The Beara Way 👣 3 Minute Trails

The Beara Way blog post: toughsoles.ie/blog/the-beara-way
The Beara Way video: • The Beara Way 👣 One of...
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Hope you enjoyed our short summary of the Beara Way. We walked this trail in the summer of 2020. Here’s some more information about it, and links to everything else we’ve made about this trail:
○ TRAIL DESCRIPTION ○
● County: Cork/Kerry Border
● Official length: 150-210km
● Start/end points: Kenmare
● Number of days: 6+
● Trail difficulty: 4.5/5
● Trail Quality: 4.5/5
● Views/area: 5/5
● Day 1: Kenmare - Lauragh // 25km
● Day 2: Lauragh - Eyeries // 27km
● Day 3: Eyeries - Castletownbere // 20km
● Day 4: Castletownbere - Adrigole // 20km
● Day 5: Adrigole - Glengarriff // 20km
● Day 6: Glengarriff - Kenmare // 25km
● Day 7: Rest Day!
● Day 8: Dursey Island // 5 - 10km
○ Camping/Accommodation ○
● Kenmare is the largest town on this trail. It has plenty of indoor accommodation options, as well as many of the smaller towns and villages along the way. As this area sees a lot of tourism, booking ahead of time is advised but not mandatory. There is indoor accommodation available in Kenmare, Lauragh, Eyeries, Castletownbere, Adrigole, and Glengarriff.
● There are campsites in Lauragh (Creveen Lodge), Eyeries (Solas Mor), Adrigole (Hungry Hill), and near glengarriff in Coomarkane.
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● If you’re looking for more information on Wild Camping in Ireland, check out our blog post about it: toughsoles.ie/blog/the-unwrit...
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● Here’s a 1 minute video I made talking about the small things we should think about before leaving the house for a day out: • Love This Place - Leav...
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● Leave No Trace Ireland Website: leavenotraceireland.org
○ Public transport ○
● The The Local Link Bus Routes and Timetables for Kerry: www.locallinkkerry.ie/timetab...
And the Kenmare area bus routes: www.locallinkkerry.ie/Kenmare/
● The Local Link Bus Routes and Timetables for West Cork: s6g3a4x8.stackpathcdn.com/wp-...
○ Maps ○
We’ve made our own Tough Soles maps! These maps are free to use, remix, and redistribute under CC-BY 4.0. toughsoles.ie/maps
○ Connected Trails ○
● This trail is part of Ireland’s E8 walking route - for more information: • What is the E8? 👣 supe...
Finally, here’s a link to all our other 3 minute trail videos:
• 3 Minute Trails
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[@heytherebarry]

Jaysus guys, fair play to you both! The level of detail you've gone through here is incredible. You've made it so accessible for me to plan and execute this trip! I'm hoping to go in August and do the first half from Kenmare to Bear Island.

[@ToughSoles]

Ah thank you, that was really what we were aiming for with this series (and kinda with the project as a whole)! Great to hear it does its job ☺ Hope you have a great time in August, its really a lovely spot down there.

[@jenuinepanic]

I've spent the last week considering doing the Beara Way but I think it might be a bit too difficult for me at the moment. I'll probably have to warm up on something else first but I love how remote this one looks, lots of wide open spaces and magnificent views.

[@carlco3378]

May I ask why you did do it anti clockwise? Are the views better? Or is it less exhausting? 😅