Dingle - Siúlóid an tSáis
Please Note: This walk has unprotected cliffs - please be careful!
Grade
Strenuous
Length
13.6 km
Time
4 hours 30 minutes
Format
Loop
Ascent
360 m
Dogs Allowed
No
Waymarking
white arrow on red background
Start Point
Car Park, Brandon Point
Finish Point
Car Park, Brandon Point
Nearest Town to Start
Cloghane
Grid Ref.
Q 52627 17290
Lat. and Long.
52.28781, -10.16079
This is a fine coastal and mountain trail over bogland, bog road and public road. The cliffs at An Sás are dangerous - don't cross the wire fence along the edge of the coastline.
The trail can be easy walking over bogland on a fine day but can be dangerous when foggy. Follow the white arrows on red background on the marker poles that mark the route throughout.
Maps and other information
External Links
Trail Management
An Bainisteoir, Cumann Forbartha an Leith Triúigh | email: eolas@cflt.ie
Facilities
At Start: Car parking n car park at end of road at Brandon Point At End: Car parking in car park at end of road at Brandon Point
IN POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS NAVIGATION SKILLS MAY BE REQUIRED. Approximately 4.4km of the trail is on minor tarred road.
OSI Maps
Discovery Series Sheet 70
Mike from Dublin
Parked at Brandon Point, and started walking up the 1st hill, went into the valley, then up a higher hill. Just when you think your getting to the top, you get to see more over the crest. A lot of it is through very boggy ground. Eventually you will get to sheer clifts on the right, and you turn left and get to an access road for the bog, it's pretty much downhill from here.
Very strenous, but I thought it was worth doing (maybe not in February though).Definitely need a good pair of hiking boots, runners will NOT do. Need a good jacket too and bring water, it took us nearly 4 hours to get around.
The trail was very well waymarked, there were posts all along the route, but no map at the start to indicate where you would be going, which is a shame because there is a board showing the local birds.