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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.

Welcome

The Sheep’s Head Way, West Cork, Ireland

The Sheep’s Head Way walking route forms part of Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way and it focuses on the famous Sheep’s Head peninsula in West Cork between Bantry Bay and Dunmanus Bay. Read more about the Sheep’s Head Way.

The main Sheep’s Head Way walk is about 93km long. It begins in the historic West Cork market town of Bantry. From there you can hike right to the end of the Sheep’s Head peninsula where you’ll find the Sheep’s Head lighthouse and stunning views northwards across Bantry bay to the Beara peninsula and south across Dunmanus bay to the Mizen peninsula. Read more about visiting the area.

You can choose to walk the whole Sheep’s Head Way main trail over 6 days, or pick from one of over 25 (1-7 hour) loop walks or additional linear routes which form a 200-km trail network along the Sheep’s Head peninsula and around Bantry, extending into the eastern section to Drimoleague, Mealagh Valley, Kealkil and on to Gougane Barra. Read more about the walking routes, their distance & difficulty with interactive maps.

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Please use the FAQ’s page for the most common questions visitors have when planning a walk. If you need further assistance you can get in touch here.

Interactive Map

Click on the map for more information about the trails in each area.

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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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