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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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Section 2: Booltenagh to Glanlough

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Start ABooltenagh
Finish BGlanlough
Way Markers31-91
Distance6.7km
GradeStrenuous
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At Booltenagh car park, a track turns off from the road to follow the ridge westwards with views to both sides over Bantry Bay and Dunmanus Bay.

Along this section are several cairns constructed when the first Ordnance Survey maps were being drawn in the early nineteenth century.

If you want to visit the prehistoric hut site, follow the fence to the right before crossing the stile. The site can also be seen below way markers 40-41 as you walk.

At marker 48, the path crosses a track that connects Clashadoo and Rooska.
Between marker 60 and 61, you’ll pass an Ordnance Survey ‘triangulation point’. This concrete pillar marks the hill’s high point at 224 metres.

Sheep’s Head Way section 2 ends at the parking area in Glanlough. To start the next section, turn right, down the road, and take the next left.

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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.

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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