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7.2 miles
Distance
836 ft
Climb
-701 ft
Descent
00:56:11
Avg time
137 ft
Altitude change
761 ft
Altitude min
1,245 ft
Altitude max
969 ft
Altitude start
1,106 ft
Altitude end
0.4%
Grade
-18.7%
Grade max
30.7%
Grade min
3 miles
Distance climb
3 miles
Distance down
5,075 ft
Distance flat
00:56:11
Avg time
Mountrussell Loop Details
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- Trail Running
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Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity50 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular Direction Shown
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Land OwnerCoillte
The loop features some steep climbs on forest roads and singletrack as well as long singletrack descents. All of the singletrack trails have extremely varied and sometimes very uneven surfaces, including rocks, loose gravel, mud, water and roots and are often very narrow (not more than 1m wide) with lots of tight turns, encroaching vegetation and with trees and boulders very close to the trail. There are also long sections of elevated timber boardwalk with exposed edges and uneven and sometimes slippery surfaces.
Follow the Brown waymarkers all the way to Waypoint 3 where you begin the inward leg of the Loop and eventually pick up the Green waymarkers that lead you back to the car park. Along the way you will pass Waypoint 2 where you can take a shortcut back to the car park by going left up the hill to pick up the inward leg of the Loop.
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6 Months
- 1 rides
- 29.4 km avg distance
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- 104 rides
- Last: Aug 2, 2026
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Directions to mountrussell-loop trailhead
(52.327620, -8.534240)
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