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Hiking - Kerry Way


Hiking - Kerry Way
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The Kerry Way is a long distance walking route of 215 km (135 miles) traversing the Iveragh Peninsula (Ring of Kerry) in the southwest of Ireland.

Starting and finishing in Killarney, The Kerry Way is one of Ireland’s first Waymarked long distance walk and features remote valleys and expansive coastline providing varied and interesting walking. The Iveragh Peninsula (or Ring of Kerry), the second of the five southwestern peninsulas, is the more popular tourist driving route. You will be walking across it as well as around it and only occasionally will you meet the mainstream tourists.
The north side of the peninsula mirrors the old red sandstone of the Dingle Peninsula, gradually changing as you venture south to the limestone crags of the Beara Peninsula. Long sandy beaches on the north side give way to rocky inlets and coves.

The glaciated Lakes of Killarney have been long famous as a tourist destination and are the centre of the Killarney National Park, home to native oak woods, birch, beech and one of the last remaining herd of red deer. Since their introduction from Norway in 2008, it is also now home to breeding white tailed eagles. The section through Killarney National Park is composed of well-formed trails, footbridges, graded paths and plenty of Way marker signs. Beyond the Park boundaries, trails become sheep paths, old droving and butter roads and formed forest tracks. Modern recycled plastic Way markers and stiles are interspersed with wooden signs, which date to the original marking of the route.

There are no great ascents but there are some long and challenging days. This is not a route for the faint hearted, or the first time hiker!

Tour Highlights
- Walking above and beyond the very famous Ring of Kerry.
- Muckross House and Killarney National Park.
- Looking west to the Skellig Islands and the Atlantic from Foilclogh Hill. And don’t miss the Skellig Chocolate makers!
- Derrynane House and Park, blissful gardens, dunes and coffee shop.



Walking Tour
Meeting: Glenbeigh
Airport:   Shannon. Cork
Transfer: By pubilc bus, book and pay locally
 
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Hiking - Kerry Way
Tour Code: ZZ-OUT-37
8 days / 7 nights ~$810.00
Dates: April to October

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Level : Fitness Level
Difficulty Levels Explained
1. Easy
Easy pace and an average-to-sedentary level of fitness. You should be in good health and fit enough for full day of normal sightseeing and walking.
2. Easy to Moderate
An average level of fitness or some experience with the featured activity is recommended.
3. Moderate
Requires you to have performed the featured activity regularly, with some periods on challenging terrain. Activities are mandatory and you may be traveling at high elevations. You need to be in good health and physical condition to enjoy these trips, with adequate muscular strength and cardiovascular endurance.
4. Demanding
You must be extremely physically fit and are expected to hike or ride four to six hours over steep or more rugged terrain.
5. Strenuous
Prolonged hiking/biking on moderate to difficult terrain (five to nine hours a day).
May include high altitude, rugged terrain etc..
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Airport: Shannon. Cork
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