The North West Trail Cycling
Grade
Very Challenging
Length
126 km
Time
6 hours 30 minutes
Format
Linear
Ascent
1357 m
Nearest Town to Start
Lifford
Grid Ref.
H 29856 98956
/ H 08140 38062
Lat. and Long.
54.83768, -7.53605
/ 54.29141, -7.87573
The North West Trail is a 78.5-mile cycle route through counties Donegal, Tyrone, Fermanagh, Leitrim, and Sligo in the North West of Ireland. The route travels through a wide variety of scenic landscapes, utilising quiet country roads with some traffic free sections, mostly in urban areas. On the way, you can enjoy dramatic views of the Atlantic Ocean, with scenic cycling in remote uplands and rural villages passing through the main towns of Enniskillen, Sligo, Donegal, Lifford, Strabane and Omagh.
The North West Trail can be followed in either direction and consists mainly of quiet, virtually traffic-free minor roads and lanes with short stretches of traffic-free path.
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Stephen from Antrim
Did most of this last year. Pros are you get some stunning scenery on mostly empty (and safe) roads. Cons are it can be quite hilly, especially of you are shifting a few full paniers, and about a quarter of the total road surface is really quite rough. But overall if you get decent weather this is a great trip.
John from Dublin