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MountainIntermediateWicklow / Dublin● Real GPX Track
The F800R Shakedown
A real rider-submitted GPX — the classic 'shake down a new bike' loop out of south Dublin and up over Sally Gap.
Road type: Mixed — city outs, mountain twisties, motorway home
The Route
On the map.
START
FINISH
Leaflet © OpenStreetMap contributors
Elevation
The vertical picture.
637m
Total climb
450m
Highest point
The Ride
What the road feels like.
Every rider on the east coast has their own version of this loop — the one you take on a new (or new-to-you) bike to feel the throttle response, load the suspension, check everything works before you commit to something bigger. This 113 km track was submitted by a rider on a BMW F800R and it hits all the essentials: Wicklow uplands, the Military Road, a coffee stop and home before dinner.
It's included here as an example of the community submissions we love to publish. Send us yours.
Highlights
- 01Community-submitted real GPX track
- 02Sally Gap and Featherbeds crossing
- 03Wicklow uplands road testing
Cafés & Stops
- Johnnie Fox's PubGlencullen
One of Ireland's highest pubs. Bike parking, sandwiches, view.
Ride Safe
- This one is best ridden in dry, clear weather.
- Featherbeds bog is exposed — check forecast.
Recommended Stops
Pulled from the real GPX.
12 waypoints · marked on map above
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stops ridden
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Kilmacanogue
City (Small)
Kilmacanogue
Unknown
Parking Area
Unknown
Granabeg Upper and Valleymount
Waypoint
Granabeg Upper and Valleymount
Laragh (Glendalough)
City (Small)
Laragh (Glendalough)
Rathdrum
City (Small)
Rathdrum
Ballyteige
Waypoint
Ballyteige
Carrignamuck
Waypoint
Carrignamuck
Aghavannagh
Waypoint
Aghavannagh
Glenmalure and Carriglinneen
Waypoint
Glenmalure and Carriglinneen
R115
Waypoint
R115
Tonygarrow
Waypoint
Tonygarrow
Bmw Maddock Motorcycles
Waypoint
Bmw Maddock Motorcycles
Field Notes
From the road.
Take it with you.
Download the GPX and load it into your navigation.
Download bmw-f800r-test-ride.gpx