29 miles
Distance
5,775 ft
Climb
-5,750 ft
Descent
1,203 ft
High Point
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This is a permitted race course, not all trails can be ridden 365 days a year. Please respect Land Managers and Ride at Your Own Risk.

The Chain Reaction Cycles Emerald Enduro presented by Biking.ie will host the 2nd Round of the 2015 Enduro World Series from the 22nd to the 24th of May in the stunningly beautiful surroundings of Carrick Mountain in the Wicklow Hills, also known as the 'Garden of Ireland'. The best bike riders in the world will complete seven timed technical downhill stages, in a rally style format called 'Enduro'. The rider with the fastest combined stage times on day shall be crowned the winner. Several thousand spectators and dozens of international journalists, photographers and film crews will descend on County Wicklow to witness the most spectacular biking event Ireland has ever hosted.

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Route Sections

1 Stage 1 - Dakine
2 Stage 2 - Maxxis Tires
3 Stage 3 - Marin Bikes
4 Stage 4 - Sealskinz
5 Stage 5 - MSL Motor Group
6 Stage 6 - Fixx Coffee House
7 Stage 7 - Gravity Enduro

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Details

  • Featured
  • Race Course
  • Riding area
    Carrick Mountain
  • AKA
    Emerald Enduro
  • Difficulty rating
    Black
  • Route Type
    Loop
  • Bike type
    AM
  • Direction
    One Direction
  • Physical rating
    Hard
More Stats for EWS #2 2015 Emerald Enduro mountain bike route
  • Altitude min
    308 ft
  • Altitude start
    308 ft
  • Altitude end
    333 ft
  • Grade
    0.016%
  • Grade max
    -29.859%
  • Grade min
    23.046%
  • Distance climb
    16 miles
  • Distance down
    12 miles
  • Distance flat
    4,388 ft
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      EWS Practice RAW Footage
      EWS Practice RAW Footage
      1:55 | 468 | comments: 1 | favs:
      May 20, 2016
      So Gopro clips from most stages of last weekends Enduro World Series in Ireland
      Ride Giant Ride Z-G
      Ride Giant Ride Z-G
      trail: Vegas
      1:37 | 424 | comments: 3 | favs: 1
      Jun 9, 2012
      Hi, My name is Fiachra Doherty and im 16 years old. This is my first edit, filmed by my brother Aibhne, enjoy some Irish trail anyway!
      MADMTB - Carrick Enduro
      MADMTB - Carrick Enduro
      3:06 | 218 | comments: 1 | favs:
      Mar 10, 2015
      MADMTB Rider Conor Craig rides some Enduro trails on Carrick Mountain, County Wicklow, Ireland

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