Walking the Kerry Way
At over 200km, the
Kerry Way is one of
Ireland's longest
signposted walking trail
and also one of the most
popular. The trail starts
and finishes in the busy
tourist destination of Killarney.
Looping around the
Iveragh Peninsula, the
Kerry Way goes
anti-clockwise, passing
through some of the most
isolated and dramatic
countryside in the
country.
Whilst Kerry is
renowned for having the
highest mountains in
Ireland, the Kerry Way
avoids the higher peaks
and opts for the lower
reaches of mountain
ridges. The trail is
intended to quickly
progress through a
variety of different
landscapes and
experiences, giving the
walker a wider
appreciation for the
county.
In order to make
this website easy to
navigate, the Kerry Way
has been broken down into
nine different stages.
Although it is quite
common for people to walk
the trail over nine days,
this can be extremely
demanding. To those
wishing to make their
Kerry Way experience more
of a holiday than an
endurance test, our
advice is to allow for
some extra time - either
by including rest days or
decreasing the distance
walked each
day.
Anyone setting out
to walk a long distance
trail such as the Kerry
Way is embarking on a
serious test of physical
endurance. OurWalking
Advice pages contain some
useful safety tips and
pointers and we strongly
recommend that everyone
considering embarking on
this walk should spend a
few moments to read them
and incorporate them in
their pre-hike
planning.
