How to Find Us…
The Mealagh Valley is near the town of Bantry in West Cork.
From Bantry town follow road to Glengarriff passing Casey’s Petrol station.
Take the next right, past Casey’s at Donemark Bridge.
Continue straight on this road for over 4 miles noting a school sign and a signpost for Kealkill to the left and Dunmanway straight on….Follow the Dunmanway road.
From Ballylickey…After Bantry Golf Club, take next left at Donemark Bridge and follow road as above.
Start area is about 10 minutes from Donemark Bridge.
The Road will have race signs on it with stewards to direct you to appointed parking area.
Allow 15 minutes to drive from Bantry Town centre to the Mealagh Valley Ring Parking. Please note that if you are bringing a car, the car park is a few minutes from the race start line.
Use this link to see where exactly the Community Centre is. Zoom in and out to get your bearings.
Registration and number collection is near the start line at Cronin’s Yard. The Community Centre is 1km away and this will be used for prize giving and post race refreshments.
Community Centre
Entrance to Cronin’s Yard
Bantry is:
• 1 hour 30mins from Cork
• 1 hour 20 minutes from Killarney
• 1 hours from Kenmare
• 2 hours from Mallow
• 1 hour 10 minutes from Macroom
• 4 hours from Dublin
Mealagh Valley 10 Mile Road Race 