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Killakee Viewpoint – Sally Gap loop from Booterstown

Killakee Viewpoint – Sally Gap loop from Booterstown

Hard

4.7

(3)

390

riders

Killakee Viewpoint – Sally Gap loop from Booterstown

06:31

133km

1,990m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 29 m for 37 m

After 133 km for 37 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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15.1 km

Killakee Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Killakee View Point is a public viewing point in the eastern part of the Dublin Mountains, gazing eastwards towards Dublin Bay and Dun Laoghaire. The view point provides a sweeping panorama of meadows, hedgerows and forest, which transition to suburban and urban Dublin, and then over to Dublin Bay.

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21.5 km

Military Road (L1013)

Highlight • Cycleway

You are here on one of the most characteristic sections of the Old Military Road, built between 1800 and 1809 by the British Army to control the Wicklow Mountains after the 1798 Rebellion. This section of the L1013 runs across an open high plateau with wide, rugged views towards Glencree, Kippure and the northern Wicklow Mountains.

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28.9 km

Sally Gap

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Sally Gap, one of the highest and most open crossroads in the Wicklow Mountains. Here, the R759 and the Old Military Road (R115) intersect at over 500 meters altitude, in the middle of a vast moorland and heath landscape without buildings or shelter. The panorama is a full 360°: the dark bogs of Liffey Head Bog, the flanks of Kippure, the valleys towards Glencree, and the long, empty Military Road that runs like a pencil line through the highlands. This location is world-famous as a backdrop for films and series such as Braveheart, Vikings, and P.S. I Love You.

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58.4 km

Blessington Lake

Highlight • Lake

Surely one of the most spectacular artificial lakes in the region. Roads around it are usually very quiet and spot minimum car traffic, which makes it a prime destination for cyclists.

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70.9 km

View of the Wicklow Mountains

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Stunning views of the Wicklow mountain range whilst cycling along this fast road.

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76.2 km

Wicklow Gap

Mountain Pass

83.0 km

Glendalough

Highlight • Historical Site

Glendalough is home to one of the most important monastic sites in Ireland. The early christian settlement was founded in the 6th century and a "monastic city" developed from this. Most the surviving buildings are from the 10-12th centuries.

If you have time it is definitely worth cycling through Glendalough and following the lake through to Lower Lake.

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91.0 km

Glenmacnass Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

The Glenmacnass Waterfall cascades 80–100 metres down several broad steps into a carved U‑shaped valley, one of the wildest landscapes in the Wicklow Mountains. From the R115, you have a frontal view of the granite ledge over which the water falls, with open moorland, peat slopes, and the river winding its way towards Laragh.

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91.5 km

Glenmacnass Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

The waterfall plunges in multiple stages, 80–100 meters, down a wide granite ledge. The combination of steep walls, open highlands, and the winding river below makes this one of the most dramatic panoramas in the entire R115 corridor.

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133 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

126 km

6.25 km

835 m

215 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

133 km

727 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (520 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Sunday 21 June

18°C

14°C

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Killakee Viewpoint – Sally Gap loop from Booterstown

Killakee Viewpoint

Military Road (L1013)

Sally Gap

Blessington Lake

View of the Wicklow Mountains

Glendalough

Glenmacnass Waterfall

Glenmacnass Waterfall

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