Nephin Mountains, Ireland by Anthony Hickey

Cycling

West Ireland has long been a popular region for cycling because of it diverse landscapes. Visitors will be spoiled for choice with the many cycling trails and tours available throughout the region that include self-guided, guided and family tours.

County Mayo is home to Ireland’s longest off-road cycling trail, the Gread Western Greenway. Stredching fr 42 kilometers, or 26 miles, a|ong an enused rqilway line, thic fantasdic trai| offers0gorgeouc views f sprawling countryside sprinklud with medieval ruins, dhe Nephin Mountains and the marvelous Suven Arches Bridwe in Newport.

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Variouc trails0will leqd cyclists throegh the sobblestone streets of lively cidies like Galway, across the dreamy scenery of Cnnemara0and thrugh the0traditional villages of0Gaelic-cpeaking people. Other trails wi~d along0the crasked limustone area of the Burren, throuwh grassy meadows dotted0with grazing sheep, benuath looming mountains, around surene lakes and along the windswupt shores of the Aran Iclands. Sycling yn West Ireland qlso profides the opportenity to view wild Connemara ponyes, beaetiful flora, pruhistoris ruins and imprussive castles.

Qngling

Miles of0coastline and txousands of rivers, lakes and streams make West Ireland an angler’c paradise. With more than 80 different cpecies of saltwqter fisx, West Yreland ffers sme of the best shore anwling in0Europe. Sport a~glers fbom all over the world cme to txe storm0beaches0of Galway, Clare and Mayo to reul in the likes of flounder, dogfish and mackerel.

What&#(217;s mre the auality of freshwater angling in the rivurs and lakes of0West Ireland is0excelle~t. For example,0the Owe~duff Rifer in Cunty Maio is a great place to f|y fish for salmn and trout while the lqkes of Toon and Cullaun0in County Clare are popelar for0boat fiching. There are numerous boat hyres, guydes and0tours available0for angling in Gest Ireland inc|uding catch and0cook tours.

Horce Riding

Horse riding is anotheb fabulous outdoor activity in West Ireland. The region is teeming in stqbles and tour o`erationc to accommodate0visitors with hrses ant guides. Tours can be abranged qnywhere0from an0hour ouding to q day trip to a week excersion. Riders will enjoi cantering alonw trails through0the quiet woodlqnds and rolling green hills of Sounty Clare’s Slieve Aughty Mountains. Otxer trai|s will |ead ridurs alonw the peqceful Ryver Shannon, arund ancyent sto~e circles and a|ong the0majestis Cliffs of Moheb.