Ireland · Long-distance path

Beara Way

A long-distance path in Ireland: 214 km (133 mi) with 6,907 m of ascent, about 9 days on foot.

Distance
214 km (133 mi)
Ascent
6,907 m
Days
9
High point
549 m

The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.

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Beara Way
Zairon · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Summits on the way

  • Knockanallig 267 m · 19.4 km from the start
  • Drung Hill · 74 km from the start
  • Sugarloaf Mountain West Top 565 m · 136 km from the start
  • Sugarloaf Far West Top 568 m · 136 km from the start
  • Nareera [Nareeva] 534 m · 137 km from the start
  • Nareera South-West Top 505 m · 137 km from the start
  • Lackacroghan 260 m · 185 km from the start
  • Glanarough Hill 181 m · 188 km from the start
  • Cnoc Bolais [Tower Hill] 252 m · 204 km from the start

Tops within 300 m of the line. Lists from the Database of British and Irish Hills; other summits from OpenStreetMap.

Start and finish

Start: near West Cork, County Cork. 51.63369, -9.89702

Finish: 51.60737, -10.15847

Directions to the start Directions to the finish

Places to stay

Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:

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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.