Name: EWS #2 2015 Emerald Enduro
Rating: 5

Mountain Bike

29.1 miles

Distance

5,203 ft

Climb

-5,189 ft

Descent

1,215 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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EWS #2 2015 Emerald Enduro is a 29 mile black race route located near Glenealy. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 14 trails. This route climbs 5,203 ft with a max elevation of 1,215 ft then descends -5,189 ft.

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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

Trails in Route

	Shoot me / Liam Neeson upper				597 ft
	Flow Rider				974 ft
	Dirty Hucker				2,779 ft
	Aghowle Upper				1,988 ft
	Slasher				1,309 ft
	Ballydowling				823 ft
	Bluebell				2,162 ft
	Turkish Delight				981 ft
	Big Dipper				1,916 ft
	Slip & Slide Middle				853 ft
	Ballyknockan More				981 ft
	Vegas				1,775 ft
	Henderson				1,276 ft
	Emerald Express Pt 1				709 ft

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	Tech / Feed Zone	Mechanical Station
	Aid Station	Aid Station

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Riding area

Carrick Mountain
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
AKA

Emerald Enduro
Difficulty rating

Black
Route Type

Loop
Bike type

AM
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Hard
Ridelogs

29

More Stats for EWS #2 2015 Emerald Enduro mountain bike route

Altitude min

302 ft
Altitude start

302 ft
Altitude end

315 ft
Grade max

-64.1%
Grade min

53.1%
Distance climb

18 miles
Distance down

10 miles
Distance flat

1 mile

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trail	date	description
Dirty Hucker	Aug 31, 2022 @ 11:00pm Aug 31, 2022
Vegas	Aug 29, 2022 @ 5:46am Aug 29, 2022	fast and dusty, few snaggy roots and rocks lurking in the dust
Shoot me / Liam Neeson upper	Mar 25, 2022 @ 5:05am Mar 25, 2022	Coilte present prepping trees for felling starting in 2 weeks (7th ish April?) All top sections (steep parts) of Giants, Emerald, Full Gas and Shoot me will likely be gone. Lower areas should still be fine. Lower section is soaking and quite a bit of mud still. Top section bone dry.
Emerald Express Pt 1	Mar 24, 2022 @ 5:35am Mar 24, 2022	Coilte present prepping trees for felling starting in 2 weeks (7th ish April?) All top sections (steep parts) of Giants, Emerald, Full Gas and Shoot me will likely be gone. Lower areas should still be fine
Flow Rider	Mar 24, 2022 @ 5:35am Mar 24, 2022	Still pretty wet down here even with all the dry weather. River runs quite close by.

EWS #2 2015 Emerald Enduro route

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