About this road
A loop of the Beara peninsula from Kenmare: down through the rock tunnels to Glengarriff, out along Bantry Bay to Castletownbere, over to the old copper mines at Allihies, then back along the Kenmare River coast. Quieter than the Ring of Kerry, and narrower.
Ride notes
- Narrow and twisty in places, with sharp bends
- Exposed to Atlantic weather, slippery in the wet
- Livestock on the road
Unsurfaced roads near this road
6 named unsurfaced public roads within 5 km, about 12 km of riding, plus 27 unnamed sections you can see on the Holloway map. Worth tying into a day on this road if you're on a bike that can take them.
- Local Road L-89482UCR0.6 km away
- Old Copper RoadUCR0.6 km away
- Local Road L-8939UCR1.2 km away
- Local Road L-89461UCR1.2 km away
- Local Road L-95743UCR1.4 km away
- Local Road L-8929UCR1.5 km away
Listed by the council as public local roads and mapped as unsurfaced. Ireland is in beta on Holloway, so check each one on the day before riding.
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The full line of the road as a GPX file, for a sat nav or phone app. Free to download.
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More scenic roads nearby
- Healy Pass (R574)19 km away
- Ring of Kerry (N70)22 km away
- Ballaghisheen Pass34 km away
An ordinary public road: follow the signs, speed limits and any temporary closures. Road and weather conditions change, especially on high and remote roads.