Date: Not scheduled as a Calendar event
Available to ride as a Permanent, by arrangement with the Organiser.
Please read this page for details of Permanent rides https://www.audaxireland.org/audax/permanents/
Difficulty/Climbing (from * to *****) ***
Organiser: Stephen Gallagher (Slieve Gullion Wheelers)
Contact details: stephenpg@hotmail.co.uk
2 Wilton Grove, Millvale Road, Newry, Co. Down BT35 7EU
Phone – 0044 (0)28 30260014
Mobile – 0044 (0) 773 417 1516
Start point: Newry Hockey Club, Belfast Road, Newry
Facilities: Free car parking at Hockey Club and overspill car park 300-400m away. Showering facilities/tea and sandwiches available at end of event.
Cycling Ireland Annual Licence and helmet mandatory. 1-day Licences not allowed for Permanents.
Accommodation available in area:
Canal Court Hotel 02830251234
Francis Court Hotel 02830266926
Mourne Country Hotel 02830267922
Hyde terrace guesthouse 02830266145
Belmont Hall guesthouse 02830262163
Mourne drive B&B 02830261660
Marymount B&B 02830261099
This 200km Audax event starts from Newry Hockey club. The first part of the route takes you on a gentle climb out of Newry until you reach Rathfriland (on the hill). You will then drop down from Rathfriland passing through Moneyslane and Dromara on the way to the busy market town of Ballynahinch. From here you’ll pass through Ballygowan (first control point) on your way to Comber, the most northerly part of your route. The route then takes you along a road running parallel with the inner shore of Strangford Lough down to Killough before turning left before Downpatrick onto the road to Strangford. Out of Strangford you’ll continue around the coast to the second control just before Ardglass. The route then continues through Ardglass and Killough on your way to Newcastle. Providing we have a good day you’ll catch glimpses of the Mourne Mountains (C.S. Lewis’ inspiration for Narnia) and Newcastle nestled at the foot of Slieve Donard (the highest mountain in Northern Ireland). Fortunately you’ll not be heading up Sl. Donard today but it’s certainly worth the hike up for the views on a clear day (you can see the Isle of Man and parts of the Scottish coastline!). Your route takes you through the main street of Newcastle, a busy seaside resort. The beach on your right was the site of one of the first ever-powered flights in Ireland by Harry Ferguson. Running out of Newcastle you head in the direction of Kilkeel. The last control point on the road is a few kilometres out of Newcastle at Bloody Bridge car park. Continuing on you’ll pass through Annalong, a small fishing village also formerly used for the export of Mourne granite, and into Kilkeel, the largest fishing village in Northern Ireland. A short climb takes you out of Kilkeel and onto the final stretch, a relatively flat route through Rostrevor and Warrenpoint onto Newry, where a hot shower awaits you along with refreshments. All control points will be manned and snacks and water will be available.
See also
- –Dying Sow (permanent)
- 1.5 Loughs winter permanent.
- Abandoned Churches 200
- Adrian Nealon 200 (& 100)
- An East Clare Meander 200
- Angel of Mons 200
- Ardattin 200
- Ardattin 200 Night Ride
- Around Down 200
- Audare 200
- Aughties EPIC 200 Audax
- Banner 200
- Big Fella 200
- Birr 200
- Blackwater 200 (Permanent)
- Coastal Classique 200 Permanent
- Connaught Centenary 200
- Crumbling Rocks 200 Permanent
- Dark Hedges 200
- Dawn Raid 200
- Dying Light 200
- East Wicklow 200 (Permanent only)
- Effin 200
- EWC 200
- Excelsior 200 Permanent
- Faceless Monk 200
- Fermanagh 200
- Forgotten Roads 200
- Fratres Cruciferi/4 Towers 200
- Gheimhridh 200 (Winter 200)
- Gimme Shelter 200
- Inner Ring 200
- Killeshin 200
- Kingsmountain 200
- Long Heron/4 Aquaducts 200
- Mayo 200
- Mayo Western Lakes 200/100 MTB
- Mayo XTRM 200
- Mick Byrne 200
- Midlands Meander 200
- Midleton 200
- Miners Cross 200
- North Leinster Riviera 200 Permanent
- Nutcracker 200
- Orwell 200
- Paddy Reilly 200
- Pink Elephant 200
- Rambo 200
- Rock Savage 200
- Sligo 200
- Tara 200
- Temporary Fever Hospital 200
- Titanic Torr 200
- Tubbercurry Offroad 200
- Vanishing Battalion 200
- West Wicklow 200 Permanent
- Wolfe Tone West Cork 200
- Wolftrap 200
- Yola 200