Wicklow Gap
R756Hollywood to Glendalough · County Wicklow
Distance15.5mi · 25 km
Drive time30 minon the road
DifficultyModerate
MountainMoorlandLakesValley
The R756 over one of Ireland's two highest road passes, into Glendalough.
The Wicklow Gap carries the R756 across the Wicklow Mountains at around 475m, the second-highest road pass in Ireland after nearby Sally Gap, dropping into the monastic valley of Glendalough at its eastern end. It is a flowing open-moorland crossing past old mine workings and hidden lakes rather than a hairpin road, and it makes a fine looser-paced counterpart to Sally Gap. Mind sudden hill fog and crosswinds on the exposed top, sheep wandering onto the carriageway, and tourist congestion near Glendalough.
Where it runs
HollywoodStart · County Wicklow
GlendaloughEnd · Ireland
Character
Corners18bends
Tightness4of 10
Max gradient10%≈ 1-in-10
Hairpins0tight bends
Climb436 mtotal ascent
Summit485 mhighest point · 1591 ft
SpringSummerAutumn
Elevation
348 m rangeKnow before you go
- Sudden hill fog
- Sheep on the road
- Glendalough tourist congestion
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