Mountrussell 17km Mountain Bike Loop

Mountrussell 17km Mountain Bike Loop
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The Mountrussell Loop is a more technical and physically demanding version of the Greenwood Loop and follows this as far as Waypoint 1, from where the trails become a bit more technical, narrower, rockier and steeper with more climbing and more descending.

The loop features some steep climbs on forest roads and singletrack as well as long singletrack descents. All of the singletrack trails have extremely varied and sometimes very uneven surfaces, including rocks, loose gravel, mud, water and roots and are often very narrow (not more than 1m wide) with lots of tight turns, encroaching vegetation and with trees and boulders very close to the trail.

Follow the Brown waymarkers all the way to Waypoint 3 where you begin the inward leg of the Loop and eventually pick up the Green waymarkers that lead you back to the car park. Along the way you will pass Waypoint 2 where you can take a shortcut back to the car park by going left up the hill to pick up the inward leg of the Loop.

Trail Start & Finish Point: Ballyhoura Mountain Bike Trails Car Park

Length: 17km

Time: 1-2 hrs

Degree of Difficulty: Moderate / Difficult

Metres Climb: 150m

Trail Waymarking Colour: Brown

For bike hire contact Ballyhoura TrailRiders.

Download Mountain Bike Trails Map

Suitable for:

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The Mountrussell Loop is a more technical and physically demanding version of the Greenwood Loop and follows this as far as Waypoint 1, from where the trails become a bit more technical, narrower, rockier and steeper with more climbing and more descending.

The loop features some steep climbs on forest roads and singletrack as well as long singletrack descents. All of the singletrack trails have extremely varied and sometimes very uneven surfaces, including rocks, loose gravel, mud, water and roots and are often very narrow (not more than 1m wide) with lots of tight turns, encroaching vegetation and with trees and boulders very close to the trail.

Follow the Brown waymarkers all the way to Waypoint 3 where you begin the inward leg of the Loop and eventually pick up the Green waymarkers that lead you back to the car park. Along the way you will pass Waypoint 2 where you can take a shortcut back to the car park by going left up the hill to pick up the inward leg of the Loop.

Trail Start & Finish Point: Ballyhoura Mountain Bike Trails Car Park

Length: 17km

Time: 1-2 hrs

Degree of Difficulty: Moderate / Difficult

Metres Climb: 150m

Trail Waymarking Colour: Brown

For bike hire contact Ballyhoura TrailRiders.

Download Mountain Bike Trails Map

Suitable for:

Adventure Seekers Groups