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Sleive Gullion

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Elevation profile Sleive Gullion

Statistics

Difficulty points 271
Length 3.5 mi
Average gradient 5.5%
Steepest segment 16%
Total ascent 1024 ft

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Beautiful scenery
2 hairpin turns
#13 toughest climb of Ulster
#12 most elevation gain of Ulster
#18 longest climb of Ulster
#50 average steepest climb of Ulster
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Sleive Gullion is a climb in the region Armagh. It is 3.5 mi long and bridges 1024 ft of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 5.5%, resulting in a difficulty score of 271. The top of the ascent is located at 1283 ft above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 2 photos.

Road name: Slieve Gullion Forest Drive

5.0 by hiker999
This is an automatic translation, the original language is: English.
In the Sleive Gullion AONB, starting at the visitor centre with a couple of 17％ climbs, the narrow road is one way and good tarmac until you reach the summit car park. The route downhill has some hairpins, cattle grids and loose gravel. Just when you think the climbing is over there are a couple of steep climbs. I resorted to zig-zagging before a long straight downhill back to the main road. My time for the climb was 40 minutes, for the full route 1hr 1minute.... read more

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In the Sleive Gullion AONB, starting at the visitor centre with a couple of 17％ climbs, the narrow road is one way and good tarmac until you reach the summit car park. The route downhill has some hairpins, cattle grids and loose gravel.

Just when you think the climbing is over there are a couple of steep climbs. I resorted to zig-zagging before a long straight downhill back to the main road.

My time for the climb was 40 minutes, for the full route 1hr 1minute.

Sleive Gullion
Sleive Gullion
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Climbing times

5 mph 00:42:19
7 mph 00:29:58
9 mph 00:23:21
12 mph 00:17:32

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Frequently Asked Questions

You don't need special gearing for Sleive Gullion. The slope isn't long or steep enough to require much shifting down. You can conquer this climb on power alone. However, a compact gearing system with a smallest front chainring of 34 and largest rear sprocket of 28 or 30 is always nice if you enjoy cycling uphill. This helps maintain a smooth cadence.

Sleive Gullion is a 3rd-category climb. Almost anyone can handle this climb, as long as you have a bike with climbing gears. If you have little training, you will probably need to shift down significantly. For experienced riders, Sleive Gullion is not a problem.

Sleive Gullion is 3.5 mi long.

The average gradient of Sleive Gullion is 5.5%.

Sleive Gullion has a steepest segment with an average gradient of 16%.

The summit of Sleive Gullion is at 1283 ft.

At a slow pace of 5 mph, it takes about 00:42:19 to climb Sleive Gullion. At 7 mph the time is 00:29:58, and at 9 mph 00:23:21. For the fastest cyclists, 00:17:32 is an achievable time.

Sleive Gullion is located in the region Armagh in Northern Ireland.

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