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Section 7: Letter West to Kilcrohane

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Start ALetter West
Finish BKilcrohane
Way Markers357-403
Distance8.1km
GradeModerate
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Section 7 of the Sheep’s Head Way takes you down to the coast and fishing spurs at Tra Ruaim and Dooneen.

Continuing on from the previous section, the Sheep’s Head Way route turns right off the main road onto a smaller road, signed ‘Trá Ruiam’. Follow the road steeply downhill to the beach and quay where you can take the fishing access loop around Reen headland, or continue left, at marker 360.

Where the path meets the road at marker 378 turn left. Turn right if you want to explore Dooneen headland and quay

The trail follows the small roadway back up hill to join the main road again where you turn right along the road for about 1.4km. At marker 382 take a right turn across a cattle grid and down a farm track, left across fields and then down to the strand.

Follow the trail markers through a private garden to cross a stone flag bridge over the stream. Go straight across a quiet road and through gates into another small private area, cross to the far corner where the trail continues.

At marker 403 you turn left up the road and then turn right onto the main road and into the village of Kilcrohane.

Continue straight through the village to start section 8 of the Sheep’s Head Way.

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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.

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