Highlands of Donegal

On arrival in Donegal you should make your way to your B&B. Check in is after 2.00pm on your day of arrival. We will send you on full accommodation details closer to your departure date.

A folder containing your route details and information on collection of your bikes will be at the guesthouse.

After being fitted out with your bike you then begin the tour with a cycle out of Donegal town towards the wonderful coastline where we continue to our lunch stop in the village of Carrick.

After lunch, you cycle up to a viewing point of the spectacular Slieve League Cliffs one of the highest marine-based cliffs in Europe. In the afternoon you head to your night stop in the village of Teelin passing freshly cut peat drying in the surrounding bogs.

Today you head up into wild highland country along quiet back roads with a wonderful open landscape. There follows a wonderful descent down the dramatic Glengesh Valley to the beautiful Maghera beach.

The beach is well worth stopping at for a walk across its wonderful white sands to explore the caves of Maghera. You can also go for a swim in the lagoon here and pretend you are in the Caribbean (!) before heading to the village of Ardara for a pub lunch. In the afternoon you continue along a quiet bog road before heading to the coastal town of Dungloe where again you stay in local guesthouses.

You continue through a rolling landscape through quiet sleepy villages and can visit Leo’s pub where Enya and Clannad first sang. Later you cycle toward the spectacular Mount Errigal and stop for lunch at the base of this mountain.

In the afternoon you cycle up to take in a view of the Poison Glen and then descend through an empty mountainscape towards Dunfanaghy. You also have the option of visiting Glenveagh National Park in the afternoon.

The village overlooks Portnablagh Beach and dunes where you can swim, swing a golf club or take a change of saddle, to gallop down the beach.

The morning’s cycle takes you through isolated highland country roads with a worthwhile detour to Doe Castle. You stop for lunch in Downings on the Rosguill Peninsula.

A roller coaster ride around the coast affords spectacular views of white sandy beaches as we wind our way down to our evening accommodation in the town of Ramelton.

Today you cycle the beautiful and remote Fanad Peninsula, stopping for lunch in Port Salon. You continue along the shores of Lough Swilly through Rathmulla, from where the last Earls of Ireland fled to Europe in 1607, thus ending the old Irish Order.

The final leg of our cycle brings us back to Ramelton, where we will then transfer you back to Donegal town before heading home the following morning

Departure from Donegal or spend extra nights in the city or the surrounding region.

Arrival: Donegal

Departure: Donegal

Nearest Arrival airport: Knock, Derry or Belfast

Nearest Departure airport: Knock, Derry or Belfast

We also recommend travelling by train or ferry to all cycling holiday starting and departure points. We can help you plan your journey to Donegal by rail and ferry. Car parking is available on all tours at the first hotel or a nearby public parking location. Full details are available on request. Please do not book travel until an official invoice confirms the cycling holiday.