The Greenway

So having climbed Croagh Patrick on Saturday the "superfit" McCarthy family decided to go for a 37kilometer cycle on Sunday! We were however on Electric assisted bikes! My friend Paul Harmen runs Electric Escapes and arranges holidays for people in Mayo using these Electric assisted bikes. I have done a lot of work with Paul but had never actually ridden one of the bikes, so we decided to give it a go. We collected the bikes from Travis at Clew Bay Bike Hire in Newport and cycled on the greenway from Newport to Mulranny. the Greenway is a newly developed cycle path that runs from Westport all the way to Achill, along the disused railway line. The views are spectacular and the path is fairly flat and very safe for children. The Electric bikes however really were a luxury, you still have to pedal, but there is no difficulty cycling against the wind and any hills can be treated with complete contempt! My wife Patricia has had back surgery and has not ridden a bike for years, we all struggled to keep up with her! We had a great time cycling to Mulranny where we stopped at the Park Hotel for a little lunch, enjoyed along with live music and returned back to Newport just before the first shower of the day!! This picture was taken as we approached Mulranny.




To Learn more about "Electric Escapes" click here Electricescapes

Clewbay Bike Hire can be contacted here and also have a lovely video of the Greenway Clewbay bike hire

And if you want to contact the Park Hotel...Mulranny Park hotel