Knockalough - Knockalough Loop/Lúibe Cnoc an Loig
Loop Walk · Tipperary
400
XP
about 2 h 17 min walking
437 m
308 m
179 m
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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
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Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
361 m
Drop
360 m
Highest
419 m
Lowest
185 m
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Climbs 26% for 370 m early on, comes down 20% for 340 m midway.
Clockwise: Climbs 20% for 340 m midway, comes down 26% for 370 m midway.
Better anticlockwise: you climb the steeper side (1.1 km at 10%+, 1.1 km of it 15%+) and come down 0.8 km of steep ground. Steep descents are where people slip, and they're harder on knees late in a walk.
Main climb: km 0.8–3.3, from 185 m to 394 m.
How the 8.4 km splits
Flat
1.0 km
Climbing
2.3 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
1.1 km
Descending
3.2 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.2 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.6 km