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Achill Island loop from Keel

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Achill Island loop from Keel

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4.7

(15)

1,218

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Achill Island loop from Keel

03:04

49.9km

500m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 9, 2024

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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142 m

Keel Strand

Highlight • Beach

Pass through a gap in the pebbles to emerge out onto Keel Strand. It's a popular beach, full of activity with surfing and kite surfing often in full swing. There are shops and ice creams available nearby, just along the road into Keel.

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24.3 km

Achill Island

Highlight • Natural

Achill Island is the biggest island off the Irish west coast. It is well worth a detour if you are travelling down the coast. Keem Bay is home to what's probably the most beautiful beach of the whole country. The island is also great for hill walking.

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26.0 km

Kildavnet Castle

Highlight • Castle

This castle is a typical tower house for the region, which was built in the 15th century. At that time it was used to protect the elongated estuary that separates Achill Island from the Corraun Peninsula. In the 16th century the building was one of the fortresses of the pirate queen Grace O'Malley (Gráinne Ni Mháille, also Granuaile).

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49.9 km

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Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

49.7 km

191 m

Surfaces

48.4 km

1.35 km

191 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 13 July

22°C

14°C

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Comments

June 8, 2024,Achill Island-Schleife von Keel

Today we went to explore Achill Island a bit by bike... At first on the country road I was a little stressed when the cars passed me at high speed... but then we turned off and whoosh... I had the feeling that the island belonged to me... or rather to us🚲🚲
We saw fields of peat... the Irish use it …

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April 15, 2026,Achill Island (Irland) - Etappe 2

On the second of four stages of this tour through Achill Island on the west coast of Ireland, you will explore more of the coast while riding on remote and slightly hilly roads.

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