Youghal and the surrounding area has amazing cycle routes to choose from. Our friendly bike hire team are happy to advise whatever your abilities and energy levels for your trip. Below are three of our recommended routes with handy maps and easy to follow guides.
4 Beaches in an hour – Front Strand, Claycastle, Redbarn & Pilmore
Start & Finish Points: Youghal Bike Hire, Green Park
Directions:
- Head up past the lighthouse
- Keep left towards the Front Strand
- Continue along the road to Claycastle beach which is left at Aura Leisure Centre.
- Return to the road, keep Aura on your right hand side.
- Take a left at Summerfield Cross
- Take a left onto R633 for Ballymacoda
- At the first crossroads take a left for Redbarn
- Return to the crossroads and go left for Ballymacoda
- At the Y junction, keep left to Pilmore Strand.
- Return back the same road towards Youghal, taking a right onto the R364
- Go straight through Summerfield Cross to continue directly back to Green Park
Knockadoon Cliff Walks
Start & Finish Points: Youghal Bike Hire, Green Park
Directions
- Head up past the lighthouse
- Keep left towards the Front Strand
- Continue along the road until Aura Leisure Centre, keep right here
- Take a left at Summerfield Cross
- Take a left onto R633 for Ballymacoda
- Continue straight through Ballymacoda heading towards Knockadoon
- After enjoying time at Knockadoon return back the same road towards Youghal, taking a right onto the R364
- Go straight through Summerfield Cross to continue directly back to Green Park
Ardmore via Kinsalebeg
Start & Finish Points: Youghal Bike Hire, Green Park
Directions
- Go through Youghal town, passing under the Clock Gate Tower
- Follow signs for Waterford
- Cross over Youghal bridge
- Follow signs for Kinsalebeg (as opposed to Ardmore)
- Once you have passed though Kinsalebeg village, follow signs for Ardmore
- Enjoy your time at Ardmore and return the same route or cycle to Ardmore Open Farm and continue passed this to the main Cork – Waterford main road. Take a left for Youghal/Cork.
- On return to Youghal, follow the one way street system to the left of the town until you return to Youghal Bike Hire
