Green Loop Cycle/ An Ceangal Glas - 11am Sunday 24th June

The Green Loop Cycle/ An Ceangal Glas is a unique 42km waymarked trail linking Dublin's parks and canals. 80% will be traffic free so a great opportunity to dust off the wheels and get back into it for the summer. This is a Bike Week Event and is running in conjunction with the Pedal in the Park event in the Phoenix Park on the same day. (See more detailed description of the Green Loop Cycle below)

This is a FREE EVENT, fully supported and will have refreshments on route

Pre - registration for this great event is required at www.give2go.ie/pages/give2go-events-detail/The_Green_Loop_Cycle


The Green Loop /An Ceangal Glas is a 42km route which extends from Phoenix Park along the Royal Canal out to Leixlip (Co. Kildare), through St. Cathrine's Park, across the river Liffey and onto Griffeen Valley Park before joining the Grand Canal and heading back towards the city to enter the Irish National War Memorial Park and cycle along the Liffey and back into Phoenix Park. (see outline map on event poster [link to poster].

An Ceangal Glas/The Green Loop Trail was created by four Local Authorities (Dublin City, South Dublin, Fingal and Kildare), Waterways Ireland and the OPW (Phoenix Park) to mark National Trails Day 2011. The Irish Sports Council/ National Trails Office then created and coordinated a cycling event on the route that was held on National Trails Day last year and proved very popular with participants. For 2012 it is fitting that the event is incorporated into Bike Week and is one of the main events in Dublin on the closing day.

The route, predominantly off-road, has lots of variety and it brings people along the canals and into some of the most scenic parks and green spaces in the Greater Dublin region. There are some uneven surfaces on the route so the use of a mountain bike or hybrid is recommended. While the route is 42km long, it is all flat and should be manageable by anyone with some cycling experience and a basic level of fitness.