Day-by-day trail itinerary
The Kerry Way: 12-day itinerary
The Kerry Way is a 146 km long-distance path, climbing about 4793 m in total along the route. This summary is auto-generated, expand it and the topics below with well-sourced detail.
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A practical starting point
12 days from Killarney to Killarney
Use these daily distances and overnight stops as a starting point, then customise the trip in the planner.
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1
Day 1: Killarney → Hillcrest farmhouse B&B
21.8 km · 326 m ascent · 5h50–8h15 (about 6h52, incl. ~1h09 of stops)
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Day 2: Hillcrest farmhouse B&B → Stepping Stone B and B
12.5 km · 333 m ascent · 3h37–5h06 (about 4h15, incl. ~43m of stops)
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3
Day 3: Stepping Stone B and B → Glencar
10.9 km · 306 m ascent · 3h14–4h35 (about 3h49, incl. ~38m of stops)
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4
Day 4: Glencar → Glenbeigh
13.6 km · 325 m ascent · 3h56–5h34 (about 4h38, incl. ~46m of stops)
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5
Day 5: Glenbeigh → Taobh Coille
9.9 km · 339 m ascent · 2h53–4h05 (about 3h24, incl. ~34m of stops)
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6
Day 6: Taobh Coille → Derrymore
16.5 km · 406 m ascent · 4h46–6h44 (about 5h37, incl. ~56m of stops)
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7
Day 7: Derrymore → Waterville
16.3 km · 329 m ascent · 4h44–6h40 (about 5h34, incl. ~56m of stops)
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8
Day 8: Waterville → Caherdaniel
11.4 km · 274 m ascent · 3h16–4h37 (about 3h50, incl. ~38m of stops)
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9
Day 9: Caherdaniel → Sneem
17.2 km · 395 m ascent · 4h55–6h57 (about 5h47, incl. ~58m of stops)
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10
Day 10: Sneem → Templenoe
20.4 km · 249 m ascent · 5h20–7h31 (about 6h16, incl. ~1h03 of stops)
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Day 11: Templenoe → Kenmare
14.3 km · 322 m ascent · 4h05–5h46 (about 4h48, incl. ~48m of stops)
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12
Day 12: Kenmare → Killarney
25.4 km · 603 m ascent · 7h16–10h16 (about 8h33, incl. ~1h25 of stops)
Via Killarney