Motorcycle ride in Munster

The Burren and the Cliffs of Moher

49 km (30 miles), 55 min, beginner

From Ballyvaughan, the coast road rounds Black Head and runs along the limestone pavement of the Burren via Fanore to Doolin, a traditional music village. It then reaches the Cliffs of Moher, over 200 m high above the Atlantic, before dropping down to the beach at Lahinch.

Lahinch. Photo: Bogman, CC BY-SA 2.5, resized

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Stops along the way

SStart: Ballyvaughan
1Black Head, after 9 km (6 miles)
2Fanore, after 14 km (9 miles)
3Doolin, after 29 km (18 miles)
4Falaises de Moher, after 38 km (24 miles)
FFinish: Lahinch, after 49 km (30 miles)

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Photos along the route

Doolin. Photo: Martin Ehrensberger, CC0, resized

Falaises de Moher. Photo: Patrick Leiter patrickltr, CC0, resized

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Route planned by MotoLert with Valhalla on © OpenStreetMap contributors data (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons, with the author and licence under each image.

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