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Glenmacnass Waterfall – Sally Gap loop from Vartry Reservoir Upper

Glenmacnass Waterfall – Sally Gap loop from Vartry Reservoir Upper

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Glenmacnass Waterfall – Sally Gap loop from Vartry Reservoir Upper

03:34

60.9km

1,170m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 18, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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6.29 km

Road to Lough Tay Viewpoint

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

from Sally Gap to Lough Tay's main view point car park, nicely rolling down

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11.0 km

View of Lough Tay, Wicklow Mountains National Park

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Suggestive panoramic route, fantastic view on underneath lakes

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25.0 km

Avonmore River Near Oldbridge, Lough Dan

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25.3 km

Road With a View of the Irish Countryside

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

31.1 km

Glendalough Grocery

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A very popular cafe serving food and drinks. A great spot for a well earned post ride slice of cake or a mid ride refuel!

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37.4 km

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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37.8 km

Glenmacnass Waterfall

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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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50.6 km

Sally Gap

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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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60.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

59.5 km

1.24 km

261 m

Surfaces

59.5 km

1.24 km

261 m

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Saturday 11 July

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Glenmacnass Waterfall – Sally Gap loop from Vartry Reservoir Upper

Road to Lough Tay Viewpoint

View of Lough Tay, Wicklow Mountains National Park

Avonmore River Near Oldbridge, Lough Dan

Road With a View of the Irish Countryside

Glendalough Grocery

Glenmacnass Waterfall

Glenmacnass Waterfall

Sally Gap

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