Ascents close to Dublin

inorderofage

Where would the best ascents or hills be if youre cycling from the northside of the city (dublin 5). Apart from howth that is. Have cycled up the wicklow mountains but for winter am looking for somewhere a bit closer even an hour's ride away. Thanks

Wishbone Ash

North West Co Dublin and South Meath will provide a few - Naul, Snowtown, Bellewstown - all within an hour of Dublin 5. (In saying that, they are not long climbs).

magicbastarder

it was WA who pointed me to the climb from the coast up past ardgillan too; but bellewstown seems to be the richest hunting ground; i think there are seven roads you can approach it from, all offering a climb, albeit none much more than 100m.

e.g.
https://www.strava.com/segments/712656
https://www.strava.com/segments/788129
https://www.strava.com/segments/636872
https://www.strava.com/segments/785904

magicbastarder

the mullagh hill one is the most technical; much better to climb than to descend. my preferred option is to descend from the racecourse (via hilltown) and back up bellewstown bridge/mullagh hill.

SfeD

the strawberry beds area between Phoenix Park and Lucan, couple of climbs and nice area to cycle around

Seth Brundle

SfeD wrote: »

the strawberry beds area between Phoenix Park and Lucan, couple of climbs and nice area to cycle around

Knockmaroon hill as you head from Palmerstown towards Lucan is a nice hill

BDI

Up and down the grace park road

magicbastarder

Seth Brundle wrote: »

Knockmaroon hill as you head from Palmerstown towards Lucan is a nice hill

well, if you're taking the scenic route, it's between palmerstown and lucan.

ED E

D'Northside has Howth. D'Southside has everything else.

Statler

An hour would get you over to Rathfarnham, hang a left at the Yellow House pub and climb up to the viewing point at Killakee and onto the Fetherbeds with the option of going long from there.

magicbastarder

even less; starting at donneycarney church, the bottom of the edmonstown road is only 13km away.

Tombo2001

Phoenix Park - if you did four or five circuits of the Khyber that would be a fair bit of climbing and a safe environment for it.