BEST DRIVING ROAD IN IRELAND

R34-GTR

HI
can anybody tell me where is the best driving road in Ireland?

tuxy

The M50 I think

itarumaa

I have always liked the road between Hollywood village and Glendalough,

Nice, altough a bit scary:)

robbie99

itarumaa wrote: »

I have always liked the road between Hollywood village and Glendalough,

Nice, altough a bit scary:)

That's the 'Wicklow Gap' isn't it? I was on it over the weekend, great drive, must go back!

R34-GTR

i think the Road to Wicklow mountains is one of the best driving roads in Ireland

StillBallygowan

Discover Ireland have some driving routes to search through

Leaving from Dublin

lassykk

Drive from Bunmahon in Waterford to Tramore along the copper coast... One of the most beautiful drives for scenery I know... However for road quality its very poor

Carawaystick

there's a stretch of the N65 from Kilimor to Portumna that was widened recently, it's up and down and bendy, but you can take great racing lines through the hard shoulder for about 5km good craic.

There's a road up a mountain in Achill and the road out to Keem there too.

smash

The Healy pass!

Flyer1

Lemybrien Straight

colm_mcm

some streches through the burren in Co. Clare are quite demanding, corkscrew hill etc.

pred racer

Carawaystick wrote: »

there's a stretch of the N65 from Kilimor to Portumna that was widened recently, it's up and down and bendy, but you can take great racing lines through the hard shoulder for about 5km good craic.

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Thats just after killimor, heading for galway.

Just down the road from me:D

Big Nasty

Nice round trip from Southside Dublin:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Firhouse+Rd%2FR114&daddr=R761+to:R761%2FSea+Ct+to:Lower+St%2FR752+to:R755+to:R115+to:Unknown+road+to:53.284922,-6.333275&hl=en&geocode=FVIYLQMdKm-f_w%3BFdhTKwMd-Aqj_w%3BFY2nKQMde4aj_w%3BFVy_JwMdKvmg_w%3BFc7XKAMd7fWf_w%3BFRIIKwMd4LSf_w%3BFYR5LAMdb6qe_w%3B&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=7&sz=12&via=1,2,3,4,5,6&sll=53.264392,-6.351128&sspn=0.103907,0.308647&ie=UTF8&ll=53.116284,-6.113892&spn=0.417066,1.234589&z=10

Saab Ed

Embankment to Brittas to Ballinascorney to Oldbawn. Not long but late at night on a commited (read fast ) run it can be very thrilling. Sweeping esses into long straights and fast tight up-hill into severe plunge and bum cheek clenching brake points. Great drive plus fantastic views.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Ballinascorney%20Ireland&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&oe=UTF-8&um=1&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=vl

Robbo

pred racer wrote: »

Thats just after killimor, heading for galway.

Just down the road from me:D

I love that section and have been known to go into a torrent of swearing if I meet a tractor or truck just before it.

I recommend doing a lap of Lough Corrib starting from Galway, Headford, Cross, Cong, Cornamona, Maam Bridge, Maam Cross, Oughterard, Moycullen and back to Galway. About 75 miles or thereabouts. The Cornamona->Maam Bridge and Maam Bridge->Cross sections are awesome.

Other notable drives from the world of rallying: Molls Gap, Healy Pass and Cods Head in Killarney, the Ring stage from West Cork and Knockalla from Donegal.

kluivert

Louth coastly drive Drogheda to Carlingford on a nice sunny day, stop off in Fitzpatricks (outside Carlingford) for some nice food and then drive home.

air

steve06 wrote: »

The Healy pass!

+1

bucks

Always loved the drive from Cahir up to the "Vee" in south tipp.

mikemac

Carawaystick wrote: »

there's a stretch of the N65 from Kilimor to Portumna that was widened recently, it's up and down and bendy, but you can take great racing lines through the hard shoulder for about 5km good craic.

Yep, it's good.
Widened recently? They've been working on that road since 2003 :rolleyes:
What's taking so long?

I vote Corkscrew Hill in East Clare.

Was on the Sally Gap once in Wicklow once on a motorcycle, magnificent!

air

mikemac wrote: »

I vote Corkscrew Hill in East Clare.

Not a patch on the healy pass & no visibility between corners either so not safe for hard driving.

mikemac

air wrote: »

Not a patch on the healy pass & no visibility between corners either so not safe for hard driving.

You've made your recommendation so don't start knocking others.

This isn't a thread for my suggestion is better....

air

Ah for sure, was meant in good spirits, might be a bit bitter with the Corkscrew after cycling up it two weeks ago

mikemac

Where is the Healy Pass?
Never heard of it but pics looks fantastic

You cycled Corkscrew Hill?
Respect! :cool:

air

Here you go - http://maps.google.com/maps?daddr=Derreen,+Co.+Kerry,+Ireland&geocode=CclPtBU4afReFdHnFQMd9ehq_w&dirflg=&saddr=Dromgarvan&f=d&sll=51.749564,-9.697151&sspn=0.183856,0.41851&ie=UTF8&ll=51.724264,-9.676552&spn=0.183959,0.41851&z=12

I think the Rally of the Lakes uses it.

