The Kerry Way, Ireland: From Kells to Glenbeigh
The boiler plate Kerry Way long distance trail goes from Waterville to Cahersiveen but we didn't have enough days to include this destination. Instead, our Klondyke House B&B drove us to Kells from where we continued along the Kerry Way to Glenbeigh. It was a pretty straight forward hike over hilly terrain, rocky, grass and mountain tracks with the usual amounts of boot-sucking mud.
Following excellent directions and topographic map, it was a no-brainer to Emir View House B&B where we quickly showered and went out to explore Glenbeigh; not hard to do since the town stretched for maybe, three blocks. A wonderful meal at interesting Towers Hotel Pub finished off a good day that may not have been sunny but also didn't rain.
Ring of Kerry Ireland
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The Ring of Kerry in western Ireland is 115 miles long but there are two parts of it that are unmissable. They are at each end of the Ring, which basically means you need to drive the whole of it to appreciate it fully. The local maps and tourist board advise travelling in an anti-clockwise direction around the Ring of Kerry to make the most of the sights, but I don't personally think it makes any difference as you probably will need to stop every few hundred metres anyway. There are plenty of lay-by's to stop and take photos, so there's no need to stop somewhere dumb.
First the Killarney National Park, which is on the Eastern end of the Ring, with its Loch Leane, a pristine lake surrounded by imposing mountains including the highest in Ireland, Mount Carrauntoohil which at 1038 metres is just shy of Mount Snowdon, which is 1085 metres high. It's also relatively easily climbable, but there are a number of peaks inside the ring over 600 metres high. The National Park, also contains the Muckross Abbey and Muckross house (04:28), built in the 19th century by an Anglo-Irish aristocrat. The house is not only a fine example of its period, but its setting is the most breathtaking I have ever seen, right next to Loch Leane and with mountains rising in the distance. Just beside the National Park is Black Valley (03:10), and the Gap of Dunloe, which are both side routes well worth taking on a good day. On a bad day you just can't see anything for all the fog. Start your trip from the small town of Kenmare, at the southern end of the park, which itself is a very pretty place and well worth stopping for the night. It's also a good plan to get off to an early start as the best stopping points along the route can be full of tourist coaches and cars. The most popular being the Ladies View (03:54) so called because of the delight of Queen Victoria's Ladies in Waiting when they stopped way back in the late 19th century when on a tour.
You eventually arrive at the town of Killarney, another great place to stop for the night with numerous hotels and guest houses. It recently hosted the Irish Open Golf Tournament, attracting huge number of visitors, but the economic downturn has taken its toll on numbers of late, not that you could tell by looking at the pristine grounds of each of these properties.
From Killarney, you pass the top of the Gap of Dunloe at the small village of Beaufort, and then on to the town of Killorglin, where there was a small music festival and fair taking place as I was driving through. By this time I was looking for somewhere to camp for the night, and passed the town of Glenbeigh where there is a very good campsite, the Glenross, but I wanted something a bit more downbeat and private, so I carried on. I just happened to stop to look at another landscape across the bay towards the Dingle Peninsula when I looked down to a small settlement right at the foot of the hills, which had a small, sheltered inlet with a long pier and small campsite. I looked at the map and found that it was the village of Kells (03:42). Kells turned out to be a real find, because not only was the campsite adjacent to the beach, but I was the only one camped there, while the masses were just 10 miles away in Glenbeigh. It cost me all of 8.5 Euro with breakfast at the guesthouse (which would have been 22 Euro), but without a shower, which I replaced with a leap into the fresh water at the end of the pier. If you like to get away from the crowd as I do, aim for Kells.
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Walking the 'Kerry Way' in Ireland (may 2013)
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Together with my mom I walked the Kerry Way in Ireland. County Kerry is a beautiful part of Ireland with ever changing landscapes, scenery and weather ;)
We walked an average of 20 km per day from Bed and Breakfast to Bed and Breakfast with 6-7 kg in our backpacks.
I filmed all this with a Panasonic HDC-SD800 wrapped in a plastic bag (i'm sorry about the crackling sound here and there). The footage sometimes is a little bit wobbly because I used a cheap tripod as a pole to get a sense of 'walking alongside with me'. Next time I will use a more sturdy one, I promise :)
I edited all the footage with KdenLive (Ubuntu Studio)
Beautiful Landscapes of Ireland
Beautiful Landscapes of Ireland.
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