Ballaghisheen Pass
Category 38.3 km
Distance
295 m
Elevation Gain
3.6%
Average Gradient
10%
Max Gradient
Ballaghisheen cuts inland from Waterville across the spine of the Kerry mountains, offering a shortcut between the southern Ring of Kerry coast and Killorglin that also functions as an escape from the N70's summer traffic. The ascent from the Waterville side climbs through open moorland on a quiet R...
Pro Tip
Combine Ballaghisheen with the Windy Gap (Cúm an Chliste) between Glenbeigh and Caragh Lake for a figure-of-eight inland loop from Killorglin that accumulates 900m of climbing on almost entirely traff...
Part of
Cycling in Ring of Kerry