Bikesafe.ie, David Lyons, Professional Motorcycle Training Ireland RSA ADI Certified Instructor Dublin & Wicklow Ireland

Wales

Would you like to go away for a couple of days and discover the freedom of motorcycling? Then allow Easy Rider Training to organise your two day biking trip to Wales. The journey starts from Dublin on a Sunday morning and the sea crossing takes just 95 minutes on the fast ferry. We arrive in Wales at 8.30am, overnight in Bala North Wales and arrive back in Dublin for 10pm the following day.

Why Wales?

Some of the most spectacular biking roads in Europe are found in Wales and this tour will take you to those roads. You will experience both smooth clean tarmac and stunning scenery.

How experienced do I need to be?

Tours are of two levels. Your level will depend on your ability and experience, on how alert you remain throughout the day and the type of bike you ride.

Level	Day	Mileage	From	To	Riding Time	Stopped Time
INTERMEDIATE	SUN	231	8.30am	5.30pm	6 hours	3 hours
INTERMEDIATE	MON	221	9.30 am	7.30 pm	6 hours	4 hours
ADVANCED	SUN	295	8.30am	6.30pm	6 hours	4 hours
ADVANCED	MON	330	9.30 am	7.30 pm	7 hours	3 hours

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Day 1 (Sunday)

We meet at the Maxol garage in Irishtown at 6.00am. The ferry sails from Dublin port at 6.50 am and over breakfast on the crossing the itinerary will be explained, with information on how to read Welsh roads signs and the 'do's and don'ts' of group riding.
We arrive at Holyhead for 8.30 am and stop in the Welsh mountains for a toilet break at 9.15am. We ride through a mountain pass heading south and onto coastal roads. We then head east through the valleys and into Newtown where we stop for lunch. A good meal will set us up for our ride to Bala, the tours' base. The journey there will take us up the highest mountain road in Wales (1800 ft ) arriving in Bala, which lies in the heart of Snowdonia National Park, for approximately 5pm.
There is an extra leg for the more experienced riders in the group but those who wish to call it a day in Bala may do so. We have dinner at around 7pm.

Day 2 (Monday)

After an 8am breakfast we hit the road for 9.30 am. We ride north through Llangollen and up through Horseshoe Pass on a road that rises a 1000 ft in under four miles which boasts of magnificent views. Then its onto the historic town of Ruthin. From here we head south through the lowlands and into the picturesque town of Betws-Y-Coed. After a break we then travel south into the mountains and east through the valleys and into the town of Welshpool, where we stop for lunch.
After lunch we head north back to Bala then its through Clocaenog forest which has beautiful tree-lined roads with sweeping bends. There are scheduled stops for toilet breaks, refreshments and petrol on route. The final leg of our journey will take us past mount Snowdon which is highest peak in Wales then it's back to Holyhead for 7.15pm. The ferry sails at 8.20 pm and arrives back in Dublin at 10pm.