The Royal Canal Greenway(Mullingar-Ballynacarrigy)
near An Muileann gCearr, Leinster (Ireland)
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For the Spanish, this plan is not very typical and it is very worth it.
To rent bikes you can do it online or on the same site. It's called Mullingar bike hire. 20 euros adults 10 euros children.
Description:
Construction of the canal began in 1790. For 3 decades it was the main means of transport for cargo and passengers in the interior of Ireland. In 1845 the Midlands Great Western Railway Company took over the canal and officially closed it to shipping in 1961.
Today it has been enabled and restored so that you can continue browsing and for lovers of cycling, hikers or runners can travel along its banks.
We started the adventure in Mullingar, with little hope of being able to do anything since it rains all day. We arrived at 12 noon and it hardly rained. The man tells us that we might be able to ride for a few hours with almost no rain, so we rent 2 bikes for adults and one for an 8-year-old and go miles. The path is easy, continue along the side of the canal until we get tired and turn around. The path is very well indicated, both in which direction to go and in the number of kms. The views are very typical of Ireland, green meadows, cows grazing and from time to time we come across the Heron Heron, who who does not know it is a majestic bird that has an impressive wingspan.
The route has practically no unevenness, ideal for all levels and to enjoy with your partner, children or the company of friends.
It makes me laugh to remember that every 30 minutes a black cloud entered and God's cloud fell. Under a bridge or a tree we endured the downpour and then it stopped and we pushed forward...and it wasn't bad at all....the reward was arriving at the town of Ballynacarrigy, which seems to have nothing but when you go to the main street and see ice creams and coffees and chips, it makes your life happy and gives you the strength to go back the way you came.
Thanks: To Logan and Noelia for discovering this part of Ireland by bike.
For the Spanish, this plan is not very typical and it is very worth it.
To rent bikes you can do it online or on the same site. It's called Mullingar bike hire. 20 euros adults 10 euros children.
Description:
Construction of the canal began in 1790. For 3 decades it was the main means of transport for cargo and passengers in the interior of Ireland. In 1845 the Midlands Great Western Railway Company took over the canal and officially closed it to shipping in 1961.
Today it has been enabled and restored so that you can continue browsing and for lovers of cycling, hikers or runners can travel along its banks.
We started the adventure in Mullingar, with little hope of being able to do anything since it rains all day. We arrived at 12 noon and it hardly rained. The man tells us that we might be able to ride for a few hours with almost no rain, so we rent 2 bikes for adults and one for an 8-year-old and go miles. The path is easy, continue along the side of the canal until we get tired and turn around. The path is very well indicated, both in which direction to go and in the number of kms. The views are very typical of Ireland, green meadows, cows grazing and from time to time we come across the Heron Heron, who who does not know it is a majestic bird that has an impressive wingspan.
The route has practically no unevenness, ideal for all levels and to enjoy with your partner, children or the company of friends.
It makes me laugh to remember that every 30 minutes a black cloud entered and God's cloud fell. Under a bridge or a tree we endured the downpour and then it stopped and we pushed forward...and it wasn't bad at all....the reward was arriving at the town of Ballynacarrigy, which seems to have nothing but when you go to the main street and see ice creams and coffees and chips, it makes your life happy and gives you the strength to go back the way you came.
Thanks: To Logan and Noelia for discovering this part of Ireland by bike.
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