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Beara Way

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  • Top-Choice Accommodation
  • Detailed Itinerary, Maps & GPS Tracks
  • Baggage Transfer
  • Breakfasts
  • Insider Tips
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  • Day 1 Arrival in Castletownbere

    From your point of arrival, use the public transport information we provide to make the journey to Castletownbere.

  • Day 2 Bere Island

    9 or 15 Miles / 14 or 24 Km 4-6/6-8 Hrs 400/500 Metres

    A short ferry ride across the sheltered harbour will take you to Bere Island where walkers are spoilt for choice with routes of varying length and difficulty. You will find some of the highlights of the Beara Way here. From sites of rich military heritage from various eras to the spectacular scenery of the Slieve Miskish and Caha Mountains on the mainland.

  • Day 3 Castletownbere - Allihies

    9.5 Miles / 15 Km 4-6 Hrs 500 Metres

    A hike along century old country roads takes you past a Bronze Age stone circle and through some forestry before it climbs up into the Slieve Mishkish Mountains. You can catch a glimpse of the northern side of the peninsula before the trail climbs once more and then descends past an old disused copper mine into the brightly coloured village of Allihies.

  • Day 4 Allihies - Dursey Sound

    6 or 9.5 Miles / 10 or 15 Km 3-5 Hrs 285 Metres

    A stunning walk in truly spectacular surroundings. You will pass Ballydonegan Strand, a man-made beach created from thousands of tons of crushed rock extracted by the now closed Allihies Copper Mines. From there, a coastal path overlooking the Atlantic Ocean leads you to a deserted mountain track that takes you right out to the western end of the Beara Peninsula, where the Atlantic Ocean pounds the coastline.

  • Day 5 Dursey Island

    9.5 Miles / 15 Km 4-6 Hrs 1804 ft / 550 Metres

    Take a trip on Ireland’s only cable car which will bring you across Dursey Sound, a narrow stretch of water with a very strong tide and reefs of rocks. With just 6 permanent residents, little motorised traffic and abundant wildlife, Dursey Island is a walker’s paradise. After your hike complementary transfer to Castletownbere.

  • Day 6 Departure from Castletownbere

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