Why this ride
Repeated coastal bends, headlands and frequent viewpoint stops. It also links naturally to West Cork maritime landscape.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
West Cork Coastal Route
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 90 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 35
- 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: seasonal traffic.
Seasonal context
Apr-Oct
Scenic road chapters
Wild Atlantic Way
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 25 km this is Wild Atlantic Way, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 25 km
- Named road
- Wild Atlantic Way
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Kinsale
Kinsale is a small harbour town on the south coast of County Cork, and it has been around long enough to have seen plenty of drama. The Battle of Kinsale in 1601 ended in defeat for the Irish lords and their Spanish allies and is often treated as the real end of the old Gaelic order. The star-shaped Charles Fort, built later in the seventeenth century, still guards the harbour mouth, and you can walk its ramparts for a view across the water.
Read the complete Kinsale write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Kinsale sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Clonakilty.
2. Clonakilty
Planning note
Clonakilty comes up 33 km in. Next is Bantry.
3. Bantry
Planning note
90 km in you reach Bantry.
Recorded source links
More motorcycle rides nearby
- Wild Atlantic Way: Kinsale to Dingle · 300 km
- Beara Peninsula Ring from Kenmare · 147 km
- Cork long day · Sceilg Mhichíl · 342 km