Cycled the corkscrew along with about 600 others on the Tour De Burren

homer90

Westport / Louisburgh to Leenane for me - R335

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Leenane+Rd%2FN59&daddr=53.740589,-9.797058+to:R335+to:N59&hl=en&geocode=FVTdNAMdFppu_w%3B%3BFS7nMgMdjrdq_w%3BFQruMQMdkCJs_w&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=9&via=1,2&sll=53.554994,-9.983826&sspn=0.678753,1.766052&ie=UTF8&t=p&ll=53.664171,-9.542999&spn=0.338499,0.883026&z=10

high horse

+1 on the Healy Pass
Also the Sligo to Eniskillen road is great to drive if traffic is light (don't go at common shopping times!) or the road between Glengariff and Killarney is good too with tunnels through the rocks and amazing scenery

stealthyspeeder

high horse wrote: »

+1 on the Healy Pass
Also the Sligo to Eniskillen road is great to drive if traffic is light (don't go at common shopping times!) or the road between Glengariff and Killarney is good too with tunnels through the rocks and amazing scenery

+1

My favorite road is the one from between Carrick on Shannon and Balinamore.

sogood

high horse wrote: »

+1 on the Healy Pass
Also the Sligo to Eniskillen road is great to drive if traffic is light (don't go at common shopping times!) or the road between Glengariff and Killarney is good too with tunnels through the rocks and amazing scenery

I have the great pleasure of getting paid to drive any and all of the above routes, and then some! OK, it's usually in a 53 seater coach, but thats a driving experience all to itself. Great visibility, seeing ahead around bends is a great help and I'm happy to say that I DO pull over whenever possible to let traffic pass. Glengarrif to Killarney for sure, Caha Pass, Sally Gap, Molls Gap to Killarney, Antrim Coast from Carrickfergus up past Giants Causeway, Slea Head........................so many.

ottostreet

Leave Waterford heading out the Cork road.
You'll reach a signpost on the main road that says 'Bunmahon' to your left after fifteen-twenty minutes.
Go there. Head towards Tramore.

I have to do promotion work in Kill/Bunmahon/Kilmacthomas/Tramore once every few weeks and I enjoy it specifically because I get to drive this road.

Not fast in the slightest and the road is ****e, but it is absolutely fantastic scenery.


In terms of driving pleasure, one I enjoy is heading out of Bunclody in Wexford. There's a truck stop about halfway between Bunclody & Enniscorthy. If you take the right turn at that truck stop and head for Kilkenny on those back-roads, you'll have plenty of fun!

martydunf

ottostreet wrote: »

Leave Waterford heading out the Cork road.
You'll reach a signpost on the main road that says 'Bunmahon' to your left after fifteen-twenty minutes.
Go there. Head towards Tramore.

I have to do promotion work in Kill/Bunmahon/Kilmacthomas/Tramore once every few weeks and I enjoy it specifically because I get to drive this road.

Not fast in the slightest and the road is ****e, but it is absolutely fantastic scenery.

Try driving on it every day, you'll soon be sick of it!:(

Cookie_Monster

Not quite Ireland per se but I remember the coast road from Belfast to the Giant's Causeway way a great drive once you got out of the suburbs

twincamman

in a rallycar on molls gap ,healy pass,killarneyatlantic drive,knockalladonegal,ring in clonakilty

Redderneck

Apart from the obvious "any road so long as I'm driving a hire car" line; I'd agree with the Westport/Louisburgh - Leenane road. Also quite like the 'back' road from Scariff to connect wth main Limerick/Galway road, just south of Gort. Over the hill, Killenana way. Helps to be on it literally first thing or last thing, so avoiding usual farm traffic.

TwoShedsJackson

The coast road out of Galway through Spiddal then around to Maams Cross, left there up to Clifden. Nice driving road and great scenery.

Owen

The healy pass at about 6am when the sun is just coming up is legendary stuff, but for sheer insanity, you can't beat Priest Leap down west. Anyone who's been on the road will agree, it's a rollercoaster at the side of a mountain, at some points you're going up crests and the rise and drop is so severe, you can't see the road underneath you, or where it's going.

RichyX

steve06 wrote: »

The Healy pass!

+1

ianobrien

PaintDoctor wrote: »

The healy pass at about 6am when the sun is just coming up is legendary stuff, but for sheer insanity, you can't beat Priest Leap down west. Anyone who's been on the road will agree, it's a rollercoaster at the side of a mountain, at some points you're going up crests and the rise and drop is so severe, you can't see the road underneath you, or where it's going.

Forgot about that. It's some drive, especially from north to south for the views. You'll enjoy the views as you'll be going VERY slowly....

offalyman

healy pass - glengarrif to kenmare
killarney to kenmare the road past ladies view
conor pass on the way to Dingle
Westport to leenane really beautiful

Snowie

lassykk wrote: »

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my folks live there i lived there for quite some time and its one of my favourite roads of all time the kill to waterford road aint half bad at about 2 o clock on a nice dry cool night :pac:

air

offalyman wrote: »

Westport to leenane really beautiful

Nice views alright.

david....

can you please post a pic of your r34gtr???:D
and how much breakhorsepower is it