Cycling Climbs in County Cork

There are 511 cycling climbs in County Cork.

Cobh (1)

Cork (466)

Corkbeg ED (2)

Courtmacsherry ED (3)

Kinsale (8)

Knockskagh (1)

Matehy (1)

Passage West (2)

Rosscarbery (1)

Skibbereen (1)

Templebreedy (2)

Youghal (3)

Top 100 Hardest Cycling Climbs in County Cork

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Name	Location	Distance	Avg Gradient	Total Elevation	Climb Category
1. Cloghroe - Top of Nadd	Cork	20.21 km	1.5%	301 m	Cat. 3
2. 20K up & up.	Cork	20.75 km	1.2%	250 m	Cat. 3
3. Rosscarbery to Reenascreena Climb	Rosscarbery	4.22 km	4.3%	182 m	Cat. 3
4. Waterloo - Bweeng	Cork	16.39 km	1%	257 m	Cat. 3
5. All the way to the Top-BHill	Cork	13.44 km	1.2%	163 m	Cat. 3
6. Kilcully to Bottlehill	Cork	14.49 km	1.1%	159 m	Cat. 4
7. Blarney to Whitechurch climb	Cork	7.38 km	2.1%	151 m	Cat. 4
8. An Tseanchathair Climb	Cork	1.23 km	12.2%	151 m	Cat. 4
9. OTH Hill Climb TT	Cork	8.68 km	1.7%	151 m	Cat. 4
10. Airport Hill to Harlequinns	Cork	3.6 km	4.2%	150 m	Cat. 4
11. Climb - somewhere?	Cork	4.78 km	3.1%	149 m	Cat. 4
12. Maxol Donnybrook to Elm Hill	Cork	3.66 km	4%	159 m	Cat. 4
13. Doughcloyne - Lehenaghmore - Airport	Cork	2.65 km	5.5%	145 m	Cat. 4
14. Wendy & Lisa	Cork	6.42 km	2.3%	146 m	Cat. 4
15. not sure of name	Cork	14.97 km	0.9%	140 m	Cat. 4
16. Glencoo Lawn Climb	Cork	1.28 km	10.9%	139 m	Cat. 4
17. PNSC - from the hospital to Ballyleigh full climb	Cork	6.31 km	2.2%	138 m	Cat. 4
18. Kinsale Road Roundabout to Farmer's cross (via back of Bull McCabe's)	Cork	3.08 km	4.4%	137 m	Cat. 4
19. Spur Hill Full	Cork	5.16 km	2.6%	134 m	Cat. 4
20. Full Airport Hill	Cork	2.92 km	4.5%	130 m	Cat. 4
21. Rafeen Sign to Sign	Passage West	3.24 km	3.9%	125 m	Cat. 4
22. Mount Desert + up Morgans hill	Cork	3.45 km	3.6%	124 m	Cat. 4
23. Lehenagh More Climb	Cork	2.21 km	5.5%	122 m	Cat. 4
24. Spur to Liberty Double Hill	Cork	5.27 km	2.3%	167 m	Cat. 4
25. Cloghroe to Crean's Cross	Matehy	12.05 km	1%	184 m	Cat. 4
26. Spur 2	Cork	2.43 km	4.9%	120 m	Cat. 4
27. Matthew Hill to the top	Cork	2.05 km	5.8%	119 m	Cat. 4
28. bpool to rathduff	Cork	15.4 km	0.8%	118 m	Cat. 4
29. Farm Power to Whitechurch Cross	Cork	6.15 km	1.9%	118 m	Cat. 4
30. Viaduct Hill (after lights)	Cork	4.93 km	2.4%	117 m	Cat. 4
31. Viaduct Hill climb (traffic lights to bridge)	Cork	4.62 km	2.5%	117 m	Cat. 4
32. woodview to carrig turnoff	Cork	10.75 km	1.1%	116 m	Cat. 4
33. Lehenaghmore Hill	Cork	1.75 km	6.6%	115 m	Cat. 4
34. Waterloo Inn - Ballyfadeen climb	Cork	5.74 km	2%	114 m	Cat. 4
35. Maxol to Mt Elma	Cork	1.97 km	5.8%	113 m	Cat. 4
36. Rathcooney Rd Climb	Cork	1.91 km	5.9%	113 m	Cat. 4
37. Church to Hall	Cork	3.77 km	3%	112 m	Cat. 4
38. Viaduct Hill	Cork	4.67 km	2.4%	111 m	Cat. 4
39. Sunday's Well to Clogheen	Cork	2.74 km	4%	116 m	Cat. 4
40. Kinsale Bridge to Ballinroe	Kinsale	4.33 km	2.5%	140 m	Cat. 4
41. Carrs hill and over to Donnybrook hill	Cork	3.57 km	3%	108 m	Cat. 4
42. Blarney to Brown's Newcastle	Cork	6.74 km	1.6%	148 m	Cat. 4
43. bridge to top of clog	Cork	5.39 km	2%	106 m	Cat. 4
44. Ooozzie loop starts with a long drag.	Cork	11.49 km	0.9%	106 m	Cat. 4
45. CTB to Coolieragh	Castletownbere	24.54 km	0.4%	104 m	Cat. 4
46. Monastery Road climb	Cork	3.53 km	3%	105 m	Cat. 4
