Ballyhoura, possibly the best place to mountain bike in Ireland!! huge range of mountains in limerick full of purpose made mountain bike trails. this mountain has many different trails for different difficulty's of the trail. the trails range in length from the smallest being 7km to the biggest being 54km.

This place has an approximate uphill of 2 hours with a lot of technical climbing and the odd down hill to give you a bit of a rest and a downhill of about 3 hours, and its a 3 hours that you will never!! the ride down is full of twists, turns, bumps, and jumps. there is a very challenging board walk that lasts for about 7km, the longest boardwalk in Ireland!!

 

There is an on site shop that supplies bikes of all types and sizes and also a bike repair shop whitch is very well priced, so no big worries if you find you end up getting a problem with your bike wen on the mountain. There is also a building with a dining hall you can eat in and an area for showering in after your trip up the trails which is also open to the public.

    

The mountain is based about 20 minuets from a nice town in limerick, which has a couple of very nice pubs in it which sell great bar food. I would suggest going there after your trip for a drink and a bite to eat.

I really suggest trying out Ballyhoura, because you wont find another mountain like it round Ireland, i hope you enjoy it as much as i did!!

Thanks for reading,

David !!:)