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The most frequented trails are the Wicklow, Sheep's Head, Kerry, Dingle, Beara, Burren and Western Ways. [ 4 ] In 1997, the Heritage Council , started developing a series of walking routes based on medieval pilgrimage paths, and there are now 124 kilometres (77 miles) of major penitential trails: Cnoc na dTobar , Cosán na Naomh , St. Finbarr's ...
A marked hiking trail also runs from the waterfall to the top of Torc Mountain 535 metres (1,755 ft) via the Old Kenmare Road, however, hikers can avoid Torc Waterfall and start from the upper car-park above the waterfall (at 55 metres, ), to complete the 8–kilometre 3 hour route to the summit of Torc Mountain and back. [1] [10]
The Ring of Kerry (Irish: Mórchuaird Chiarraí) is a 179-kilometre-long (111-mile) circular tourist route in County Kerry, south-western Ireland. Clockwise from Killarney it follows the N71 to Kenmare , then the N70 around the Iveragh Peninsula to Killorglin – passing through Sneem , Waterville , Cahersiveen , and Glenbeigh – before ...
It is designated as a National Waymarked Trail by the National Trails Office of the Irish Sports Council and is managed by Kerry County Council, South Kerry Development Partnership and the Kerry Way Committee. [4] The Way circles the Iveragh Peninsula and forms a walkers' version of the Ring of Kerry road tour. [5]
Moll's Gap or Céim an Daimh (meaning, Gap of the Ox), [1] is a mountain pass on the N71 road from Kenmare to Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland.. Moll's Gap is on the Ring of Kerry route, [2] and offers views of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks mountains, and is a popular tourist location. [3]
The North Kerry Way (Irish: Slí Chiarraí Thuaidh) [2] is a long-distance trail in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 45 kilometres (28 miles) long and begins in Tralee and ends in Ballyheigue . It is typically completed in two days. [ 1 ]
Ladies View is a scenic viewpoint on the Ring of Kerry tourist route about 19 kilometres (12 miles) from Killarney along the N71 road to Kenmare, in the Killarney National Park in Ireland. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Irish Times ranked Ladies View as one of the most photographed places in Ireland, [ 3 ] while the Daily Edge ranked the views amongst Ireland ...
The combined features and history of the island make it an attractive tourist destination, easily accessible from the popular Ring of Kerry route. Geokaun Mountain and Fogher Cliffs : the highest mountain on Valentia Island and the sea cliffs of 180 metres (600 ft) on its northern face.