47. Bóthar An Easa Climb	Cork	0.5 km	21.1%	105 m	Cat. 4
48. Bandon rd - Spur hill (first climb)	Cork	1.84 km	5.7%	105 m	Cat. 4
49. UpDownUpDownUpDownUp	Cork	4.72 km	2.2%	104 m	Cat. 4
50. Lovers Walk and Montenotte Park	Cork	1.64 km	6.3%	104 m	Cat. 4
51. blackpool to sluggera	Cork	7.92 km	1.3%	103 m	Cat. 4
52. N28 N-S (cheeky)	Cork	3.35 km	3%	102 m	Cat. 4
53. R609	Cork	3.97 km	2.6%	102 m	Cat. 4
54. Killylough Roundabout - Watergrasshill Roundabout TT	Cork	7.28 km	1.4%	101 m	Cat. 4
55. Waterloo Inn - Browne's Bar climb	Cork	4.19 km	2.4%	101 m	Cat. 4
56. Bóthar Ghleann Na Coille Climb	Cork	0.59 km	17%	101 m	Cat. 4
57. Blarney Race	Cork	9.94 km	1%	100 m	Cat. 4
58. Blackpool to Garranbraher	Cork	1.47 km	6.8%	100 m	Cat. 4
59. ballincollig to ballyvourney	Cork	45.27 km	0.2%	100 m	Cat. 4
60. Chetwynd/Briar Hill	Cork	4.59 km	2.2%	99 m	Cat. 4
61. Hairpin	Cork	2.51 km	3.9%	98 m	Cat. 4
62. Kilmoney climb out of Carrigaline	Carrigaline	3.21 km	3.1%	98 m	Cat. 4
63. VD HILL FROM THE CITY	Cork	5.49 km	1.8%	98 m	Cat. 4
64. Lee Road Climb	Cork	1.78 km	5.5%	98 m	Cat. 4
65. Tower to Clogheen	Cork	5.78 km	1.7%	97 m	Cat. 4
66. clogheenmilcon shorter	Cork	1.51 km	6.4%	97 m	Cat. 4
67. Temple Hill max %	Cork	0.6 km	16.1%	96 m	Cat. 4
68. Tweedmount Climb	Cork	2.99 km	3.2%	111 m	Cat. 4
69. North Road Climb	Castletownbere	2.01 km	4.7%	94 m	Cat. 4
70. W+2Rabout	Cork	11.74 km	0.8%	279 m	Cat. 4
71. clog full road	Cork	2.42 km	3.9%	94 m	Cat. 4
72. bull mcabe climb	Cork	1.94 km	4.8%	93 m	Cat. 4
73. Crossroads to Sixmilewater	Cork	9.77 km	1%	93 m	Cat. 4
74. Carrigaline Road Climb	Cork	3.61 km	2.6%	93 m	Cat. 4
75. Full Upper Glanmire	Cork	1.71 km	5.4%	94 m	Cat. 4
76. Airport Hill (after Bull McCabe)	Cork	2.09 km	4.4%	92 m	Cat. 4
77. Montenotte Full Climb (McCurtain to Cope)	Cork	2.13 km	4.3%	92 m	Cat. 4
78. whitechurch return legs + more	Cork	9.88 km	0.9%	92 m	Cat. 4
79. Climbing out of Clon	Clonakilty	7.53 km	1.2%	91 m	Cat. 4
80. whitechurch rd from bpool	Cork	5.51 km	1.7%	91 m	Cat. 4
81. Silversprings Lane & Colmcille Av	Cork	1.26 km	7.2%	90 m	Cat. 4
82. Station road to rocky road	Cork	2.72 km	3.3%	105 m	Cat. 4
83. Richmond Wood straight to Rathcooney Road	Cork	2.13 km	4.2%	89 m	Cat. 4
84. Leap to Drinagh Climb	Knockskagh	6.72 km	1.3%	88 m	Cat. 4
85. Killeendaniel to Whitechurch	Cork	5.23 km	1.7%	88 m	Cat. 4
86. Old Mallow Road	Cork	14.17 km	0.6%	87 m	Cat. 4
87. Airport Hill after Bull McCabe, lights to lights	Cork	2 km	4.4%	88 m	Cat. 4
88. Cooney's Lane	Cork	2.12 km	4.1%	87 m	Cat. 4
89. Whitechurch Return Leg	Cork	5.37 km	1.6%	87 m	Cat. 4
90. bpool to mourne abbey	Cork	23.49 km	0.4%	87 m	Cat. 4
91. Sunberry Climb	Cork	2 km	4.3%	86 m	Cat. 4
92. easy side of temple hill	Cork	2.95 km	2.9%	86 m	Cat. 4
93. Trough to peak 1	Cork	2.33 km	3.6%	85 m	Cat. 4
94. Tobar Eoin Climb	Cork	0.41 km	20.4%	85 m	Cat. 4
95. brooklodge to killahora	Cork	5.26 km	1.6%	87 m	Cat. 4
96. The Double	Templebreedy	4.33 km	1.9%	84 m	Cat. 4
97. Donnybrook to Cricket/Hockey club	Cork	3.26 km	2.6%	84 m	Cat. 4
98. Blarney to Clogheen	Cork	3.12 km	2.7%	84 m	Cat. 4
99. Monastery hill steeper section	Cork	2.07 km	4%	83 m	Cat. 4
100. Lehenaghmore Upper, After R'about	Cork	1.39 km	6%	83 m	Cat. 4

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