Lonehort Loop - Beara Way

Grade Moderate

Length 1.6 km

Time 30 mins

Format Loop

Ascent 50 m

Dogs Allowed No

Waymarking Purple arrows

Start Point

Entrance to Battery at Lonehort Point

Finish Point

Entrance to Battery at Lonehort Point

Nearest Town to Start Castletownbere

Grid Ref. V 761 447

Lat. and Long. 51.6450995, -9.7865069

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This walk follows grassy tracks around the eastern tip of Bere Island, taking in the site of a British coastal fortification with a massive moat and two 6 inch barrelled guns. There are lovely views of the mountains and coastlines of the Beara and Sheep's Head Peninsulas.