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Mount Corrin Loop Walk | Sheep’s Head Way

August 21, 2014 by Dunmanus

Mount Corrin Loop Walk c PeterClarke

The Mount Corrin Loop Walk is a six-hour hike on the Sheep’s Head Way that rewards you with gorgeous views over West Cork’s hills and Dunmanus Bay

It’s dotted with sights of historic interest too, from cairns to megalithic tombs. Well worth the effort!

“The views from the cairn are stupendous, taking in the West Cork peninsulas and the hinterland across to the Kerry mountains.” (Roaringwater Journal)

Mount Corrin Loop Walk Sheep's Head Way near Durrus

Mount Corrin Loop Walk Route

To begin the Mount Corrin Loop Walk on West Cork’s Sheep’s Head peninsula, set out from Durrus village along the old creamery road passing Wiseman’s hardware store on your way.

The well-signposted walk is part of the Sheep’s Head Way hiking route on Ireland’s southwest coastline.

Continue on along the road for a good while until you reach way marker no. 570 on a telephone pole, take a right here and go up another road. At way marker no. 572 you will go off road and through farm land and tracks until you will arrive at a timber stile, way marker no. 600 and a gate with an information sign on it. Go right after going over the timber stile and continue along the road until you reach another timber stile, way marker no. 603. Go left over the timber stile and onto the land, continue on up until you reach way marker no. 619 and take the Mount Corrin option which is straight on ahead and over a timber stile.

Continue on up along. Further on down, you will reach an information sign beside the road and take the Mount Corrin/Dunbeacon option. Across the road you will see way marker no. 397 and from here you will set out for Mount Corrin. On reaching the summit you will descend down onto the Mine Road via a timber stile way marker no. 975. (There is an information sign here also at this point, so you can opt for going back to Durrus village or the car park at Dunbeacon Church).

Take a right here along the road and continue on until way marker no. 976 on a telephone pole, if you want to go to the car park at Dunbeacon Church turn left here and the road will lead you there.

Continue down the Mines Road. (To the left is a marked path to the Dunbeacon Stone Circle if you wish to visit it, adding about 1km to the route. A short distance further on, to the left, is a short path to the Coolcoulaghta Stone Row).

Just before the Mines Road meets the R591 road to Durrus, look out for a stile on the left. This will take you across fields and a boreen to another small road where you turn right. Follow this road to the T-junction where you turn left and then left again at the next junction before turning right onto the R591 road which will lead you back to Durrus village from where you started.

Note : Be aware of weather conditions and cut away peat bogs along the loop walk. Be aware of any livestock on the land, especially any bulls. Please do not exit marked trails. Stay on marked routes, and remember that no dogs are allowed on the Sheep’s Head Way.

The Mount Corrin Loop Walk is one of 20 colour-coded Sheep’s Head Way loop walks.

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Download GPX FileDownload Mount Corrin Loop Walk GPX file
View Route in 3D on Google Earth:Download Mount Corrin Loop Walk KMZ file
Start/Finish:Durrus Trailhead or Dunbeacon Church car park.
Grade:Hard
Arrows:Follow the purple arrows & yellow 'walking man' markers
Distance:17.1 km (approx)
Estimated time:6 hours (based on average walking speed of 3 km per hour)
Metres Climbed/ Ascent:585 metres
Maximum Height:301 metres
Dogs Allowed?No
Minimum Gear:Walking boots, rain gear, fluid, and a mobile phone.

Filed Under: Durrus, Durrus Trailhead, Estimated Time: 5 hours or more, Hard, Level: Hard, Sheep's Head Way Loop Walks

Barán Loop Walk

February 3, 2014 by Dunmanus


 

The Barán Loop on the Sheep’s Head peninsula forms part of the Sheep’s Head Way walking route on the Sheep’s Head peninsula

From the car park at Arundel’s by the Pier in Ahakista follow the signs for the Barán Loop Walk. Take a right onto the public road and continue on until you arrive at a T-junction (Ahakista Bridge). Take a right here and then the first left as per the finger post sign and follow the green arrows for Barán.

At the next finger post sign for the Barán Loop Walk, keep left and follow the green arrows for Barán in a northwesterly direction. At way marker no. 9 (Barán), continue straight on along the track. When you arrive at way marker no. 10 for Barán, take a left and follow the green arrows in a southwesterly direction until you reach way marker no. 21 for Barán.

At no. 21, take a left and continue on down in a southeasterly direction until you reach way marker no. 440 on the old Kilcrohane/Ahakista road. Take a left here and continue straight on along the old road and you will eventually arrive onto a tarred road, passing by the Átha Thomáis memorial en route to the main public road. This will lead you back to Ahakista bridge and the car park at Arundel’s by the Pier.
 

Download GPX File for GPS:Download Barán Loop Walk GPX File
Download File for 3D View in Google Earth:Download Barán Loop Walk KMZ File
Start/Finish:Ahakista Trailhead: Arundels by the Pier car park.
Grade:Hard
Distance:7.9 km (approx)
EstimaTed time:2 hours and 45mins (based on average walking speed of 3km per hour)
Arrows:Green
Metres Climbed/ Ascent:323 metres
Maximum Height:310 metres
Dogs Allowed?No
Minimum Gear:Walking boots, rain gear, fluid, and a mobile phone.

Filed Under: Ahakista Trailhead, Ahakista, Level: Hard, Sheep's Head Way Loop Walks, Walking

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