
Welcome to the Bike Week events page for Limerick.
EVENTS
Please note Bike Week 2023 has already taken place. See below for a list of events which took place in Limerick during Bike Week 2023.
Day | Date | Event Details | Time | Suitability | Locations(s) of Event |
Saturday | 13th May | Come & Try Mountain Biking (Booking required) |
10am & 1pm | Ages 16+ | Ballyhoura Mountain Bike Trails |
Saturday | 13th May | Dawn Cycle with Limerick Ladies Cycling Club This one is not just for the ladies, all adults welcome! Bikes, helmets & lights are essential requirements! Further Details to Follow |
5am | Adults – Male and Female | TBC – University of Limerick |
Saturday | 13th May | Limerick’s Greenway
Explore Limerick’s Greenway with your family for |
11am – 1pm | Families | Limerick Greenway |
Saturday | 13th May | Grandparents and Me
Grandparents and Me – Free Event. Cycle the |
11am | Families, Grandparents, Children | Barnagh Greenway Hub – Limerick Greenway |
Saturday | 13th May | Messages Movement – Guided Cycle Ride
Join qualified ride leaders at Templeglantine Greenway Car |
10am | This is a social ride aimed at non-competitive leisure cyclists, minimum 18 years old. |
Templeglantine Greenway Car Park
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Saturday | 13th May | Free Bike Clinic
A Bike Mechanic will be available at various Parks |
All, Families | TBC | |
All Week | 13th – 21st May | Cyclocross
Pop up Cyclocross around Limerick City with |
TBC | Limerick | |
Sunday | 14th May | Family Bike Parade and Fun Day
Limerick City and County Council and |
2pm-4pm | All, Families | Arthurs Quay Park |
Sunday | 14th May | Big Bike for Breakfast – Free Event Cycle the Limerick Greenway with your family and enjoy a breakfast afterwards at Platform 22. Participants will pick up a bike from Locomotion Bike Rental at the Barnagh Greenway Hub. Places Limited so pre-booking is essential. Call 085-2552890 to book your space. |
9.30am | Families | Barnagh Greenway Hub – Limerick Greenway |
Sunday | 14th May | Bike Clinic
Free pop-up bike clinic in Murroe to celebrate |
TBC | All | Murroe Wood Park |
Sunday | 14th May | Oola Community Cycle | 10.00am | All age groups | Oola |
Monday – Friday | 15th – 19th May | Pre-school Balance Bike Programme | Morning and Afternoon | Pre School Children | Countywide |
Monday – Friday | 15th – 19th May | Cycle to Work Initiative | All week | Local employers / employees | Countywide |
Monday – Friday | 15th – 19th May | Cycle to School
Cycle to school days with various Limerick schools. |
All week | Children | Limerick |
Monday | 15th May | Inclusion Come & Try Cycling
(Booking required) |
10.30am | Disability service users | Abbeyfeale |
Monday | 15th May | Come & Try Mountain Biking
(Places Limited) |
10am & 1pm | 16+ | Ballyhoura Mountain Bike Trials |
Monday | 15th May | WOW Beginners Cycling Programme | 6.30pm | Ladies beginners cycling | UL East Gate Car Park |
Tuesday | 16th May | Teens in the Wild – Mountain Biking | 10.00 & 1.00pm | Teens | Ballyhoura Mountain Bike Trails |
Tuesday | 16th May | Free E-Bike Trial with Spin Doctor Cycles Customers will be given the opportunity to try an E-Bike for free. People will collect the E-Bike from Locomotion Bike Rental at the Barnagh Greenway Hub and they will get the opportunity to take the bike for a cycle on the limerick Greenway. On return each participant will receive a free coffee/tea. Places Limited so pre-booking is essential. Call 085-2552890 to book your space. |
2.30pm | Adults | Barnagh Greenway Hub |
Tuesday | 16th May | WOW Beginners Cycling Programme | 6.30pm | Ladies beginners cycling | Barnagh Greenway |
Wednesday | 17th May | Family Fun Cycle | 3.30pm | Adults & children | Newcastlewest |
Wednesday | 17th May | Cycle Bus
Limerick Cycle to School with the Cycle Bus. For more information click HERE |
8.20am | Children | Strand Hotel & Shannon Bridge |
Thursday | 18th May | Doras Bike Donation Scheme
For more information click HERE |
5pm – 6pm | All | Saint Patricks Road |
Thursday | 18th May | Ballinacurra Gaels Bike Parade | 6.30pm | Children | Baggott Estate, Limerick |
Thursday | 18th May | WOW Beginners Cycling Programme | 6.30pm | Ladies beginners cycling | Killmallock Town Car Park |
Thursday | 18th May | Free E-Bike Trial with Spin Doctor Cycles Customers will be given the opportunity to try an E-Bike for free. People will collect the E-Bike from Locomotion Bike Rental at the Barnagh Greenway Hub and they will get the opportunity to take the bike for a cycle on the limerick Greenway. On return each participant will receive a free coffee/tea. Places Limited so pre-booking is essential. Call 085-2552890 to book your space. |
10.30am | Adults | Barnagh Greenway Hub |
Friday | 19th May | Spinning Sixties Greenway Cycle | 1pm | Men & women aged 60+ | Barnagh Hub |
Saturday | 20th May | Come & Try Mountain Biking (Booking required) |
10am & 2pm | 10am & 1pm | Ages 16+ |
Saturday | 20th May | Greenway History Tour – Abbeyfeale Community Council will work in association with Locomotion Bike Rental to encourage individuals of all ages to go on a combined Group Cycle and History Tour along a section of the Limerick Greenway. Locomotion Bike Rental will provide accompanying Technical Support for this Group and the cycle will last approximately 1 – 2 hours. Places Limited so pre-booking is essential. Call 085-2552890 to book your space. |
10.30am – 2.30pm | Adults, Families | Limerick Greenway |
Saturday | 20th May | UL to City Centre Riverbank Cycle
For more information email pquigley@limericksports.ie |
11.00am | Adults | UL Boat House |
Saturday | 20th May | Doras Bike Donation Scheme
For more information click HERE |
10am – 12pm | All | Saint Patricks Road |
Sunday | 21st May | Grandparents On Duty Cycle
For more information click HERE |
2.00pm | Adults, Children
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Colbert Station |
For more information:
Website: Limerick Sports Partnership
Email: Limerick Sports Partnership
Recommended cycle routes in Limerick
Route | Length in Km | Terrain | Skill Level
(All, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced) |
Web link
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Limerick Greenway | 40km | Tarmacadam | All |
For more information click here |
City Centre to University of Limerick Riverbank shared walkway / cycleway |
3.25 Km | All |
For more information click here |
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City Centre to Shannon Fields Riverside shared walkway / cycleway |
3.2Km | All | ||
Ballyhoura Mountain Bike Trails | 98 Km | Mixed |
For more information click here |
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Ballyhoura Mountain Bike Trail
The Green/Greenwood Loop (6kms, |
6 Km |
For more information click here |
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Ballyhoura Mountain Bike Trail
The Brown/Mountrussell Loop (17kms, |
17 Km | Intermediate |
For more information click here
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Ballyhoura Mountain Bike Trail
The White/Garrane Loop (35kms, |
35 Km | Advanced |
For more information click here |
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Ballyhoura Mountain Bike Trail
The Blue/Streamhill Loop (41km, |
41 Km | Advanced |
For more information click here |
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Ballyhoura Mountain Bike Trail
The Red/Castlepook Loop (51km, |
51 Km | Advanced | For more information click here |