Favourite Strava Segments (include links please!)

Sunsets On Tuesday

Hi guys,
Was just wondering to myself yesterday what are my favourite segments on Strava. Thought it would be cool to ask this community the following questions:
1) Have you made any popular segments (i.e. more than 5 stars) and if so, which one are you proudest of, in terms of name, difficulty etc.?
2)What's the segment you always go out and try to beat, and what place have you gotten to?
3) What's the best named segment in your area?
And lastly:
4) The segment you always hate doing/most difficult one?

For me my answers are:
1)https://www.strava.com/segments/12269388 — The "Oh wow I'm still climbing" hill. (Horrible hill at the end of another hill)
And https://www.strava.com/segments/13024852 — The Unfriendly Speed Sign to Slate Cabin Lane

2) https://www.strava.com/segments/7245802 — murphystown rd to the lights (Good sprint hill)
And
https://www.strava.com/segments/4179880 — Enniskerry To Blackglen Rd

3)https://www.strava.com/segments/5578950 — Sail/Cycle Challenge Aurora Hill (still can't figure out why it's called that!)

4)https://www.strava.com/segments/9280295 — Kilternan Hill (Subtle yet annoying hill)
And toughest so far was found on Achill Island, with the climb up to Minaun Mast.

So what about you guys?

magicbastarder

this is one i measure myself on; remarkable (for me) in that i finished it today thinking 'that way too easy', especially since i had a tailwind all the way out to it. made more interesting today in that my bike wouldn't shift cleanly to my granny gear, so i could at best manage 39x24 on the way up at times.

https://www.strava.com/segments/661174

i haven't been southside and into the wicklow mountains since i joined strava though, so i obviously want to correct that.

Casula

Here's three that deserve to be in there...

https://www.strava.com/segments/2472552

https://www.strava.com/segments/1153722

https://www.strava.com/segments/6911387

Wishbone Ash

Two of my favourites:

The descent into Naul village from the Ballyboughal side - https://www.strava.com/segments/699503

(Currently sharing 3rd place with 4 others!)

The descent from the Sally Gap crossroads to laragh - https://www.strava.com/segments/1158895?filter=overall

(Probably my favourite piece of road in the country).

retalivity

Stocking lane to kippure - a good long up and down segment

https://www.strava.com/segments/3415031


My favourite 2 short and horrible climbing segments.

Cunard - bastard

https://www.strava.com/segments/1329636

Kilmashogue - worse

https://www.strava.com/segments/631099

magicbastarder

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Two of my favourites:

The descent into Naul village from the Ballyboughal side - https://www.strava.com/segments/699503

(Currently sharing 3rd place with 4 others!)

i'm currently sharing position 2044 out of 2868 with 105 other people.

magicbastarder

does strava premium allow you to view a map of every road you've cycled? i.e. a personal heat map?

Wishbone Ash

retalivity wrote: »

...Cunard - bastard

....Kilmashogue - worse...

Give Priest's Leap or the Gap of Mamore a lash and you'll never think the same of Cunard or Kilmashogue again!

retalivity

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Give Priest's Leap or the Gap of Mamore a lash and you'll never think the same of Cunard or Kilmashogue again!

Being from donegal but having not cycled half as much up there as i would have liked, mamore is on the list!

Wishbone Ash

magicbastarder wrote: »

does strava premium allow you to view a map of every road you've cycled? i.e. a personal heat map?

Only if you're on Premium I think.

Steve SilverMint

magicbastarder wrote: »

does strava premium allow you to view a map of every road you've cycled? i.e. a personal heat map?

Yes you have a world wide heat map on premium Strava.

Sunsets On Tuesday

magicbastarder wrote: »

this is one i measure myself on; remarkable (for me) in that i finished it today thinking 'that way too easy', especially since i had a tailwind all the way out to it. made more interesting today in that my bike wouldn't shift cleanly to my granny gear, so i could at best manage 39x24 on the way up at times.

https://www.strava.com/segments/661174

i haven't been southside and into the wicklow mountains since i joined strava though, so i obviously want to correct that.

That's a very popular segment, and I can see why, just a shame you don't go up to the "summit" car park on that segment though!

Sunsets On Tuesday

Casula wrote: »

Here's three that deserve to be in there...

https://www.strava.com/segments/2472552

https://www.strava.com/segments/1153722

https://www.strava.com/segments/6911387

That Poggio segment going into Enniskerry is a real bastard, never enjoy doing it.. can just never find a rhythm.

Wishbone Ash

Sunsets On Tuesday wrote: »

That's a very popular segment, and I can see why, just a shame you don't go up to the "summit" car park on that segment though!

