Blazing Bikers Annual fundraiser for Irish Guide Dogs
Great Northern Run. Blazing Bikers.
This route starts at Loughs Agency on Victoria Road (the A5) in Londonderry.
Visit the free aquarium and visitors centre to learn more about the
sea life of the coastline you are about to ride!
The run follows Lough Foyle, a beautiful enclosed bay
leading off the Atlantic Ocean. These waters are
farmed for mussels and oysters plus providing a natural
shelter for a deep sea fishing fleet - there is a sea food
restaurant in Greencastle at the mouth of the lough.
A good road takes the biker to Redcastle.
Then "not so good" roads... but okay!
Ride across the mountain to the quaint village of
Culdaff with its surf beaches and the pier at Bunagee.
The road winds over a ridge to another harbour at
Glengad and thence to Malin Pier (not to be confused with Malin town).
Try the most northerly pint in Ireland at Farren's Bar
or eat at the Seaview Tavern (locally known as Vera Doc's).
A great run - spectacular scenery, a road that works the body,
an unexplored place... !
The rocky islets off Malin are the Garvan Isles. Beyond is Inishtrahull,
the most northerly piece of he Irish archipelago.
Malin Head is the most northerly point on the island of Ireland. A great destination for a challenge 'bike run - you can't go any further! Spectacular views across to the Scottish islands and to the uninhabited island of Inishtrahull, 6 miles to the northeast. Beautiful seascape - this is the north Atlantic, after all! The waters off Malin were the battleground in two world wars - U boats, Allied aircraft, convoy protection battleships etc - a spectacular number of wrecks lie off here. Visit the Sea View Tavern for a coffee overlooking Inishtrahull Sound (a submarine trench drops to 90 metres depth)visist this website : www.loughs-agency.org/discover/activities/motorcycling-test
A nice run out to get a taste of County Donegal. Road surface alternates from the best you have ridden to the worst you have ridden, with nothing in-between. Fill up with fuel when you can! Plenty of interesting places to stop and diversions to take. Stunning views of Mt Errigal on route. Beware of sheep and turf tractors.