Ireland · Long-distance path

Sheep's Head Way

A long-distance path in Ireland: 93 km (58 mi) with 2,473 m of ascent, about 4 days on foot.

Distance
93 km (58 mi)
Ascent
2,473 m
Days
4
High point
297 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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Sheep's Head Way
Gerd Eichmann · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Summits on the way

  • Knockboolteenagh · 6.9 km from the start
  • Fahane 233 m · 12.9 km from the start
  • Gouladane 303 m · 17.9 km from the start
  • Ballyroon Mountain 239 m · 41 km from the start
  • Derrylahard East [Derrylahard Hill] 301 m · 80 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. 51.68030, -9.45638

Finish: where it starts. The trail is a circuit.

Directions to the start

Places to stay

Rooms near the start:

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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.