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Wild Atlantic Way, stage 4 of 15: Kenmare to Killorglin around the Iveragh Peninsula

Loop from Kenmare Municipal District · Ireland · County Kerry
Distance 15797.5kmmi
Elevation 1,6695,480mft
Duration 3h 8m
Route type Point to point
Curviness Medium

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0 km0 miKenmare Municipal DistrictStart
157 km98 miKenmare Municipal DistrictFinish

About this route

Around the Iveragh Peninsula, the Ring of Kerry, from Kenmare past Sneem, Caherdaniel, Waterville and Cahersiveen to Killorglin. Tour coaches drive the ring anticlockwise, from Killorglin toward Kenmare, so on this stage you meet them head on: be ready to stop on the narrow parts. Early or late in the day is quieter. This is one of 15 stages along the coastal route known as the Wild Atlantic Way, from Kinsale in County Cork to Muff in County Donegal. The side roads to headlands and viewpoints are left out, so you can add the ones you like. Ireland drives on the left and signs speeds in km/h. Many coast roads are narrow with stone walls right at the edge, so expect to pull in for tractors, coaches and campervans, and watch for sheep and gravel washed onto the road after rain. Best from May to September; book beds ahead in July and August.

Check road conditions and closures before you ride.

Route line: Fáilte Ireland, Wild Atlantic Way Route, published on data.gov.ie, licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/): https://data.gov.ie/dataset/wild-atlantic-way-route1. Modified by Motarva: snapped to roads, side roads to headlands and viewpoints left out, split into stages, gaps filled by routing. This is not an official route file and is not endorsed by Fáilte Ireland; Wild Atlantic Way is a name of Fáilte Ireland, used here only to describe the route.

Source Fáilte Ireland, Wild Atlantic Way Route (data.gov.ie) Wild Atlantic Way Route (data.gov.ie, Fáilte Ireland data, 2020), stage 4 of 15. Changes: snapped to roads, side roads to headlands and viewpoints left out, split into stages, gaps filled by routing.

Licence: CC BY 4.0 Modified by Motarva. Not an official publication of the source.

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030609012015002040608027 mkm 1.3Medium 16890 ftmi 0.8Medium 16824 mkm 2.6Low 080 ftmi 1.6Low 021 mkm 7.2Low 870 ftmi 4.5Low 872 mkm 9.8Low 19240 ftmi 6.1Low 1938 mkm 12.5High 370120 ftmi 7.8High 37026 mkm 13.8High 37090 ftmi 8.6High 37029 mkm 16.4Medium 103100 ftmi 10.2Medium 10339 mkm 20.4High 232130 ftmi 12.6High 23236 mkm 21High 232120 ftmi 13.1High 2328 mkm 23.6High 32330 ftmi 14.7High 32321 mkm 28.2Low 6570 ftmi 17.5Low 6578 mkm 30.9Medium 117260 ftmi 19.2Medium 117118 mkm 32.8High 224390 ftmi 20.4High 22461 mkm 34.1Medium 134200 ftmi 21.2Medium 13430 mkm 38.7High 212100 ftmi 24.1High 2129 mkm 40.7Low 4130 ftmi 25.3Low 4118 mkm 42.7Low 960 ftmi 26.5Low 910 mkm 44.7High 23830 ftmi 27.7High 23835 mkm 47.3High 392110 ftmi 29.4High 392116 mkm 49.9High 234380 ftmi 31High 234165 mkm 54.5Medium 155540 ftmi 33.9Medium 15583 mkm 57.1High 288270 ftmi 35.5High 28866 mkm 57.8High 288220 ftmi 35.9High 2887 mkm 60.4Low 4320 ftmi 37.5Low 438 mkm 64.4Low 8430 ftmi 40Low 8437 mkm 65.7Low 84120 ftmi 40.8Low 845 mkm 68.9Low 2120 ftmi 42.8Low 2136 mkm 72.9Low 12120 ftmi 45.3Low 1236 mkm 75.5Medium 153120 ftmi 46.9Medium 153124 mkm 78.1High 521410 ftmi 48.6High 521107 mkm 78.8High 521350 ftmi 49High 5218 mkm 81.4High 28930 ftmi 50.6High 289227 mkm 85.4High 445740 ftmi 53High 445110 mkm 86.7Low 15360 ftmi 53.9Low 152 mkm 90.6High 28110 ftmi 56.3High 28122 mkm 92.6High 28870 ftmi 57.5High 28863 mkm 94.6High 240210 ftmi 58.8High 24025 mkm 99.2High 29680 ftmi 61.6High 2961 mkm 101.8Medium 1880 ftmi 63.2Medium 1889 mkm 104.4Low 5930 ftmi 64.9Low 5924 mkm 105.7Low 5980 ftmi 65.7Low 5923 mkm 109Low 3280 ftmi 67.7Low 326 mkm 110.3Low 8320 ftmi 68.5Low 8329 mkm 114.9Low 47100 ftmi 71.4Low 4722 mkm 116.9Low 8170 ftmi 72.6Low 8116 mkm 118.9Low 4450 ftmi 73.9Low 4432 mkm 122.8Low 43100 ftmi 76.3Low 4346 mkm 123.5Low 43150 ftmi 76.7Low 43109 mkm 128Medium 142360 ftmi 79.6Medium 14277 mkm 130Low 65250 ftmi 80.8Low 6577 mkm 132Low 65250 ftmi 82Low 6577 mkm 135.3Medium 132250 ftmi 84.1Medium 132113 mkm 137.9Low 97370 ftmi 85.7Low 9783 mkm 139.2Medium 106270 ftmi 86.5Medium 10621 mkm 143.2Low 6370 ftmi 88.9Low 637 mkm 146.4Medium 19620 ftmi 91Medium 19619 mkm 147.1Medium 19660 ftmi 91.4Medium 19631 mkm 150.4Low 25100 ftmi 93.4Low 2524 mkm 152.3Low 6580 ftmi 94.7Low 6521 mkm 155Medium 19370 ftmi 96.3Medium 193
38.1 of 157 km in corners23.7 of 97.5 miles in corners24%

Measured from the route itself, with roundabouts and slip roads left out. Corners are counted, not judged.

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