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Ring of Kerry starting at Cahersiveen

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Recorded distance
78 km
Riding-time estimate
1 h 14
Journey
Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis

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Why this ride

Repeated coastal bends, headlands and frequent viewpoint stops. It also links naturally to Killarney National Park.

Access context

Expect variable weather, narrow lanes and seasonal tourist traffic. Specific flag: tour buses; congestion.

Seasonal context

Apr-Oct

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

  1. 1. Cahersiveen

    Cahersiveen is the one town on the Iveragh peninsula that feels like a place rather than a stop, a long, low main street of coloured shopfronts and pubs, tucked under the rounded bulk of Bentee and Knocknadobar mountains, and looking out over the Fertha river and Valentia Harbour toward the island. About twelve hundred people live here, and a lot of them seem to be in the street on a fine afternoon. The Ring of Kerry has plenty of showier sights, but Cahersiveen has the habit of making visitors stay longer than they planned.

    Read the complete Cahersiveen write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Cahersiveen sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Kenmare.

  2. 2. Kenmare

    Kenmare sits at the head of a long sea inlet, with mountains on both sides and the Kerry hills rolling away to the north, and it is one of the best-placed small towns in Ireland. It was laid out as a planned town in the late eighteenth century by the Lansdowne estate, and the streets still form a tidy shape around a central market place, with colourful shopfronts, craft shops and some of the best restaurants in the south-west. Because it stands where the Ring of Kerry meets the Beara Peninsula, it is a natural starting point for either.

    Read the complete Kenmare write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Kenmare comes up 78 km in.

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