County Donegal · Ireland
Mamore Gap
L1191Mamore Gap to Urris
A steep hairpin notch through the Urris Hills on Donegal’s Inishowen peninsula.
Mamore Gap is the dramatic high point of the Inishowen 100 on the Wild Atlantic Way, a steep narrow notch cut through the Urris Hills at around 250 m with a tight cluster of hairpins on the descent toward the coast. It is a short, properly challenging climb, more about commitment than flow, with a holy well and shrine at the top and big views over Lough Swilly. The 'magic road' gravity illusion sits nearby. Mind very steep gradients on loose single-track, blind hairpins with no barriers, and sheep on the open gap.
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Where it runs4.2 mi · point to point
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Character
Steeper than 9 in 10 roads here in the catalogue.
Corners
busiest around mile 2Elevation
under 4%4–8%over 8%13.5 – 259.8 mFrom the road
Points of interest2 stops
- Gap of Mamore ViewpointViewpoint1.6 mi in
- Mamore HillViewpoint1.0 mi in
Hazards
- Steep loose single-track
- Blind barrier-less hairpins
- Sheep on the gap
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“Right after passing the very top of the pass an incredible panorama presents itself”
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