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Sheep's Head Way

A peaceful, unspoilt peninsula, home of the Sheep’s Head Way walking route, which has some of Ireland's most beautiful scenery.

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Location

The Sheep’s Head Way is located in South West Cork, Ireland.
Just over an hour’s drive from Cork Airport, along the southernmost stretch of The Wild Atlantic Way, it can boast some of the most spectacular and unspoiled scenery in Europe.

The trails are to be found west of Bantry, a heritage and market town, throughout the Sheep’s Head peninsula and also extending eastwards from Bantry towards the villages of Drimoleague and Kealkil.

The most westerly tip of the Sheep’s Head peninsula juts out into the roaring Atlantic, sporting rugged rock, sea cliffs and expansive views. Situated between the Beara peninsula (to the north) and the Mizen Peninsula (to the south). There are three villages on the peninsula along the south coast, Kilcrohane, Ahakista and Durrus.

Further inland to the east the landscape provides breathtaking views across the the West Cork Bays from the higher peaks in contrast with the green and fertile Mealagh Valley, the rolling hills and pastures of Drimoleague and the hilly slopes beyond Kealkil.

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GPS location:

Bantry 51° 40′ 51.212″ N 9° 26′ 54.97″ W

Kilcrohane 51° 34′ 53.389″ N 369° 42′ 12.611″ W

Drimoleague 51° 39′ 38.077″ N 369° 15′ 36.983″ W

Kealkill 51° 45′ 1.015″ N 369° 22′ 57.911″ W

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News & Updates

The Sheep’s Head Way is closed to the public on Sunday 31st January 2021

As usual each year, the Sheep’s Head Way is closed on 31 January, unless the expressed wishes of the Landowner states otherwise. This has become a customary practice which enables the landowner to grant permission for the public to access their land throughout the remaining year without risk of any public right of way being established. We hope you will respect this necessary inconvenience.

Mount Corrin loop

Due to storm damage, the forestry section of the Mount Corrin loop walk will remain closed until further notice.

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