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 ...
Change is due to frosty road conditions in Watergrasshill. RSVP if going via Club WhatsApp group.
Saturday Cycle 27th Dec departs Watergrasshill National School at 08:30. Distance = 67 km. If conditions are frosty overnight then the starting point will be moved to Costa Coffee Little Island at the later time of 09:30. RSVP if going (WhatsApp Poll)Heading Glanmire-Fota-Cuskinny-Belvelly-Carrigtwohill-Leamlara-Mounbaun-WGH Route details are available at: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50122118 or https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/423640909
Change is due to risk of frost / black ice.
Sunday cycle 21st Dec departs Watergrasshill National School at 09:00. Distance = 60 km. Coffee Stop Fermoy. RSVP if going (WhatsApp Poll) Route details are available at: https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/6663056774/ or https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/422735208
Saturday Cycle 20th Dec departs Watergrasshill National School at 08:30. Distance = 83 km. Heading Glenville*, Rathcormac, Fermoy, Ballyduff, Tallow, Dr Barry's Bridge, Ballyreidy, WGH. Coffee Stop Tallow. RSVP if going (WhatsApp Poll). Route details are available at: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53522691 or https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/422539226
Friday Cycle 19th Dec departs Mescalls 09:30. Distance = 71 km. Heading Glenville*, Rathcormac, Conna, Tallow, Coolagown, Castlelyons, WGH. RSVP if going (WhatsApp Poll) Coffee Stop Tallow.
Sunday Cycle 14th Dec departs Watergrasshill National School at 09:00. Two routes 57 km or 64 km. RSVP if going (WhatsApp Poll) A Go / No Go decision will be made at 08:00 Sunday based on the weather. Coffee Stop Tallow. 57 km route details are available at: https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/6658774824/ 64 km route details are available at: https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/6658777890/
Saturday Cycle 13th Dec departs Watergrasshill National School at 08:30. Distance = 82 km. Heading Glanmire-Glounthaune-Carrigtwohill-Ballintubber-Midleton-Mogeely-Killeagh-Castlemartyr-Greenway to Midleton-Curragh Woods-Leamlara-WGH. RSVP if going (WhatsApp Poll) Two groups depending on numbers. Steady endurance pace intended (25-26 km/h). Coffee Stop at The Village Greengrocer Castlemartyr. Route details are available at: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53439322 or https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/421605071
Friday Cycle 12th Dec departs Mescalls Store 09:30. Distance = 64 km. Cycle go ahead is weather dependent. Heading to Cobh and back. RSVP if going (WhatsApp Poll) Route details are available at: https://strava.app.link/ptKwWrjCNYb