Starting outside the 12th century Trim Castle, the route passes over the River Boyne and makes its way towards Navan. Here the route crosses the Boyne again before following the south side of the River, with a short climb coming into Donore. From here the route drops down to Oldbridge where it crosses the River Boyne once more. The route then heads for the north side of Drogheda and turns onto the old Dublin-Belfast road (R132), which is a good wide road. It then makes a turn and passes alongside the Irish Sea on our way through Blackrock and on to Ballynascanlon, on the outskirts of Dundalk.
Your Section Pack includes:
- Section routebook
- Section .GPX file
- Section Map
Route Details:
Distance – 86.5km
Climbing – 2/5
Navigation – 3/5
Elevation:
Guide to using the Routebook
Each section (Time Station (TS) to Time Station (TS) of the section is covered by a number of pages in your Routebook. These pages cover all the details of the junctions, turns, distances, climbs and other relevant information.
Heading at the top of each page: Gives details of section name, number and total distance (All distance is in kilometres). Average speed and Target time are only indicators for reference.
Under the heading Distance: Total:-this column gives the distance covered since start of section Inter: this column gives the distance between each junction
Direction is shown with Tulip Arrows: These represent the direction to be taken at that point. You are always travelling from the black dot and taking the direction of the arrow.
Turn No: This column gives details of Traffic lights/Stop/Yield Signs and Roundabouts. For example: 101 or 102 as seen in above image, assists with information including all Camper Van restrictions as laid out in the Section Description pages.
Route Information (Info): This column gives details of the junction (signposts where applicable) and direction to take. It also contains details regarding Hard Shoulders (HS), start and top of climbs and details of relevant landmarks and Cautions.
Distance To Go: This column shows the distance to be completed in that section.
Numbers in black boxes: These numbers are found in the direction tulip arrows column and are designed for quick reference when reading notes, or if dealing with Race HQ or Race Officials. You could be asked what number is in the black box, which would give HQ or whoever, your location.
