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Granny Glen.

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  • 28-04-2010 7:31pm
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    Graces7
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    Does anyone know the state of the road these days, please?

    I was there last autumn and saw the tarmac, but did not venture to see if it was OK the whole way.

    With age, discretion is overcoming valour. ;) Drove a wee way along then turned round.

    And I am not sure where it emerges? Advising some Americans who are seeking "adventure" in Donegal .....They might enjoy that road... But would hate them to be forever lost.

    Looking at it is it is pure Tolkien


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    Pique
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    Where now ?
    Any pics of what the attraction is ?


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    Graces7
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    Pique wrote: »
    Where now ?
    Any pics of what the attraction is ?

    Sorry; I assumed folk would know...

    Near Ardara, past Maghera with the waterfall and caves.

    On the right leaving Ardara on the Killybegs road.

    A narrow road vanishes into the mountains.. It used to be potholed and broken.

    I heard it led to Glencolumcille? Will be on osi but I cannot access that.


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    Carrickman
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    Yeah its the road behind Glengesh that leads to Glen, it's a nice drive but it's been a while since I drove it though so don't know what the road is like these days.


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    Graces7
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    Carrickman wrote: »
    Yeah its the road behind Glengesh that leads to Glen, it's a nice drive but it's been a while since I drove it though so don't know what the road is like these days.


    OK; if I vanish next week send the search parties to the Granny Glen road..;)

    It tantalises. At the start at least they have done a wonderful job with the new tarmac.

    It must be a wild and dramatic drive. The kind I love to do.


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    The Cool
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    Yep, it's drivable the whole way to Glencolmcille, and then you go on to Carrick and Kilcar and Killybegs, so the roads are getting better all the time. When I was home at Easter i took the boyfriend around there for a drive... I think at one point he was scared he wouldn't get home alive! There are some very windy roads up there, way up the hills but the road itself is fine. I love all those parts of Donegal. The view from the top of the hill up Glengesh is breathtaking.


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    Graces7
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    The Cool wrote: »
    Yep, it's drivable the whole way to Glencolmcille, and then you go on to Carrick and Kilcar and Killybegs, so the roads are getting better all the time. When I was home at Easter i took the boyfriend around there for a drive... I think at one point he was scared he wouldn't get home alive! There are some very windy roads up there, way up the hills but the road itself is fine. I love all those parts of Donegal. The view from the top of the hill up Glengesh is breathtaking.

    WOW; thank you.

    Is that road itself steep? I have a horror of heights these days and tend to avoid Glengesh...


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    The Cool
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    The road itself is not all that steep as it creeps around the side of that hill - it's more the land on the side of the road, you go from being between two hills to having an almost vertical drop beside your car. If you have nice driving conditions it's beautiful. Took a lift home from Glencolmcille once though with a boy racer who went down that road at crazy speed, now that was scary!


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    Pique
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    Aah the Glengesh road. Isn't that supposed to be Ireland's best driving road (for however long it is...never been there myself) so when can we expect Clarkson & co to try it in a trio of exotic supercars ?

    PS> Mods: If you feel that this post might make it a haven for twin-cam/impreza/Type-R/MKII Escort/etc rednecks, and would ruin what is an otherwise nice place, feel free to remove this post with my apologies :)


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    Graces7
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    Pique wrote: »
    Aah the Glengesh road. Isn't that supposed to be Ireland's best driving road (for however long it is...never been there myself) so when can we expect Clarkson & co to try it in a trio of exotic supercars ?

    PS> Mods: If you feel that this post might make it a haven for twin-cam/impreza/Type-R/MKII Escort/etc rednecks, and would ruin what is an otherwise nice place, feel free to remove this post with my apologies :)


    Glengesh "only" has two hairpin bends, on a steep gradient.

    Try the Mamore Pass, or the Fanad drive to Portsalon for real drama. ( I have a knack of stumbling onto these hair raisers by accident; once is enough)


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