Independent Trails: Fact File.KERW1

Ireland ~ The Kerry Way

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Trail Facts

Total distance: 132 miles (211 km)
Duration: 11 nights, 9 days walking, one rest day
Minimum/maximum daily distances: 10 ½ miles (17km)/20 miles (32km)
Waymarking: The trail is clearly waymarked and very easy to follow.
Season: All year
Starting point of holiday: Killarney
End of holiday: Killarney
Holiday code : KERW1

Itinerary

Day 1: Travel to Killarney where your first nights accommodation has been booked.

Day 2: Killarney to Black Valley. 13 miles (20.5km)

Day 3: Black Valley to Glencar. 13 miles (21km).

Day 4: Glencar to Glenbeigh. 10 ½ miles.(17km).

Day 5: Rest day in Glenbeigh.

Day 6: Glenbeigh to Foilmore. 11½ miles (18km).

Day 7: Foilmore to Waterville. 13 ½ miles (21.5km).

Day 8: Waterville to Catherdaniel. 12 miles (19km).

Day 9: Catherdaniel to Sneem. 10 ½ miles (17km).

Day 10: Sneem to Kenmare. 20 miles (32km).

Day 11: Kenmare to Killarney. 14 miles (22.5km).

Day 12: Depart from Killarney after breakfast.

What's included?

• 11 nights accommodation in en-suite rooms with private bathrooms (where available) in selected guesthouses, inns and hotels.
• Traditional Irish breakfast.
• Door to door luggage transfer along the trail.
• A map with the route marked on and a guidebook describing the trail.
• An information pack containing an itinerary, detailed instructions on how to find your accommodation each night, town plans, information about facilities and places of interest along the trail and a kit list.
• Detailed travel instructions on how to get to the start of the holiday and back from the end of it.
• Emergency assistance

Travel Information

Detailed instructions on how to get to the start of the holiday and back from the end of it are sent to you on booking. A summary is given below.

Most convenient major city and International airport: Kerry; There is a transfer service from Kerry Airport to Killarney on Saturday, this is included in the tour price. On other days of the week a taxi may be hired from Kerry Airport to Killarney.

Outward journey from Dublin to Tralee: Train service from Dublin Airport to Killarney (via Limerick).journey time of approximately 4 ½ hours.

Return journey to Dublin (or Kerry) at the end of the holiday: Train to Dublin from Killarney (journey time 4 ½ hours) or taxi direct to Kerry Airport. Transfers from Killarney to Kerry Airport are available on Saturday and Wednesday, these are included in the tour price.

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