Anybody here done the self-guided Dingle Bicycle tour? My wife and I are doing the 14 day Best of Ireland tour in June. I ride about 2800 miles/year, my wife less than 200 miles/year. I'm not worried about doing it, but how hard would it be for her?
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That's a question only your wife can answer. Depends on her age, condition, stamnia, willingness to exert herself, her bike's gearing. Is she riding regularly before the trip to get in shape, increasing the miles each time out? For your purposes, from Dingle town to Dunquin is nine miles. From there back to Dingle via Waymont and Ballyferriter is about another thirteen miles. It's scenic, peaceful and lightly traveled.
I've biked all over Ireland multiple times, including a few around the Slea Head Peninsula out of Dingle. Ireland's roads are rough and bumpy and the country generally hilly, realities that may make cycling more difficult and uncomfortable as one ages. Given all that, just about anywhere along the coasts - especially in the West - is well worth experiencing by bike.