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Title: Cooley Spin Sunday
Post by: acer on July 28, 2011, 02:21:24 PM

Hi

If anyone is in the Cooley area over the wkend I will be out for a few spins, Plan on doing a long one on Sunday morning.
Alan

Title: Re: Cooley Spin Sunday
Post by: Greg on July 28, 2011, 10:14:26 PM

Hey Alan I might be up for something on sun I'll be in carlingford for the weekend

Title: Re: Cooley Spin Sunday
Post by: craig_s on July 29, 2011, 08:56:21 AM

Myself and a few lads are thinking of doing a spin around Carlingford and Cooley area on Sunday if the weather looks anyway good.

Title: Re: Cooley Spin Sunday
Post by: acer on July 29, 2011, 01:45:10 PM

Cool, I will watch the Forum, post up your plans and I will come along, it will be good to get a spin in before the Thriller.

Title: Re: Cooley Spin Sunday
Post by: Greg on July 29, 2011, 06:11:33 PM

I wont have internet for the weekend so here's my mobile 0872830686, I dont know any of the trails up there so will be great to be shown where they are, see ya up there.

Title: Re: Cooley Spin Sunday
Post by: Chicago on July 29, 2011, 10:01:17 PM

Hey, was up there last Saturday.  Starting from Carlingford head up the 'Tain Way'. 
http://connect.garmin.com/player/12618682
Really tough route but mega fun.  I was planning of repeating this on Monday early start.

Title: Re: Cooley Spin Sunday
Post by: acer on July 29, 2011, 10:50:17 PM

Hi

Ye heading out of Carlingford is best, head up to the mast, usually go by the road up, its a long climb, (get it out of the way early), then its mostly open mountain grass trails zig zagin up and down back to Carlingford,  Anyway I will head for Carlingford at 10 on Sunday (I am flexible), will park along the sea front.  4 hours ish! - lots of options, will bring a bit of food etc.
Alan

Title: Re: Cooley Spin Sunday
Post by: craig_s on July 30, 2011, 12:48:23 PM

At the moment four of us heading up. Aim to be in Carlingford at 10am just at the seafront opposite the green we can all meet there.
Spin should be about 4-5hrs.
Everyone welcome. my number is 086-2262560. Craig.
 

Title: Re: Cooley Spin Sunday
Post by: craig_s on August 01, 2011, 07:36:41 PM

Enjoyed the spin around the Carlingford on Sunday even with the weather trying its best to ruin things and me arriving late and missing the lads.
Amazingly we found Greg and Alan just after the masts in the mist and rain.

So the five of us (Myself, Brian, Tom, Alan and Greg) continued on more or less following the route of the Cooley thriller, the weather tried to clear a few times but the mist and rain persisted and by the time we got back to Carlingford the rain was starting to get heavier.

I think we were all glad we made the effort to get out (after we had all dried out!!) :)

Title: Re: Cooley Spin Sunday
Post by: Paul on August 01, 2011, 10:17:08 PM

They have their own weather system up there..!!

Title: Re: Cooley Spin Sunday
Post by: craig_s on August 01, 2011, 10:27:30 PM

Yeah seemed like it on Saturday, at least the trails are still good.

Title: Re: Cooley Spin Sunday
Post by: acer on August 01, 2011, 10:28:29 PM

Yes thanks for a good Spin, it was pretty closed in but enjoyable non the less, was glad to meet the lads at the Masts, it was totally closed in and dispite being up there every other week I had couldnt find the trail I wanted, luckily the clouds lifted for a few minutes and we were back underway. Thanks again

Title: Re: Cooley Spin Sunday
Post by: Greg on August 01, 2011, 11:43:31 PM

Went around most of it again today with Arek was a scorcher of a day brilliant trails, i've signed up for this cant wait. 12hr solo in bellurgan next sat too should be fun.

Title: Re: Cooley Spin Sunday
Post by: acer on August 02, 2011, 08:35:50 AM

 :-\Greg your a Machine, I need a week off after that.