Day 1: Arrival
18.30 hrs. Dinner/welcome briefing with guide - Staying
in Tralee for 2 nights. |
Day 2: Dingle Way (Tonevane
to Derrymore) - Distance: 8.5km/5.3miles*.
Ascent: 50m/165ft
A gentle walk, on the slopes of the Slieve Mish mountains,
overlooking the wildbird sanctuary of Tralee Bay,
and ending at Derrymore Strand. |
Day 3: Annascaul Glen to Glennahoo
- Distance: 11.5km/7.25miles. Ascent: 395m/1,300ft
Two valleys (and contrasting views) for the price
of one! From the legend-filled Annascaul Glen, a zig-zag
track rises over a saddle (col) of Maghanaboe and
descends into Glennahoo. |
Day 4: Dingle Way (Ventry to
Slea Head) - Distance: 10.5km/6.5miles*. Ascent:
190m/625ft
Through landscape littered with archeological sites,
walk over the rocky shores of Dingle Bay to the Atlantic
Ocean. The spectacular scenery of Slea Head and Dunquin
("the nearest parish to America") has been
captured in many movies. *An extra 3km/2miles will
take you to Dunmore Head, the most westerly point
in Ireland, marked by an ogham stone. |
Day 5: Option Day
You can spend a lazy day around Cloghane. Alternatively,
you can take a taxi to Dingle town to visit the craft
shops, sample the famous restaurants and pubs or call
on Fungi, Dingle's own dolphin. |
Day 6: Dingle Way (Brandon Creek,
Brandon Village)
Distance: 12.5km/8miles. Ascent: 650m/2,125ft
An old military road leads from Brandon Creek (from
where St Brendan sailed to America), crossing the
Brandon Ridge at the saddle of Masatiompan, before
descending by the abandoned village of Arraglen to
the fishing village of Brandon. |
Day 7 Dingle Way (The Northern
Beaches) - Distance: up to 20km/12.5miles.
Ascent: 50m/165ft
A leisurely coastal walk - three beaches, two medieval
church ruins, one wildbird sanctuary - on a walk that
can be shortened or lengthened to suit you and the
day. |
| Day 8 - Departure Day |
GRADE:
+ |
(Brandon)
Moderate walks of 6-12 miles (9.5 - 20km)
with gradual ascents of up to 2,125ft (650m)
approx |
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