A Cycling Club for Everyone. Riding from Watergrasshill, County Cork, Ireland
Are you looking to improve your fitness and make new friends? Your local cycle club can provide both. We welcome new members all year round. We now meet at the National School in Watergrasshill Village and generally travel around the greater environs of North and East Cork. The circuits are rolling for the most part, Read More ...
We take a wide variety of routes throughout the year. They vary both in length and pace but are always aimed at maximising enjoyment for our members. You don’t need much to be able to participate but there is a short list of items which we recommend you don’t leave home without. Here is a Read More ...
Club Events 2026 The initial set of Club events planned for 2026 is as follows (subject to change): Friday cycles departing from Mescall’s Site between 09:30 to 10:00 Distances 60 km-90 km. Saturday and Sunday Weekly spins departing from Watergrasshill National School (Departure points may vary over winter months due to road conditions) Saturday Cycles Read More ...
Whatever your level, there's a place for you
Over The Hill Cycling Club was established in Cork in 2011 by a group of like minded people sharing a passion for the two wheeled pursuit of cycling. As the name would suggest, we’re not aiming to compete in the Rás just yet and for the OTH crew, social trumps competition. Some of the original Read More ...
Are you looking to improve your fitness and make new friends? Your local cycle club can provide both. We welcome new members all year round. We now meet at the National School in Watergrasshill Village and generally travel around the greater environs of North and East Cork. The circuits are rolling for the most part, Read More ...
We take a wide variety of routes throughout the year. They vary both in length and pace but are always aimed at maximising enjoyment for our members. You don’t need much to be able to participate but there is a short list of items which we recommend you don’t leave home without. Here is a Read More ...
Sunday Cycle 29th March departs Watergrasshill National School at 09:00. Note: Clocks go forward at 01:00 AM on Sunday 29th Mar for the start of Irish Standard Time, so one less hour of sleep! Distance = 61 km. Coffee Stop at Mace Glanmire. RSVP if going (WhatsApp Poll) Route details are available at: https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/6697485264/ or Read More …
Saturday Cycle 28th Mar departs Watergrasshill National School at 08:30. Distance = 82 km. Heading Glanmire, Glounthaune Greenway, Ballintubber, Midleton, Mogeely, Killeagh, Castlemartyr, Greenway to Midleton, Curragh Wood, Leamlara, WGH. Coffee Stop at The Village Greengrocer Castlemartyr. RSVP if going (WhatsApp Poll) A valid CI licence is required. Route details are available at: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53439322 or Read More …
Sunday Cycle 22nd Mar departs Watergrasshill National School at 09:00. Distance = 55 km. RSVP if going (WhatsApp Poll) Coffee Stop Fermoy. Steady Pace. Route details are available at: https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/6695934113 or https://connect.garmin.com/app/course/441145180
Saturday cycle 21st Mar departs Watergrasshill National School at 08:30. Distance = 92 km. Heading Mitchelstown ring road, Kilbehenny, Mitchelstown, Glanworth, Ballyhooly middle climb, WGH. RSVP if going (WhatsApp Poll). Food stop Mitchelstown (50 km) Route details are available at: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/54289880 or https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/440726140 A shorter route option is available by heading for Glanworth from Mitchelstown.
A revised route for Sunday 15th Mar is as follows: https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/6693368295/Coffee Stop now at Cobh Cross.
Sunday cycle 15th Mar departs WGH NS 09:00. Distance = 57km. Coffee Stop Glanmire. RSVP if going (WhatsApp Poll). Two groups depending on numbers. Route details are available at: https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/6693309199/ Shorter route option available.
Saturday Cycle 14th Mar departs WGH NS 09:00. Distance = 92 km. Note the later departure time of 09:00 from Watergrasshill National School, due to low temperatures overnight. RSVP if going (WhatsApp Poll). Food stop Lismore. Route details are available at: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53326907
Sunday cycle 8th Mar departs Watergrasshill National School at 09:00. Distance = 56 km. Coffee Stop Fermoy Spar Service Station. RSVP if going (WhatsApp Poll) Route details are available at: https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/6689991933/
Saturday Cycle 28th Feb departs Costa Coffee Little Island 09:00. Note the change in departure point and later departure time. Two options: 125 km or 75 km. RSVP if going (WhatsApp Poll). Longer route heading Ardmore and back. Shorter route heading to Killeagh and back. Coffee stops in Ardmore (125 km) or The Village Greengrocer Castlemartyr Read More …
Sunday cycle 22nd Feb departs Watergrasshill National School at 09:00. Distance = 58 km. RSVP if going (WhatsApp Poll) Coffee Stop Grandons. Route details are available at: https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/6684559997/