Dingle Way

Walking
County Kerry
4/5
2 reviews
Grade Strenuous
Length 162 km
Am 7 days
Format Loop
Ascent 2590 m
Dogs Allowed No
Waymarking Yellow arrow on black background
Start Point
Town Park Gate to the West Side of the Ashe Hall at the end of Denny Street Tralee
Finish Point
Town Park Gate to the West Side of the Ashe Hall at the end of Denny Street Tralee
Nearest Town to Start Tralee
Grid Ref. Q 835 141
Lat. and Long. 52.267016, -9.706467 / 52.267018, -9.706469

The Dingle peninsula, the northernmost of County Kerry's peninsulas, stretches nearly 50 kilometres into the Atlantic, and is 21 kilometres wide at its broadest. It is a dramatic and varied landscape of coastal plains, sandy beaches, mountains and lakes. The Dingle Way is a circular route beginning and ending in the town of Tralee that takes in all of these wonderments along the route. Leaving Tralee the route climbs onto the flanks of the Slieve Mish and contours westwards before crossing the peninsula to the scenic Inch beach on Dingle Bay. The route then meanders westwards by the villages of Anascaul and Lispole to the famed town of Dingle, where many walkers will want to stay a while and enjoy the good food, good music and craic. West of Dingle is the most dramatic part of the Way, an exciting coastal trek around the westernmost point of Ireland and a return leg over a saddle below Kerry's holy mountain, Brandon, and on to Tralee by the shore. Terrain consists mainly of quiet tarmac roads, mountain, field and cliff paths, and over 20km of good beach walking. The aggregate ascent over the route is 2480m, and although there are some short steep ascents, there are no significant steep climbs. Overnight accommodation is plentiful. The route is steeped in history and scattered with the ruins of ancient dwellings, forts, churches, and castles, and because of its circular layout, can be easily sampled in sections.

Trail Management

The Dingle Way, Páirc Ghnó Údarás na Gaeltachta, An Daingean, Co Chiarraí­. Phone: 085 8212835 Email: hello@thedingleway.ie.

Facilities

Car parking
At Start/Finish - in Prince's Street car park in Tralee (charge)

76 kms or 47% of the Way follows local roads. There are trail surface quality issues at some points along the trail and there may also be some waymarking issues.
Between Lispole and Dingle walkers may encounter loose dogs at the house before Devane's Guest House.
***Dogs not permitted on the Dingle Way***

Map Guides

Map Guides

The Dingle Way Companion (by Tony O'Callaghan). The Dingle Way (by Rucksack Readers) - available from Rucksack Readers, Landrick Lodge, Dunblane, FK15 Ohy, UK +44 (0) 1786 824 696

OSI Maps

OSI Maps

Discovery Series Sheets 70 and 71
Public Transportation

Public Transportation

At Start: Extensive bus service Check with Bus Eireann.
Rail Check with Iarnrod Eireann.
At End: Daily bus service Check with Bus Eireann.

5/5
05/08/2021

James Donald Groce from United States

Hiked this amazing loop journey in the 1990's. It was an educational, inspirational, magical experience. The trail is a national treasure. And the Irish people? Beautiful.
3/5
02/13/2015

John from United Kingdom

Wonderful coastal scenery and very much enjoyed my walk around the Dingle peninsula. Worth stressing that there is a lot of road walking, sometimes along narrow roads where the space can be limited when a coach passes by. Further information on my trip can be found on my blog - http://www.johnhayeswalks.com/2012/07/walking-dingle-way.html

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