Sheep's Head - Poet's Way Loop
Grade
Very Difficult
Length
12.4 km
Time
6 hours
Format
Loop
Ascent
350 m
Dogs Allowed
No
Waymarking
Red arrow on yellow background
Start Point
Tooreen Point carpark at the tip of Sheep's Head peninsula
Finish Point
Tooreen Point carpark at the tip of Sheep's Head peninsula
Nearest Town to Start
Kilcrohane
Grid Ref.
V 733 341
Lat. and Long.
51.54599, -9.82644
This loop takes you on paths, tracks and minor road through the rock and bog landscape of the Sheep's Head Peninsula, heading out across some seemingly remote country to the tip of the peninsula, with stretches on steep rocky trails past high cliffs and an abundance of spectacular coastal scenery.
Maps and other information
GPX File
External Links
Trail Management
The Sheep's Head Way Committee Durrus, Bantry, Co.Cork
+353 27 61052 or +353 86 8778604
Facilities
Car park
OSI Maps
Discovery Series Sheet 88
Rob from Cork
I did it as a run and it is more suited to a hike, scrambling and boggy in parts. Views are amazing. It is well marked. My Garmin had it at 13km and it took 2 hours with a run/walk
Dorothy Mills from Dublin