Cycling possibilities - from Cobh Aire

For those of you who take bikes on your travels, this may be of interest.
Having tired of the hills around Cobh during previous visits, we cycled approx 3km back along the road to Cork to take the ferry to Passage West and learned from a ferry local passenger that there is a cycle path from the village to Cork city. When you get off the ferry, turn right. After approx 1 km turn right at O'Briens pub in Passage West village and you join a cycle path that brings you to Pairc Ui Caoimh. We then cycled through some roads through an industrial estate which brought us almost to the city centre. We chose instead to head to Blackrock, had lunch and rejoined the cycle path near Blackrock Castle and back to the ferry. Great scenery, helped by great cycling weather yesterday.
Maybe 15 km each way, easy cycling. The ferry was 2 euro per bike return.

Thats a nice one!

And if you dont fancy cycling all the way over to the city, you can cycle to Mahon point shopping centre with it's cinemas restaurants shops etc...

Red route from Cobh to Mahon point.
Orange route a continuation from "the black bridge" and onwards to cork city. Mostly cycling along the waterfront which is nice.

Its a nice route on the old railway line, so not very challenging if you're used to cycling reasonable distances.

We are currently on the Aire at Cobh. About 24 vans tonight, only about 10 last night!

Anyway, this afternoon we cycled from the Aire to Blackrock Castle Observatory by way of the ferry crossing to Passage West and then by the old railway track bed which has an excellent surface and of course is level. Took the detour to the Mahon shopping centre for tea and buns and then on round the waterside path to the observatory. At that point the chief executive decided that due to a headwind and tired legs and posterior we should turn.

I just wish to thank Voyager for suggesting the route and Blag for the map. A really excellent afternoons entertainment and perhaps next year we will finish the route into Cork city centre, although the chief executive states categorically that this will NOT replace the train, shop, lunch, more shop, train routine that seems to occur each time we visit Cobh.

Thanks guys, highly recommended.

Davy