WALKING TRAIL
Dingle Way
Feohanagh to Cloghane
The trail begins in Feohanagh, on the western side of Mount Brandon. Shortly after the start of the trail, it goes off the surfaced road and onto an old green road that goes northeast to Cnoc na mBristí. The climb to the shoulder of Mount Brandon crosses the saddle between Mas an Tiompáin and Piaras Mór, on which there is an ancient ogham stone.
The descent of the mountain can be dangerous during periods of heavy rain, frost or fog. Walking sticks are advised. The walk down slowly changes into a more gradual gradient as it follows down the valley.
After the climb to Más an Tiompáin and the long decent and walk out to the gate at Teer, many might take the short cut and exclude the 4km walk down into Brandon village. This is a mistake as the village contains the tranquil setting of Brandon pier, where a dip into the sea and some good food and a pint can be found almost all year round. The trail concludes in Cloghane after a 6km walk from Brandon pier all done on a tarmacked road.
Cloghane to Castlegory
The Dingle Way continues from Cloghane to Castlegregory over the undulating road that arrives at the car park at Fermoyle beach after 3.5km. Once arriving at Fermoyle beach the Dingle Way continues along its length which, at 11km is claimed to be Ireland’s longest beach. Check out the Fermoyle Beach Walk on this site for further details.
At the end of the beach, the walk continues through the small community of Fahamore, before the trail bends around Scraggane Bay and along the east side of the Maharees Peninsula, which forms one of the few Tombolas in Ireland. The peninsula consists of sand dunes and wild beautiful beaches for much of its length and has a world-renowned reputation for its superb coastline, blue flag beaches and large Atlantic swells. The walk finishes in the busy village of Castlegregory. and onto another beach for 2.5km finishing the walk on a tarmac road into Castlegregory.