The hairpin bend on the climb toward the Mountain section, shortly after Ramsey, is the Gooseneck.
The Gooseneck is an acute uphill right-hand bend on the Snaefell Mountain Course between the 25th and 26th Milestone markers. Riders reach it after leaving Ramsey and passing the Ramsey Hairpin area, then begin the demanding climb toward the exposed Mountain section.
Its name describes the bend's sharply hooked shape. The location is often confused with Ramsey Hairpin, which is farther north and associated with the town of Ramsey, or with The Verandah, a much later and higher section near the mountain summit. Keppel Gate is also on the Mountain section, but it comes considerably later in the lap.
The Gooseneck is surrounded by open moorland and grazing land, giving it a very different character from the built-up roads near Douglas and Ramsey. It is one of the course's classic viewing points and an important transition from the northern part of the circuit to the long, fast climb across Snaefell.