Ireland - Dingle Way (walking)

You make your way to Camp village where the tour starts.  Taxi transfers available on request from Killarney, Kerry Airport or Cork Airport.

The walk starts on on a quiet minor road and following on across the slopes of Corrin Mountain.  You will walk above the village of Inch with its wonderful sandpit reaching 7 km out into Dingle Bay.  Climb up through the Maum Gap and past a large standing stone then down to the village of Anascaul.

The day starts on minor quiet roads from Anascaul down to the bouldery Kilmurry Bay with the remains of Minard Castle standing above. Old tracks and lanes are followed to Lispole before the route picks a way through farms under the mountains before descending the old Conor Pass route into Dingle town.  Dingle is a town that needs little introduction, it exudes a wonder of colour,  bustling streets and plentiful pubs!

A morning transfer to Ventry beach brings you to the start of your walk from where you will follow tracks up to the lower slopes of Mount Eagle. A fine walk above the small farms and ancient old stone clochans leads around Slea Head with incredible views out to the evocative Blasket Islands.   Your overnight stay is in Dunquin which lies at the most westerly tip of the Dingle Peninsula, overlooking the Islands.

Another wonderful walk as you follow tracks and lanes past Clogher Head and beneath the Three Sisters cliffs. A detour to the tops of the cliffs is very rewarding and worth the effort!. The route then walks around the strand of Smerwick Harbour to Ballydavid. A short detour inland would allow a visit to Gallarus Oratory, one of Ireland's most famous early churches.

The walk leads below Ballydavid, and then climbs to the highest point of the walk at 650 metres on the old military pass between Masatiompan and Brandon Mountains with great views over the peninsula. The route then leads to Brandon village and finally Cloghane. On a fine day there is an option over Mount Brandon which affords some of the finest views to be found in Kerry.

Your last route follows quiet lanes around Brandon Bay and on through old drove route up through the delightful Maghanaboe glen.  You head over the pass and down the zigzag track to Lough Anascaul before following tracks and lanes down to Anascaul village for your final night on the tour.