Spin 3 - Sligo - Strandhill

Mountain Biking - Spin 1

Shanvas - Lurganboy - Manorhamilton - Glenboy - Kiltyclogher Mountain - Rossinver Road - Return

34km

Grade - Challenging

This is quite a challenging piece on Mountain Biking - although it does not leave the tarred roads at any point. There is a very challenging climb from 10km to 17km and this constitutes most of the difficulty with this climb. It would also be quite a testing course on a road bike as the road surfaces are surprisingly good. The descent after the climb is also a revelation for mountain bikers - but for road cyclists this could be bordering on dangerous as there are quite a few nasty bends, a fair bit of gravel and not a few dogs to encounter along the way. As this particular spin was ridden in pitch darkness in Mid-December (see date and time on profile map) I would say that it must be quite scenic also on a Summers day. Must try that some time!!

Grade	Bike Handling Skills	Cycling Experience	Fitness Levels	Terrain / Riding	Km’s per ride	Riding	Km’s per week
Leisurely	Basic	Occasional	Exercise occasionally	Mostly flat – non technical	10 - 25	Mostly flat. 200m max. cumulative daily climb (often much less)	10 - 25
Moderate	Reasonable	Weekend	Exercise fairly hard at least twice a week	Rolling hills – some moderately technical sections	20 - 75	Rolling hills. 250m – 750m cumulative daily climb	20 - 50
Challenging	Competent	Regular	Exercise regularly for sustained periods	Challenging climbs and tricky descents - mixture of flat and challenging climbs	50 - 100	Challenging climbs. 500 - 1000m cumulative daily climb	80 - 120
Demanding	Confident	Experienced	Exercise hard and like to push physical limits	Demanding climbs and steep descents, mostly technical ascent and descent – often at altitude	75 - 140	Demanding climbs and steep descents. 500 – 2000m cumulative daily climb	200 plus