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.
Stages
A suggested split into 8 days of about 23 km (14 mi) each. The days are equal shares of the distance, not official stages. Each ends near the town or village named.
- Day 1 Tralee to Kenmare Municipal District 23 km · 23 km from the start
- Day 2 Kenmare Municipal District to an unnamed point 23 km · 45 km from the start
- Day 3 An unnamed point to Fionntrá 23 km · 68 km from the start
- Day 4 Fionntrá to Kenmare Municipal District 23 km · 90 km from the start
- Day 5 Kenmare Municipal District to an unnamed point 23 km · 113 km from the start
- Day 6 An unnamed point to Castlegregory 23 km · 136 km from the start
- Day 7 Castlegregory to Kenmare Municipal District 23 km · 158 km from the start
- Day 8 Kenmare Municipal District to Tralee 23 km · 181 km from the start
Summits on the way
- An Chathair Aird 168 m · 64 km from the start
- Mullach Charraige Léithe 166 m · 81 km from the start
- Pierasmore North Top 700 m · 109 km from the start
Tops within 300 m of the line. Summits from OpenStreetMap.
Start and finish
Start: near Tralee, County Kerry. 52.26685, -9.70663
Finish: where it starts. The trail is a circuit.
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Tralee, County Kerry · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Kenmare Municipal District, County Kerry · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Fionntrá, County Kerry · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Kenmare Municipal District, County Kerry · After day 4 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Castlegregory, County Kerry · After day 6 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Kenmare Municipal District, County Kerry · After day 7 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Tralee, County Kerry · The finish Booking.com → Expedia →
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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.
