 The route passes the town of Maghera to the south and bridges the A27 Portrush-Dundalk road which is connected to the A6 via a sliproad.This stretch has occasional overtaking lanes in either directions.The A6 route then rises up over the boggy Glenshane Pass and past The Ponderosa Bar, before descending down the valley of the River Roe to Dungiven village where the A6 crosses the Roe itself.