Mamore Gap
L1191Mamore Gap to Urris · County Donegal
Distance1.8mi · 2.9 km
Drive time4 minon the road
DifficultyDemanding
MountainCoastMoorland
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 250m 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.
Where it runs
Mamore GapStart · County Donegal
UrrisEnd · Ireland
Character
Corners10bends
Tightness8of 10
Max gradient20%≈ 1-in-5
Hairpins0tight bends
Climb114 mtotal ascent
Summit155 mhighest point · 509 ft
SpringSummerAutumn
Elevation
111 m rangeKnow before you go
- Steep loose single-track
- Blind barrier-less hairpins
- Sheep on the gap
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