Day 5 – Dingle Peninsular
Keanes Of Curraheen to Caifé na Trá via Dunquin Pier
Estimate: 1 hour 20
| 0.0 | Right out of the Hotel car park heading towards Curraheen on N86 |
| 4.9 | Keep right onto the R560 (don’t go left onto the N86) |
| 20.3 | Connor Pass. Well worth stopping for the views |
| 24.7 | Dingle. Turn left onto John St then immediately right into The Mall |
| 24.9 | At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto The Tracks (R559) |
| 25 | Turn left onto Slea Head Drive / Strand Street (R559) On the left keep an eye for a statue of long-time harbour resident Fungie the dolphin. |
| 25.7 | Take the first exit off the roundabout onto R559 |
| 25.9 | Turn right onto the R559 to Murreagh (An Mhuirioch) |
| 31.2 | In Murreagh turn left at T-junction to continue on the R559 (Slea Head Drive) |
| 40.8 | Turn right onto (L8047) towards Blasket Ferr |
| 41.8 | Arrive Dunquin Pier. Here should be the Cupán Sé coffee hut, Spanish Armada Memorial, Wild Atlantic Way discovery point, Slea Head rocks and Dunquin pier! |
| 42.6 | If no coffee at Dunquin Pier stop at Caifé na Trá on the right for equally spectacular views |
Caifé na Trá to Inch Beach
Extimate: 1 hour
| 0 | Head back to the R559, reset and turn right. |
| 11.6 | Just over the causeway, turn right at the roundabout onto Slea Head Drive / Strand St (R559) |
| 12.3 | Turn right onto The Tracks (R559) |
| 12.4 | At the Roundabout take the third exit onto Bóthar an Phoist (N86) towards Trallee and Killarney |
| 12.6 | At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto N86 (go straight on). |
| 22.6 | Turn right onto R561 towards Castlemaine and Inch Beach |
| 26.8 | Inch beach This will be a very short stop. And if inclement we may not stop at all. |
Inch Beach to The Fishery
Estimate: 30 minutes
| 0 | Right from Inch Beach onto R561 |
| 12.3 | At T-junction in Castlemaine turn right onto N70 towards Killorglin and across the Maine River |
| 12.7 | At T-junction in turn right to stay on N70 towards Killorglin |
| 14.3 | Bear right to stay on N70 (Kingdoms Bakery on the left) |
| 14.7 | Across roundabout to stay on N70 |
| 18.3 | Lunch! The Fishery is on the right over looking the River Laune. We could book a table but really have no idea when we will actually arrive. We had coffee in the hotel across the bridge waiting for Jeff in 2018 after he had got lost. Again. |
The Fishery to Sneem Hotel
Estimate: 1 hour 30
| 0 | Right onto Ring of Kerry (N72) |
| 14.4 | Continue straight onto Church St (R563) |
| 22.6 | Turn left onto Ring of Kerry (N72) |
| 12.1 | At Ballydowney Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Port Road (R877). Signed Ring of Kerry |
| 12.7 | Keep right onto Mission Rd. St Mary’s Cathedral on the left. |
| 13.2 | Left onto R876 then keep right (one way system). Horse carriages on the right. |
| 13.3 | Round to the right and then keep left on to The Hahah (N71) |
| Lots of spectacular views on the N71. Probably worth stopping if we have the time. | |
| 27.1 | Turn right onto R568 This is Moll’s Gap. A little way down the road is where we will arrive after doing the Gap of Dunlow in two days. |
| 41.4 | Turn left onto Ring of Kerry (N70) |
| 41.6 | Turn right into Hotel |