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Strandhill Beach – Sligo Abbey loop from Sligo Airport

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Ireland

Sligo

Strandhill Beach – Sligo Abbey loop from Sligo Airport

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Strandhill Beach – Sligo Abbey loop from Sligo Airport

01:24

22.7km

200m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 11, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 211 m for 82 m

After 13.1 km for 92 m

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252 m

Strandhill Beach

Highlight • Beach

Official Wild Atlantic Way viewpoint on the west coast of Sligo. From the promenade, you look out over the wide beach, the powerful Atlantic waves and the dunes stretching along …

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8.43 km

Carrowmore Megalithic Tombs

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Carrowmere Megalithic Cemetery is one of the largest clusters of megalithic tombs in Ireland. There are the remains of over 35 impressive passage tombs that were constructed over 6,000 years …

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8.47 km

Carrowmore Megalithic Tombs

Highlight • Historical Site

Many megalithic tombs from prehistoric times can be visited here

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8.72 km

Carrowmore Megalithic Tomb 13

Highlight • Historical Site

The graves at Carrowmore are numbered.
This is Grave 13 - This grave is located outside the megalithic complex on a dirt road.

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12.9 km

Hyde Bridge

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Hyde Bridge was built in 1845 and spans the River Garavogue. It was originally named after Queen Victoria and then renamed after the first President of Ireland in 1947.

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13.1 km

Bridge of Light (Garavogue River Pedestrian Bridge)

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A very cute and convenient pedestrian only footbridge over the Garavogue River.

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13.4 km

Sligo Abbey

Highlight • Historical Site

The famous Irish poet William Butler Yeats is closely associated with County Sligo; he used the abbey in two short stories: "The Crucifixion of the Outcasts" and "The Curse of …

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