Sean Kelly Cycle Route - The Kelly Legacy
Road Cycling Trail · Waterford
Sean Kelly Cycle Route - The Kelly Legacy is a 106.9 km very challenging waymarked loop in Waterford, starting near Dungarvan.
Grade
| Activity | Grade | Difficulty | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cycling | Very Challenging | Very Challenging | 6 hours |
Getting there
Starts at Entrance to Walton Causeway Park on R911, near Dungarvan.
- Trailhead coordinates
- 52.08895, -7.62019
- Irish Grid reference
- X 263 933
- Ordnance Survey sheets
- Discovery Series Sheets 74, 75 and 82
The National Trails Register's own latitude and longitude fields are empty for all 1,186 trails on it. This trailhead comes from Sport Ireland's separate Trailheads dataset, matched to this trail on its register ID.
Public transport
Bus Eireann bus
About the trail
Sean Kelly has made this route rightly famous. It is basically a circuit of the lovely Comeragh Mountains, keeping them on your left at all times and without actually entering mountain terrain. It takes in Carrick-on-Suir, passes the tranquil setting of Glencomeragh House, skirts Clonmel, continues via Kilcomma, the picturesque village of Ballymacarbry, through Colligan Wood and past the Master McGrath monument before eventually returning to the trailhead.
- Waymarking
- White signs with blue text
Who manages it
Waterford City & County Council
Smarter Travel Dungarvan, Co Waterford
Conditions and closures change. The operator is the authority on both, not this page.
Trails nearby
Measured trailhead to trailhead, in a straight line.
- Sean Kelly Cycle Route - The Coastal Route 0 m away · 75 km trail
- Sean Kelly Cycle Route - The Heritage Route 0 m away · 107.6 km trail
- Sean Kelly Cycle Route - The Kelly Comeragh Challange 0 m away · 166.5 km trail
- Sean Kelly Cycle Route - The Railway Loop 0 m away · 9.4 km trail
- Colligan Wood - Greenane loop 6.3 km away · 2.8 km trail
- Colligan Wood - Inchadrisla loop 6.3 km away · 3.4 km trail
Common questions
How long is the Sean Kelly Cycle Route - The Kelly Legacy?
106.9 km, recorded as a loop on Sport Ireland's National Trails Register. It climbs 836 m in total. Sport Ireland estimates 6 hours.
How hard is the Sean Kelly Cycle Route - The Kelly Legacy?
Sport Ireland grades it Very Challenging. Grades are set against national criteria, so they are comparable with other registered trails.
Where does the Sean Kelly Cycle Route - The Kelly Legacy start?
Starts at Entrance to Walton Causeway Park on R911, near Dungarvan. The trailhead is at 52.08895, -7.62019 (Irish Grid X 263 933).
Can you get to the Sean Kelly Cycle Route - The Kelly Legacy without a car?
Bus Eireann bus.
Who manages the Sean Kelly Cycle Route - The Kelly Legacy?
Waterford City & County Council. They are the authority on current conditions and closures, not this page.
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Trail data from the Sport Ireland National Trails Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Trailhead coordinates from the companion Trailheads dataset. Snapshot taken 2026-08-13.