Dingle Way

Degree of difficulty - Moderate/Strenuous

The Dingle peninsula is a narrow mountainous finger of land reaching to Europe's most westerly point. At the western end stands one of Ireland's finest mountains, Mount Brandon. This forms the focus for several days' walking as you follow old roads and effusive fuchsia lined lanes around the peninsula before climbing over the shoulder of this noble peak.

3 Night Tour

Day 1 – Travel to Anascaul for the start of the holiday
Accommodation - B&B in Anascaul

Day 2 – Anascaul to Dingle
Follow quiet lanes and tracks to Lispole via Minard Bay.After Lispole a little more attention to route finding is required as you link faint paths and Fields along the base of the mountains.
Approximately 21 km, 430 m ascent
Accommodation - B&B in Dingle Town

Day 3 – Dingle to Slea Head / Dunquin
We will organize a morning transfer to Ventry beach from where you follow an old road around the Base of Mount Eagle with some glorious views out over Dingle Bay. At the end of the walk you will be collected back to Dingle from Blasket Island Visitors centre in Dunquin. Approximately 21km, 320 m ascent
Accommodation - B&B in Dingle Town

Day 4 – End of the tour

7 Night Tour

Day 1 – Travel to Camp for the start of the holiday
Taxi transfers available on request from Killarney, Kerry Airport or Cork Airport.
Accommodation – B&B in Camp

Day 2 – Camp to Anascaul
Leave Camp on a minor road and across the slopes of Corrin Mountain. 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.
Approximately 18 km, 450 m ascent
Accommodation - Pub B&B in the centre of Anascaul

Day 3 – Anascaul to Dingle
Minor roads are followed 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.
Approximately 21 km, 430 m ascent
Accommodation – 3 star guesthouse in Dingle

Day 4 - Dingle to Slea Head/Dunquin
A morning transfer to Ventry beach for 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 fine views out to the evocative Blasket Islands. Approximately 13 km, 200 m ascent
Accommodation – B&B outside Dunquin

Day 5 – Slea Head/Dunquin to Ballydavid
Follow tracks and lanes past Clogher Head and beneath the Three Sisters cliffs. A detour to the tops of the cliffs is very rewarding. 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.
Approximately 22 km, 140 m ascent
Accommodation – B&B in Ballydavid

Day 6 – Ballydavid to Cloghane
The walk leads below Ballydavid, and then climbs to the highest point of the walk at 650 m 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.
Approximately 26 km, 790 m ascent
Accommodation – B&B in Cloghane

Day 7 – Cloghane to Anascaul
The route follows quiet lanes around Brandon Bay then follows an old drove route up through the delightful Maghanaboe glen and over the pass and down the zigzag track to Lough Anascaul before following tracks and lanes down to Anascaul village.
Approximately 17 km, 370 m ascent
Accommodation - Pub B&B in Anascaul

Day 8 – Journey home

2018 ~ 3 Night Tour

€360 per person sharing

€95.00 single occupancy (single room charge if travelling with others)
€125.00 solo traveller supplement (if travelling alone)
€15 supplement per person in July & August.

2018 ~ 7 Night Tour

€760 per person sharing

Single room supplement €245 (if travelling with others)
High season supplement (July/August) €30 per person
Solo tour supplement €350 (if travelling alone)

Self Guided Tour Information

Tour can start any day from April until October.