I'd say its to capture the 90% of people who do a lap without going to the summit (as it's a cul de sac). There are dozens of segments on Howth and plenty which do go to the car park.

68 lost souls

Steve SilverMint wrote: »

Yes you have a world wide heat map on premium Strava.

I must try it again. Went that way once on my first cycle back on the bike after surgery two years ago and I've been afraid since. Normally go up the golf club side.

koutoubia

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Two of my favourites:

The descent into Naul village from the Ballyboughal side - https://www.strava.com/segments/699503

(Currently sharing 3rd place with 4 others!)

I never knew I was so far down the list on that segment.
Must rectify that someday soon....

68 lost souls

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Two of my favourites:

The descent into Naul village from the Ballyboughal side - https://www.strava.com/segments/699503

(Currently sharing 3rd place with 4 others!)

The descent from the Sally Gap crossroads to laragh - https://www.strava.com/segments/1158895?filter=overall

(Probably my favourite piece of road in the country).

I'd like to get out towards the naul on a solo spin some day, I normally hit that segment on a group ride when I'm at the back and then hit traffic going down it. Much better at going down hills than up them haha

Wishbone Ash

I could do with a standard 53 on that Naul descent - spinning out on a 50.

koutoubia

53x11 should do it!

Dermot Illogical

This one isn't in Ireland, but it's definitely my favourite.
https://www.strava.com/segments/2071767

This one is in the same area and was in the Giro a couple of years ago. Not too arduous and really enjoyable on a hot day.
https://www.strava.com/segments/1133210

Nice fast descents off both of them too.

ford2600

www.strava.com/segments/2395033 — SP92 downhill

www.strava.com/segments/8563979 — Skills bit..

P_1

magicbastarder wrote: »

does strava premium allow you to view a map of every road you've cycled? i.e. a personal heat map?

This is another nice site to use for your heatmaps.

http://www.jonathanokeeffe.com/strava/map.php

neris

this very short one in Howth, not to long but starts out with a very steep ramp and by the time you get past the corner your still climbing on a smaller gradient

https://www.strava.com/segments/2261538

dragratchet

given i spend half my life on strava i started taking photos and writing short pieces about some segments over the past year. mainly dublin/wicklow but making my way around Ireland gradually.

https://www.instagram.com/strava_segments_ireland/

P_1

Have to say I enjoyed this one. It takes a bit of planning to do too (well not so much planning more keeping an eye on the tides).

https://www.strava.com/activities/768823927/segments/18820024222

lissard

A spin around Wicklow isn't complete without this beauty ;-) . The very appropriately named Devils Glen.
https://www.strava.com/segments/1234763

Wishbone Ash

lissard wrote: »

A spin around Wicklow isn't complete without this beauty ;-) . The very appropriately named Devils Glen.
https://www.strava.com/segments/1234763

Usually incorporated into the Boards.ie Evil Ride! Descending it is almost worse than climbing it - horrible surface causing so much vibrations that you get blurred vision. In autumn its extra difficult with a carpet of wet leaves. Beautiful all the same.

Chuchote

Couple of questions, if it will help others too…(?):

• How do you find Strava segments in your local area?
• How do you follow an existing run (on iPhone)?
• What's the difference between normal and premium?
• How much does premium cost, and under what circumstances is is worth it?
• How do you make and name a segment?

(I see the first and last questions are addressed reasonably well by Strava's Help. But not altogether. For instance, I come across named Strava sections in my normal daily cycle, but can't see them on the map when looking for segments near my route.)

68 lost souls

Chuchote wrote: »

Couple of questions, if it will help others too…(?):


(I see the first and last questions are addressed reasonably well by Strava's Help. But not altogether. For instance, I come across named Strava sections in my normal daily cycle, but can't see them on the map when looking for segments near my route.)

It's possible that they may be hidden segments, if they have been flagged as risky due to traffic, lights, pedestrians etc they can sometimes appear like this.

Chuchote

68 lost souls wrote: »

It's possible that they may be hidden segments, if they have been flagged as risky due to traffic, lights, pedestrians etc they can sometimes appear like this.

Funny that they'd name themselves as I cycle, though!

oconnpad

lissard wrote: »

A spin around Wicklow isn't complete without this beauty ;-) . The very appropriately named Devils Glen.
https://www.strava.com/segments/1234763

I try to get to wicklow once or twice a year for spin in the mountains and so i came across this segment on a pre planned spin.
The route was from laragh up to kippure mast via military road and back via roundwood, ashford, laragh
With the climb to kippure mast i didn't pay to much attention to this segment on the route beforehand.
When i was climbing the thing I was full sure i'd taken a wrong turn somewhere. It just seem to go on and on to me at the time.