Why this ride
Repeated coastal bends, headlands and frequent viewpoint stops. It also links naturally to Dingle Peninsula.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Dingle and Slea Head
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 99 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 33
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Access context
Expect variable weather, narrow lanes and seasonal tourist traffic. Specific flag: narrow roads; congestion.
Seasonal context
Apr-Oct
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Tralee
Tralee is the county town of Kerry and the gateway to the Dingle Peninsula, and for one week each August it turns into a festival town. The Rose of Tralee, an international beauty and talent contest founded in 1959 and based on a nineteenth-century love song, draws women of Irish descent from around the world, and the whole town fills with music and crowds. Outside festival time, it is a busy, practical market town of about twenty-three thousand people, a place for supplies and a pint.
Read the complete Tralee write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Tralee sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Dingle.
2. Dingle
Dingle is a small harbour town at the western end of County Kerry's Dingle Peninsula, with fewer than two thousand people but about as many pubs as you could want. The streets slope toward the water, shops and houses are painted in strong colours, and the harbour is full of fishing boats. This is a Gaeltacht area, where Irish is still the everyday language for many families, so you may see signs in Irish first, and the town's Irish name, An Daingean, appears on the road markers.
Read the complete Dingle write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Dingle comes up 41 km in. Next is Tralee.
3. Tralee
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Tralee write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
99 km in you reach Tralee.
Recorded source links
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