Ballaghbeama Pass
Category 37.1 km
Distance
310 m
Elevation Gain
4.4%
Average Gradient
13%
Max Gradient
Ballaghbeama is Kerry's best-kept cycling secret: a mountain pass cutting through the MacGillycuddy's Reeks that avoids all Ring of Kerry tourist traffic by virtue of being on a road that leads nowhere specific and attracts almost no cars. The ascent from Caragh Lake climbs through open moorland and...
Pro Tip
Ballaghbeama is best ridden as part of a loop combining Moll's Gap and the N71 — ascend Ballaghbeama, descend to Sneem, follow the coast road east to Kenmare, and return via the spectacular Moll's Gap...
Part of
Cycling in Wild Atlantic Way