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Roscommon Castle – Lanesborough loop from County Roscommon

Roscommon Castle – Lanesborough loop from County Roscommon

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Roscommon Castle – Lanesborough loop from County Roscommon

02:30

62.9km

260m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

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After 38.3 km for 18 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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8.08 km

Roscommon Castle

Highlight • Castle

Roscommon Castle is a dramatic 13th-century Norman Castle. It was built in 1269 by Robert de Ufford, Justiciar of Ireland, on lands which were taken from an Augustinian priory.

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8.28 km

Lanesborough

Highlight • Settlement

Lanesborough is a pretty town on the banks of the Shannon. The town is popular for watersports and its rich ecology including mixed woodlands and freshwater marsh.

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36.8 km

Cloondara (End of the Royal Canal)

Highlight • Structure

The tranquil waterside village of Cloondara in County Longford overlooks the impressive, stone-cut Richmond Harbour. This is where the Royal Canal meets with the mighty River Shannon having journeyed across …

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59.0 km

Archaeological Site

62.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.8 km

18.5 km

2.59 km

993 m

Surfaces

60.7 km

2.14 km

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Sunday 17 May

12°C

3°C

98 %

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Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

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Roscommon Castle

Roscommon Castle

Lanesborough

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