Cycling · Northern Ireland

Route 6 - The Head Road Route

A 25.8 km loop route near Longstone, with 265 m of mapped climbing and an estimated time of 1.7 hours.

Distance25.8 kmClimbing265 mEstimated time1.7 hrDifficultyhard

Route overview

What the mapped record shows.

Route 6 - The Head Road Route is a complete cycling route mapped from OpenStreetMap. It covers 25.8 km as a loop route.

Route shapeloop
ActivityCycling
SurfaceAsphalt
Descent267 m

Mapped surface mix

Paved70% Unknown30%

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