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"What if you rode 42 car-free kilometres from Westport to Achill?"
There is something quietly brilliant about covering 42 kilometres under your own steam with not a single car to worry about. The old railway line carries you through bog, estuary and mountain without asking anything of you except to keep pedalling. You will hit a rhythm somewhere around Newport and wonder why you do not do this every weekend. The moment Achill Sound comes into view feels genuinely earned. You learn that your legs are stronger than you thought, and that Mayo on a clear day is an absolutely ridiculous amount of beautiful.
Pádraig (26), Mullingar — works in logistics, rebuilds old mountain bikes in his shed at weekends
I nearly didn't bother booking the shuttle back from Achill and I'm genuinely glad someone talked me out of that idea.
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