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Black Hill Summit – Sally Gap loop from Blessington Road

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Ireland

Wicklow

Black Hill Summit – Sally Gap loop from Blessington Road

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Black Hill Summit – Sally Gap loop from Blessington Road

04:29

52.8km

1,140m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 22.4 km for 1.45 km

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.00 km

Bridge Over the River Liffey

Highlight • Bridge

Quiet bridge over the Liffey, running through the Wicklow Mountains just before it runs into the Poulaphouca Reservoir.

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9.81 km

River Liffey

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The River Liffey is approximately 125 kilometers long, flowing from its source in the Wicklow Mountains to its mouth at Dublin Bay and the Irish sea. The river has been …

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9.83 km

Blessington Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Lovely views of Blessington lake (also known as Poulhapouca Reservoir) from the bridge. Good climbs on both sides of the lake to play around with.

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20.2 km

Black Hill Summit

Highlight • Summit

Both Black Hill and nearby Sorrel Hill are great out and back run or hike outings and can be completed from the same sizeable car park at Ballynultagh Gap. These …

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23.8 km

Mullaghcleevaun

Peak

27.5 km

Duff Hill

Peak

29.3 km

Gravale Summit Cairn

Highlight • Summit

Gravale at 718 meters (2,356 ft), is the 79th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 98th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale and is a designated Hewitt. It has a cairned summit.

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29.3 km

Gravale

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Gravale is a 718-metre (2,356 ft) summit on the central spine of the Wicklow Mountains range and part of the Mullaghcleevaun massif. It's easily accessed from Sally Gap on the …

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31.3 km

Carrigvore

Highlight • Summit

Carrigvore at 682 metres (2,238 ft), is the 111th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 134th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale and is a designated Hewitt.

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36.0 km

Sally Gap

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Sally Gap, one of the highest and most open crossroads in the Wicklow Mountains. Here, the R759 and the Old Military Road (R115) intersect at over 500 meters altitude, in …

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52.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.6 km

14.1 km

5.27 km

1.74 km

897 m

208 m

Surfaces

30.8 km

14.5 km

1.83 km

1.74 km

1.61 km

1.58 km

491 m

Elevation

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Highest point (840 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

Weather

Monday 17 August

19°C

14°C

71 %

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Bridge Over the River Liffey

River Liffey

Blessington Bridge

Black Hill Summit

Gravale Summit Cairn

Gravale

Carrigvore

Sally Gap

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