Errigal and the Poisoned Glen

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37.3 km

Length

+504 m

Ascent

−456 m

Descent

280 m

Highest point

6.7%

Max gradient

0h 50min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 280 m

6 °C cloudy

wind 3 m/s · clouds 100%

At the start

6 °C cloudy

wind 3 m/s · clouds 100%

	Min	Max	Precipitation	Wind
Thursday 22 Oct	4 °C	6 °C	0.0 mm	3 m/s	cloudy
Friday 23 Oct	4 °C	8 °C	7.4 mm	9 m/s	fair
Saturday 24 Oct	6 °C	11 °C	30.1 mm	19 m/s	rainshowers

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/22/26, 6:48 PM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: Lowland or coastal road
Surface: asphalt 76%

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Ascent

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Length: +258 m
Ascent

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Elevation profile

What does Errigal and the Poisoned Glen look like?

Glenveagh National Park Poisoned Glen · Karie Kuiper · CC BY-SA 4.0

Glenveagh 2023-05-26 1 · Z thomas · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start

Letterkenny

54.93852, -7.83559

Finish

County Donegal

55.04467, -8.18271

Along the road

Parking

11 unnamed places along the road, from 6.8 km to 34.2 km.

Toilets

2 unnamed places along the road, from 16.4 km to 33.8 km.

Viewpoints

2 unnamed places along the road, from 27.1 km to 30.9 km.

Fuel

Roarty's Top 33.8 km · 103 m