Mizen Head, the most western point of the country with an astonishing view on the Altlantic.

We will follow the Bantry Bay to that will take us to the Healy pass and its rocky landscapes, then we will ride the famous ring of Kerry, one of the highlight of the Wild Atlantic Way, until the Valentia island. To finish the day we'll ride the magnificent Dunloe Gap road that will lead us to Killorglin our stopover of the day.

The Dingle penisula is waiting for us this morning with the beautiful Slea Head loop drive that offers awesome views on the ocean and the wild coast. Then we will go through the Connor pass to reach the river Shannon that we will cross with the ferry. In the afternoon we will walk on the edge of the cliff of Moher, among the most impressive cliffs in all Europe. We will stay in Galway at the door of Connemara county.

We enter into Connemara region, a land of lakes and bog with its famous village of Clifden. From there we will ride the Sky Road and make our way to the Kylemore abbey and castle. After a stop at the Aasleagh falls we will reach the capital of Sligo county.

We leave Sligo to enter into Donegal county, to ride around the Benbulben moutain. Then we'll follow the Loer Lough Erne on the way to Enniskillen and its castle. We will enter into Northern Ireland and make our way to our base camp in a small seaside resort where the Northwest 200 race take place : Portrush.

While we are staying in Portrush we will have the chance to see the races of the NW 200 that takes place around Coleraine and cross Portrush. We will aslo ride along the coast towards the castle of Dunluce castle and the famous Giant's Causeway.

Nous longeons la Causeway Coast road, une des plus belles route d’Irlande vers le sud en direction de Belfast. Nous traversons le pont de corde de Carrick a Rede Rope et escaladerons les innombrables rochers de la Chaussée des Géants. L’après midi nous visiterons le musée Titanic de Belfast car c’est des chantiers de Belfast que sortit ce fameux paquebot.

We head south on the way to Dublin, then after a stop in Downpatrick to see the ruins of the Inch abbey we ill cross the wild Mourne mountains with ist rocky landscapes of granite. We will reach Dublin in mid-afternoon.

Impossible to go through Dublin without spending a full day wandering its streets and monuments : Temple street and its numerous irish pubs but also the Guinness brewery that we will visit of course.

We head towards the south east and the Wicklow mountains on the Military Road. We will stop at the Powerscout falls and the enjoy the great view from Sally Gap. After a visit at the Glendalough monastery where you will have the opportunity to attempt to touch your finger around St Kevin's cross, we will arrive in Waterford on the river Suir.

For this last day of ride on the Emeral island. We will do a loop ride around Waterford and Clonmel in the south east coast of Ireland and then make our way to Rosslare to catch the early evening ferry back to France.