Portglenone Cycling Route

About

Route:

• From Porglenone Marina turn Left onto Gortgole Road and head north to the T-junction with Tamlaght Road (4miles).

• Turn Right crossing Town Hill Road to reach Lisnahunshin Road (1.5m).

• Turn Right and head south for 1.3m and turn Left for Moboy Road.

• Ascend Moboy Road for 1.6m and cross the Duneoin Road onto Granagh Road.  A gentle downhill stretch for 2.5m before turning Left at Dreen Road.

• Straight ahead passing through Cullybackey before turning Right at Fenaghy Road (1.1m).

• Staight ahead for 2.7m to the roundabout at Galgorm.

• Turn Right and follow the Galgorm Road to Gracehill.

• Turn Right into Cennick Road before taking a Right onto the Tuppenny Road.

• Turn Right at the T-junction with Straid Road heading to Ahoghill.

• From Ahoghill Main Street turn Right at the Diamond and then immediately Left into Brook Street.

• Continue straight ahead for 3.3m to the crossroad at Garvaghy Road (Mid way along this section the route links with NCN96).

• Turn Left and immediately Right and follow the Garvaghy Road to the junction with Cullybackey Road.

• Turn Left and take care on the steep hill approaching Portglenone.

• Continue along Main Street before turning Right at the Wild Duck Inn onto the Gortgole Road and the start point.

Public roads: On Public Road

Getting to the start:
Portglenone Marina. NCN 96
Buses available from Ballymena.

Traffic: Normally quiet with occasional slow-moving farm vehicles and commuter traffic.

Start Point:
C975049

Finish Point:
c975040

Distance:
21miles

Terrain:
Smooth tarmac roads

Points of interest:
Arthur Cottage & Interpretative Centre, Gracehill Moravian Village, Cistercian Abbey Portglenone

Facilities:
Refeshments are available in all the villages.

Nearest town:
Portglenone

OS map: 
8

Accessible toilet facilities:
Yes