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Grey Abbey Ruins – Ballycopeland Windmill loop from Portavogie

Routes
Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
Northern Ireland
Ards
Ratallagh

Grey Abbey Ruins – Ballycopeland Windmill loop from Portavogie

Moderate

4

riders

Grey Abbey Ruins – Ballycopeland Windmill loop from Portavogie

02:55

69.1km

290m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 12, 2026

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After 5.80 km for 246 m

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Parking

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5.93 km

Clay Pits

Lake

2

14.0 km

Stump Road

Highlight • Trail

Narrow little road with some good short hills and great views.

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3

18.4 km

Grey Abbey Ruins

Highlight • Religious Site

Ruins of a 12th century Cistercian monastery. A lovely way to spend a few hours exploring the history. It's a open site which can be visited any time, but the …

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4

33.3 km

Bailie Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Lovely twisting and narrow paved lane between high hedgerows

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5

40.2 km

Ballycopeland Windmill

Highlight • Monument

Ballycopeland Windmill is the only remaining working windmill in East Down. It was built in the late 18th or early 19th century and was worked until the First World War …

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6

42.6 km

Eden Pottery Coffee Shop

Highlight • Cafe

Great carrot cake!

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7

43.5 km

Carrowdore Castle Gate

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Carrowdore Castle Gate is one of the original 19th-century entrance lodges to the Carrowdore Castle estate in County Down. Built in a Gothic style, it features a castellated parapet and …

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69.1 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

48.0 km

20.4 km

458 m

252 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

55.8 km

12.9 km

252 m

214 m

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Thursday 21 May

16°C

12°C

17 %

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