Stage Four Friday 14th July 2023: Aillwee Cave
Stage 4: Friday 14th July 2023 – ‘Aillwee Cave’
| DESCRIPTION | |||
| NOTE: TRANSFER REQUIRED FROM HOTEL TO AILLWEE CAVES FOR SIGN ON/STAGE START Eircode – H91 AX26 Approx 50mins |
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| Headquarters: Aillwee Caves | |||
| Sign on in top car park | 9:15 – 10:15 | ||
| Assembly in top car park beside finish truck | 10:40 | ||
| Depart top car park to begin 4.5KM neutralised section to race start | 10:50 | ||
| Continue down the hill past the coffee shop towards exit gate | |||
| Through exit gate and turn left onto road | |||
| Turn right at T -unction dir. Ballyvaughan R480 | |||
| Turn right at T-Junction dir. Galway N67/Ballyvaughan | |||
| Ballyvaughan | |||
| Turn right at Hyland’s Burren Hotel dir. Galway N67 | |||
| Racing starts at 80 km/h signs leaving Ballyvaughan | 11:00 | ||
| KM | 40KPH | 32KPH | |
| 0.0 | Racing starts at 80 km/h signs leaving Ballyvaughan | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| 6.8 | Turn right at Bell Harbour dir. Carran 10KM L1016 | 11:10 | 11:13 |
| 7.7 | Turn right at T-Junction dir. Carran | 11:12 | 11:14 |
| 11.8 | Start KOH CAT 1 ‘Carran’: At ‘Glean Ciosog’ football pitch on LHS | 11:18 | 11:22 |
| 17.6 | Finish KOH CAt 1 ‘Carran’: Cassidy’s Bar on LHS | 11:26 | 11:33 |
| 22.7 | Turn right at T-Junction dir. Ballyvaughan R480 | 11:34 | 11:43 |
| 26.2 | Straight at crossroads | 11:39 | 11:49 |
| 35.3 | Turn right at T-Junction dir. Galway N67/Ballyvaughan | 11:53 | 12:06 |
| 36.9 | Ballyvaughan (Caution through village) | 11:55 | 12:09 |
| 48.6 | Fanore | 12:13 | 12:31 |
| 50.1 | ‘Welcome to The Burren’ sign on LHS | 12:15 | 12:34 |
| 52.6 | Balliny | 12:19 | 12:39 |
| 62.5 | Turn right dir. Doolin R479 | 12:34 | 12:57 |
| 66.7 | Doolin | 12:40 | 13:05 |
| 67.0 | Straight through crossroads dir. Doolin Pier | 12:41 | 13:06 |
| 67.6 | Veer left at Seaview House dir. Castle Hill | 12:42 | 13:07 |
| 67.7 | Start KOH CAT 1 ‘Castle Hill’: Directly after veer left | 12:42 | 13:07 |
| 69.4 | Finish KOH CAT 1 ‘Castle Hill’: At crossroads sign on LHS (just before T- Junction) | 12:44 | 13:10 |
| 69.5 | Turn left at T-Junction dir. Lisdoonvarna R478 | 12:44 | 13:10 |
| 75.0 | Turn Right dir. Ennistimon N67 | 12:53 | 13:21 |
| 79.3 | KIilshanny | 12:59 | 13:29 |
| 83.8 | Turn left off N67 dir. Corrofin R481 | 13:06 | 13:37 |
| 90.0 | Kilfenora (Caution through village) | 13:15 | 13:49 |
| 90.7 | Straight through crossroads in Kilfenora village | 13:16 | 13:50 |
| 96.6 | Turn left dir. Ballyvaughan R480 at Leimneach Castle towards Aillwee Caves | 13:25 | 14:01 |
| 110.3 | Turn right dir. Aillwee Caves | 13:45 | 14:27 |
| 110.9 | Turn right into Aillwee Caves
(Start KOH CAT 1) |
13:46 | 14:28 |
| 111.5 | Caution: Team car deviation at Y in road – all team cars to go to right | 13:47 | 14:29 |
| 111.7 | Finish line at top of climb in top car park
(Finish KOH CAT 1) |
13:48 | 14:29 |
Route URL: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42722574