The Glengesh Pass

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22.5 km

Length

+439 m

Ascent

−443 m

Descent

271 m

Highest point

10.8%

Max gradient

0h 30min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 271 m

6 °C cloudy

wind 4 m/s · clouds 100%

At the start

7 °C cloudy

wind 4 m/s · clouds 100%

	Min	Max	Precipitation	Wind
Thursday 22 Oct	5 °C	6 °C	0.1 mm	4 m/s	cloudy
Friday 23 Oct	5 °C	8 °C	8.8 mm	10 m/s	partlycloudy
Saturday 24 Oct	6 °C	11 °C	28.7 mm	20 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 81%

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Ascent

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Elevation profile

What does The Glengesh Pass look like?

Landscape near Glencolumbkille - panoramio · Keith Ruffles · CC BY 3.0

Glengesh from picnic site at top of R230 - geograph.org.uk - 6329624 · Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0

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

Start

County Donegal

54.74719, -8.42481

Finish

County Donegal

54.70689, -8.72082

Along the road

Parking

11 unnamed places along the road, from 5.0 km to 22.5 km.

Viewpoints

Viewpoint Glengesh Valley 5.0 km · 258 m

Glencolumbkille Viewpoint 22.5 km · 24 m

Fuel

Byrnes Foodstore 22.5 km · 24 m

Restaurants and cafés

Kelly's Corner 22.5 km · 24 m

Cafe Blasta 22.5 km · 24 m