Wicklow Gap

Location in Ireland

Wicklow Gap (Irish: Bearna Chill Mhantáin)^[2] is one of the highest Irish mountain passes served by an asphalted road. It is located in County Wicklow, Ireland.

Geography

The 475-metre (1,558 ft) pass is opened between Tonelagee (Nort east) and Turlough Hill / Camaderry (South). It connects Dunlavin (West) and Glendalough, and with Sally Gap is one of the two road passes crossing the Wicklow Mountains. On clear days it is possible to look from the pass across the Irish Sea and see the mountains of Snowdonia (Wales).^[3]

Access to the pass

The scenic R756 road leads to the pass. The road is a popular bicycle ascent;^[4] it is considered a category 3 climb by the Tour de France.^[5] There is a short road leading from the pass to Turlough Hill, where there is a hydroelectric plant.

Hiking

The pass is located on Saint Kevin's Way, a long distance waymarked walking trail, on its way from Hollywood to Glendalough.^[6]

It is possible to reach both Turlough Hill^[7] and Tonelagee^[8] by foot from the pass.

Notes

^ John Christopher, Campbell McCutcheon (2015). Bradshaw's Guide: The Railways of Ireland. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445638836. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
^ "An Chonair (Conor Pass)". www.discoverireland.ie. Failte Ireland. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
^ "The Wicklow Gap". Retrieved 11 November 2016.
^ "Rathdrum - Wicklow Gap / Dublin cycle". cycleireland.ie. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
^ "Stage 1 Brief". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
^ "RSt Kevins Way - Pilgrim Path". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
^ Paddy Dillon (2013). The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits. Cicerone Press Limited. p. 27.
^ "Tonelagee Mountain". mountainviews.ie. Retrieved 11 November 2016.

External links

Media related to Wicklow Gap at Wikimedia Commons

The Wicklow Gap on visitwicklow.ie

Geography of County Wicklow

Protected Areas

Special Areas of Conservation	Ballyman Glen Bray Head Buckroney-Brittas Dunes and Fen Carriggower Bog Vale of Clara Deputy's Pass Glen of the Downs Holdenstown Bog Knocksink Wood Magherabeg Dunes The Murrough Wetlands Slaney River Valley Wicklow Mountains Wicklow Reef
Special Protection Areas	Poulaphouca Reservoir The Murrough Wetlands Wicklow Head Wicklow Mountains
Nature Reserves	Deputy's Pass Glen of the Downs Glendalough Glenealo Valley Knocksink Wood Vale of Clara
National Parks	Wicklow Mountains National Park

Landforms

Beaches	Arklow Beach (North and South) Bray Beach Brittas Bay Clogga Beach The Cove Ennereilly Beach Glen Beach Greystones Beach (North and South) Kilcoole Beach Leamore Strand Magheramore Beach Newcastle Beach Porter's Rock Beach Sallymount Bay Beach Silver Strand Beach Travelahawk Beach
Mountains and hills	Arklow Hill Barnacullian Benleagh Bray Head Camaderry Camenabologue Carrick Mountain Carrigvore Church Mountain Cloghernagh Conavalla Corrigasleggaun Croaghanmoira Croghan Mountain Djouce Duff Hill Gravale Great Sugar Loaf Keadeen Mountain Kippure Little Sugar Loaf Lobawn Lugduff Luggala Lugnaquilla Maulin Moanbane Mullacor Mullaghcleevaun Prince William's Seat Scarr Seefingan Silsean Slievemaan Sugarloaf Table Mountain Tonduff Tonelagee Turlough Hill War Hill
Valleys and passes	Deputy's Pass Glen of Imaal Glen of the Downs Glencree Glendalough Glendasan Glenealo Glenmacnass Glenmalure The Sally Gap Vale of Clara The Wicklow Gap
Forests & gardens	Avondale Forest Killruddery Knocksink Wood Mount Usher Gardens National Botanic Gardens, Kilmacurragh Powerscourt Estate Russborough Estate Tomnafinnoge Woods Victor's Way
Lakes	Arts Lough Broad Lough Glendalough Upper Lake Glendalough Lower Lake Lough Dan Lough Tay Lough Ouler Lough Bray (Upper and Lower) Lough Nahanagan Poulaphouca Reservoir Lough Firrib Cleevaun Lough Three Lakes Kelly's Lough Vartry Reservoir
Rivers	River Aughrim River Avoca River Avonbeg Avonmore River River Dargle River Derreen River Derry River Dodder Glencullen River River Greese River Liffey River Slaney River Vartry
Waterfalls	Ballinafunshogue Waterfall Carrawaystick Waterfall Coolalingo Waterfall Devils Glen Waterfall Fraughan Glen Waterfall Glenmacnass Waterfall Jackson Falls Poulanass Waterfall Powerscourt Waterfall
Hiking Trails	Saint Kevin's Way Wicklow Way Djouce Mountain Walk The Spinc Trail Wicklow Round