Kippure

bunnygreen

Hi,can any of you Kippure aficionados tell me how to get to the base of this climb,i need to punish myself alot over the next few weeks,thanks in advance.

tunney

bunnygreen wrote: »

Hi,can any of you Kippure aficionados tell me how to get to the base of this climb,i need to punish myself alot over the next few weeks,thanks in advance.

Got to top of Sally Gap. Look for giant mast. Cycle to mast.

bunnygreen

Thanks Tunney,helpful as ever.

scottreynolds

http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=53.166019,-6.29405&daddr=Kippure,+Co.+Wicklow,+Republic+of+Ireland&hl=en&geocode=%BCUMoC7nxiChTFdXQKgMdLbCf_w&mra=mi&mrsp=0&sz=14&sll=53.168952,-6.295595&sspn=0.031591,0.090637&ie=UTF8&ll=53.169569,-6.295595&spn=0.031591,0.090637&t=h&z=14

Tunney is spot on --- Sally Gap -- Look up -- Its looks more daunting when coming from Laragh direction....

barrabus

once the clocks change i think we should have a kippure time trial some evening.
any takers?

Caroline_ie

barrabus wrote: »

once the clocks change i think we should have kippure time trial some evening.
any takers?

Me! I can be reponsible for the stopwatch :P (means I just have to go up it once :P )

niceonetom

tunney wrote: »

Got to top of Sally Gap. Look for giant mast. Make sure you're still in the big ring. Cycle to mast.

fyp!

Chips Lovell

barrabus wrote: »

once the clocks change i think we should have kippure time trial some evening.
any takers?

Good practice for the hill climb time trial in the club league.

studiorat

Into Enniskerry, Right up the hill and out through Glencree no? Where does the time trial run start from?
Probably still to boggy to climb to the mast at this time of the year;)

niceonetom

studiorat wrote: »

Probably still to boggy to climb to the mast at this time of the year;)

not at all. we were up there yesterday .

Raam

barrabus wrote: »

once the clocks change i think we should have kippure time trial some evening.
any takers?

I'm there.

TinyExplosions

barrabus wrote: »

once the clocks change i think we should have kippure time trial some evening.
any takers?

I'll watch, but not compete -I've no chance!

NeilMcEoigheann

i'll be there,

petethedrummer

how does one go about timing such an event?

Raam

petethedrummer wrote: »

how does one go about timing such an event?

Someone at the top, someone at the bottom. Watches synced... off ya go.

FrankGrimes

What kind of times are you folk putting in from the gate to the top?

Must check my Garmin but think I took somewhere in the region of 22 minutes for this....I'd say I'd be getting lapped by the time I made it to the top:o

Rusty Cogs 08

The back gates of UCD surely ?

ryan_sherlock

Melanie and I would be up for the hill climb too - some Tuesday?

FrankGrimes

Rusty Cogs 08 wrote: »

The back gates of UCD surely ?

Yeh I dunno about my 22 minute figure just based on glancing at Garmin in a jaded state at the top, might be remembering it right might be wrong.

It's 3km with 300 metres ascent or thereabouts so an average of 10% gradient if I'm right. For me 10km/h on 10% gradient isn't far off, and that'd give 18 minutes for the climb.

Very interested to hear others' times so I know what's a respectable time to aim for.

ryan_sherlock

I did it as part of a hill climb race in 2007 from the N11. My figures are

Distance: 3.3km
Climb: 220m (it was very windy and cold that day, could be off)
Time: 11:37

The climb from the N11 was 49 minutes, 20km, 735m climb.

Greyspoke

Did it last September on the single speed in 13.34 - hard work at the top though!

jebidiah

how tough are the climbs out that way? ive only really got howth to compare to.
im asuming they're longer climbs, but are they much steeper?

blorg

There is as steep on Howth but the ones in Wicklow are much longer.

blorg

ryan_sherlock wrote: »

Melanie and I would be up for the hill climb too - some Tuesday?

Sounds like a plan, we may need some sort of handicap system mind if you are taking part

barrabus

ryan_sherlock wrote: »

Melanie and I would be up for the hill climb too - some Tuesday?

sounds good

Raam

ryan_sherlock wrote: »

Melanie and I would be up for the hill climb too - some Tuesday?

well there goes everyone elses chances of winning!

ryan_sherlock

well there goes everyone elses chances of winning!

I'm sure we can find a suitable handicap... Could get a few MTBers out too, see how it goes.

What time would it have to be bright until.
Giving pretty big time estimates. 30 minutes to do the climb (plus hang around), an hour to get back to the city limits. Sunset is at 8pm at the end of March - what time for a kickoff would suit others?

studiorat

niceonetom wrote: »

not at all. we were up there yesterday .

Hardy Man.

Tawfee

studiorat wrote: »

Into Enniskerry, Right up the hill and out through Glencree no? Where does the time trial run start from?
Probably still to boggy to climb to the mast at this time of the year;)

niceonetom wrote: »

not at all. we were up there yesterday .

Is this a dirt-track or is it tarmac?

tunney

Tawfee wrote: »

Is this a dirt-track or is it tarmac?

Used to be tarmac. Road bike all the way.

Raam

Tawfee wrote: »

Is this a dirt-track or is it tarmac?

tarmac, but not exactly smooth.

Chris Peak

Tawfee wrote: »

Is this a dirt-track or is it tarmac?

I was up there today. Glorious.

It's tarmac all the way, with a few potholes and LOTS of loose gravel in the center of the road. :eek:

Tawfee

Went up Kippure for the first time today. Didn't think it was too bad til i turned left over the bridge & then looked up! Sweet Jeebas, those last 500m or so were painful! An awkward cross/headwind didn't help much either. Made it in 14:48 which I thought wasn't too bad. The combination of crosswinds & loose gravel made for hairy enough descent at times. Glad I did it though, will certainly be giving it another go.