Route Details

Well, it's been 9 months planning and waiting, and the day is approaching for the start of the Northern Ireland/ Donegal Cycle Challenge for the Children's Heartbeat Trust.

The route and proposed locations and arrival times are posted here, I know along the 500 miles route some folk are hoping to giving me a cheer or, knowing some of them...abuse ;-) but please do allow approximately half an hour either side of these times to allow for rest stops, a mechanical, weather conditions (particularly wind speed/direction) or ....me taking a wrong turn and getting lost (what are we doing in Draperstown Mavis!!) :-)
Thank-you!!

Wednesday 1st July: Banbridge - Castle Archdale
Tesco Bridgewater Extra, Banbridge 9am, BANBRIDGE 9.10am, Church Street/Seapatrick, GILFORD 9.50am, Newry Canal Towpath, PORTADOWN 10.30am,
High Street, Armagh Road, Dobbin Road, Vicarage Road, Cloghan Road. ARMAGH 11.40pm. Ballycrummy Road. NAVAN FORT 12pm. Killylea Road. CALEDON 1.30pm.
AUGHNACLOY 2pm. Ballygawley Roundabout. AUGHER 3pm. CLOGHER 3.20pm.
FIVEMILETOWN 4pm. Altaveedan Road. Cooneen Road. TEMPO 4.45pm.
Tempo Road. Dublin Road. ENNISKILLEN 5.30pm. Friths Pass Bridge. Castle Bridge
Irvinestown Road. Enniskillen Road (Trory). IRVINESTOWN 7.30pm. Lisnarick Road. Killadeas Road. CASTLE ARCHDALE (Finish) 8pm.

Thursday 2nd July: Castle Archdale - Limavady
CASTLE ARCHDALE 8am. KESH 8.40am, Boa Island Road, BELLEEK 10.30am, Cliff Road, DONEGAL TOWN 12.30pm, Keadew Bridge, N15, Barnes Bridge, Donegal Road,
BALLYBOFEY 2.30pm, LIFFORD 3.45pm, Letterkenny Road, LONDONDERRY/DERRY 5pm, A2, GREYSTEEL 6pm, BALLYKELLY 6.25pm, LIMAVADY 7PM.

Friday 3rd July: Limavady - Ballyrobert
LIMAVADY 8.30am, DOWNHILL 9.50am, Mussenden Road, Sea Road, ARTICLAVE 10.10am, Windyhill Road, Castlerock Road, COLERAINE 10.40am, Bann Bridge, Circular Road, Millburn Road, Portrush Road, Portstewart Road, Coleraine Road, PORTSTEWART 11.15am, Station Road, Juniper Hill, Dhu Varren, PORTRUSH 11.30am, Dunluce Road, BUSHMILLS 12.30pm, Whitepark Road, BALLINTOY 1.15pm,
BALLYCASTLE  2pm, Drones Road, The Dark Hedges, ARMOY 3.15pm, Gracehill Road,
CLOUGHMILLS 4.15pm, CLOUGH 4.30pm, Drumagrove Road, Cushendall Road Roundabout, BALLYMENA 5.30pm. ANTRIM, 6.15pm, TEMPLEPATRICK 6.45pm,
BALLYROBERT 7.10pm, Kings Moss Road (Finish) 7.15pm.

Saturday 4th July: Ballyrobert - Newcastle
Ballyrobert (Start) 8am, Doagh Road, WOODBURN 8.50am, CARRICKFERGUS 9am, Belfast Road, Shore Road, WHITEABBEY 9.30am, Duncrue Street, Whitla Street, North Queen Street, Millfield, College Avenue, College Square East, Wellington Place, Donegall Square North, BELFAST CITY HALL 10am, Victoria Street, Queen Elizabeth Bridge, TITANIC QUARTER (Dock Cafe) 10.30am, Sydenham Road, Parkgate Avenue, Connsbrook Avenue, Upper Newtownards Road, STORMONT 11.30pm, Ballyregan Road, Ballymiscaw Road, Craigantlet Road, Old Belfast Road, Crawfordsburn Road, Bryansburn Road, BANGOR 12.30pm, Ballyholme Road, GROOMSPORT, DONAGHADEE 1.45pm, MILLISLE 2.15pm, BALLYWALTER 2.45pm, Mountstewart Road, MOUNT STEWART 3.30pm, NEWTOWNARDS 4pm, Comber Road, COMBER 4.30pm, Belfast Road, KILLYLEAGH 5.40pm, DOWNPATRICK 6pm, CLOUGH, 6.30pm, DUNDRUM 6.40pm, NEWCASTLE 7PM, Bryansford Road, TOLLYMORE FOREST PARK (Finish) 7.15pm.

Sunday 5th July: Newcastle - Banbridge
TOLLYMORE FOREST PARK (Start) 8.15am, NEWCASTLE 8.30am, ANNALONG 9.20am, KILKEEL 10.00am, Cranfield Road, Lurganconary Road, ROSTREVOR 11am, Burren Roundabout, Warrenpoint Road (A2), NEWRY 12am, Buttercrane Quay, Merchants Quay, Canal Street, New Street, Canal Quay, Newry Canal Towpath,
POYNTZPASS 12.30pm, SCARVA 12.50pm, Tesco Bridgewater Extra, Banbridge (Finish) 2.30pm.

*Times are Approximate and are subject to change*