Hill recommendations in dublin

thebourke

hi, can anyone recommend some hills to cycle around dublin...i have done the killiney one ...

Spokes of Glory

Get yourself over to the north county;

Howth (many variations and routes)
Ardgillan, Skerries
Snowtown (near Naul)
Fourknocks

to name but a few. Anywhere around the Naul/Garristown/Bellewstown area and you're guaranteed some lumpy roads. Depends how much pain you want...

Enjoy
Spokes

-K2-

Here are some climbs along with some times to benchmark against on Strava

More on Google Maps

smacl

As per K2s links, Cruagh, Kilmashogue and Stocking lane are all very close to one another and all decent climbs, though I sometimes think the top end of Kilmashogue would be better served by a rope ladder than a road

Also out that way, the climb from Taylors three rock pub to Ticknock is a good old ramp, as is the link from Blackglen road, and you can use the fire roads to connect to Ticknock back to Kilmashogue if you have wide tires and a masochistic nature.

thebourke

thanks for the info guys..must try these routes out...

Cookie_Monster

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Dundrum - Stepaside - Glencullen - Stocking Lane - Dundrum

Just for example I started at Dundrum but doesn't matter. Decent climbs in both directions

a148pro

There is a nice hill in Chapelizoid also, can't remember the name. Very steep and thin on the Chapelizoid side but if you continue on straight and left you go down towards Strawberry Beds which would be probably a better side to go up because there's less traffic. Albeit there are speed bumps on that side.

Dr.Millah

a148pro wrote: »

There is a nice hill in Chapelizoid also, can't remember the name. Very steep and thin on the Chapelizoid side but if you continue on straight and left you go down towards Strawberry Beds which would be probably a better side to go up because there's less traffic. Albeit there are speed bumps on that side.

Knockmarron Hill?

Im not long up in Dublin and stumbled accross this on the way home from work one evening in my Civi clothes, very old racer and a heavy backpack on my back. Not fun at all at all, short enough climb and is over with fast, i was never so happy to see red traffic lights when i got over the peak of the hill.

Pherekydes

a148pro wrote: »

There is a nice hill in Chapelizoid also, can't remember the name. Very steep and thin on the Chapelizoid side but if you continue on straight and left you go down towards Strawberry Beds which would be probably a better side to go up because there's less traffic. Albeit there are speed bumps on that side.

If you like Knockmaroon Hill continue out the Strawberry Beds Road and take the last right before Lucan, i.e. Tinkers' Hill. It's 100m longer and nearly as steep.

thebourke

thanks guys for all the tips..i must download the strava application for my android phone..

Inbox

Malahide road is fairly tough starting in Marino

delta_bravo

Ballinascorney past Bohernabreena cemetery is pretty steep.

levi

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

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Dundrum - Stepaside - Glencullen - Stocking Lane - Dundrum

Just for example I started at Dundrum but doesn't matter. Decent climbs in both directions

I've been cycling around this area lately... there's a short steep hill if you go right up a little lane just after Lamb's Cross - it's a good one. You end up on the road up to the Blue Light pub which is a steep one itself.

Another one I did this evening which is tough is if you're coming from Dundrum go right in Sandyford Village - it's vertical!

I'm fairly new to cycling so these hills might not be so tough for everyone - correct me if I'm wrong!

brasshead

Have found any of the approaches to Bellewstown, Co. Meath are good ones. There's one particular approach which is very steep - clocked 71km going down once Going up it can be tough. Here's the view from the top - http://bit.ly/lorrna.

smacl

levi wrote: »

... there's a short steep hill if you go right up a little lane just after Lamb's Cross - it's a good one. You end up on the road up to the Blue Light pub which is a steep one itself.

I'm fairly new to cycling so these hills might not be so tough for everyone - correct me if I'm wrong!

If you're talking about the corner of Lamb Doyle's pub, up to the Blue Light, and then onto Johnnie Foxes, that's a pretty steep pub crawl. If you go straight through the cross roads at Johnnies Foxes on to Enniskerry you also hit the Devil's Elbow, which is not too bad from the Glenclullen side, but very steep coming from Enniskerry to Johnnie Foxes.

frant2

smacl wrote: »

If you're talking about the corner of Lamb Doyle's pub, up to the Blue Light, and then onto Johnnie Foxes, that's a pretty steep pub crawl.

thats a nice spin on a summers evening - also the cycle up to the arials in ticknock, hairpins all the way to the top. watch out for walkers and MTBkers when decending:eek:!
its just before the flyover on the M50 on Blackglen Road (less than 1 Km down from Lamb Doyles) Its a nice/nasty & quick workout if you are tight on time and live south side.