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Kerry Way

Trail Facts

Total distance: 53½ miles (85.5km)
Duration: 8 days/7 nights, 5 days walking, one rest day
Minimum/maximum daily distances: 5 ½ miles (9km)/13 miles (21km)
Waymarking: The trail is clearly waymarked and very easy to follow.
Season: Start on any Saturday, Sunday or Wednesday from April to October
Starting point of holiday: Killarney
End of holiday: Killarney
Holiday code: KERW2

Itinerary

Day 1: Travel to Killarney where your first nights accommodation has been booked.

Day 2: Killarney to Black Valley. 13 miles (21km).

Day 3: Black Valley to Glencar. 13 miles (21km).

Day 4: Glencar to Glenbeigh. 10 ½ miles.(17km).

Day 5 : Rest day in Glenbeigh.

Day 6: Glenbeigh to Foilmore. 11 ½ miles (18.5km).

Day 7: Foilmore to Caherciveen. 5 ½ miles (9km). Transfer to Killarney.

Day 8: Depart from Killarney after breakfast.

What's included?

• 7 nights accommodation in en-suite rooms with private bathrooms (where available) in selected guesthouses, inns and hotels.
• Traditional Irish breakfast.
• Door to door luggage transfer along the trail.
• A map with the route marked on and a guidebook describing the trail.
• An information pack containing an itinerary, detailed instructions on how to find your accommodation each night, town plans, information about facilities and places of interest along the trail and a kit list.
• Detailed travel instructions on how to get to the start of the holiday and back from the end of it.
• Emergency assistance

Travel Information

Detailed instructions on how to get to the start of the holiday and back from the end of it are sent to you on booking. A summary is given below.

Most convenient major city and International airport: Kerry; There is a transfer service from Kerry Airport to Killarney on Saturday, this is included in the tour price. On other days of the week a taxi may be hired from Kerry Airport to Killarney.

Outward journey from Dublin to Tralee: Train service from Dublin Airport to Killarney (via Limerick).journey time of approximately 4 ½ hours.

Return journey to Dublin (or Kerry) at the end of the holiday: Train to Dublin from Killarney (journey time 4 ½ hours) or taxi direct to Kerry Airport. Transfers from Killarney to Kerry Airport are available on Saturday and Wednesday, these are included in the tour price.