Cycling · Northern Ireland

The Poets' Trail - Ballykeel Loop

A 25.6 km out-and-back route near Tierney's Crossroads, with 224 m of mapped climbing and an estimated time of 1.7 hours.

Distance25.6 kmClimbing224 mEstimated time1.7 hrDifficultyhard

Route overview

What the mapped record shows.

The Poets' Trail - Ballykeel Loop is a complete cycling route mapped from OpenStreetMap. It covers 25.6 km as a out and back route.

Route shapeout-and-back
ActivityCycling
SurfaceAsphalt
Descent224 m

Mapped surface mix

Paved96% Natural4%

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