How does the magic road in Ireland work?

It’s an optical illusion, where the layout of the landscape makes it look like the slope is going one way, but in fact it’s going the other. So your eyes, rather than the fairies, are playing tricks on you. Around the world, magic roads are known as ‘gravity hills’ or ‘magnetic hills’, and there are hundreds of them.

Where is the hill that cars roll up?

A road near Ben Bulben in Ballintrillick, County Sligo contains a built in optical illusion commonly called magic road phenomenon. If a motorist stops to admire Ben Bulben, part of the Dartry Mountains, and forgets to put on the car’s handbrake, bizarrely the vehicle will roll uphill.

How do you do the magic road?

To get to the Magic Road you need to get to Mahon Bridge and head for Mahon Falls. On the way there you will cross a cattle/ship grid and shortly after that you will have to keep your eyes peeled for two stones with the inscription “Magic Road”. You will also see a “Fairy Tree” covered in rags and other paraphernalia.

What happens at Magnetic Hill?

According to this, the hill does not really have a magnetic force but it just creates an optical illusion of sorts so that the road, which actually goes downhill, seems as if it goes uphill. Therefore, when you see the vehicle going upslope, it is actually the opposite and does not defy the laws of nature.

How do you reverse the slope of a car?

This is what one should doing a start on a slope:

  1. Press the brake and engage gear (forward or reverse)
  2. Release the pressure on clutch pedal slowly till you feel the bite.
  3. Quickly move your right foot to the accelerator and move.

Are there any gravity hills in the UK?

Magnetic hills or gravity hills, as they’re more commonly known, are a strange phenomenon whereby a car, bike or balls appears to roll up a hill, despite gravity’s pull. There are several of these hills spread across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland so you can try it yourself.