Trail · County Cork

Dursey Island Loop

11 km4 hrModerateLoop300 m climbDogs on a lead

Route shape, north at the top · start (filled) and finish (ring) · Sport Ireland

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Outdoors in County Cork this week

Best day outdoors: Sat, 31 Oct — dry by day, light winds, up to 14°C

Thu, 29 Oct13° / 12°Grey cloudGreat day outdoors
Fri, 30 Oct13° / 9°Grey cloudGood day outdoors
Sat, 31 Oct14° / 9°Sun with light cloudGreat day outdoors
Sun, 1 Nov12° / 6°Grey cloudGreat day outdoors

Forecast: Met Éireann · outdoor rating by Winsome Planet

Make a day of it

The nearest trails, beaches, woods and heritage within 25 km.

Trails & walks

Trail · 300 m awayGarinish Loop (Beara)4.9 km1 hr 30 minModerateLoopThis Loop starts from the Dursey Island cable car station following the purple arrows over open hillside above Garinish Point, with fine views of Dursey Island, open sea, Cod's Head, and Ballydonegan Bay. The Loop then…

Trail · 8.3 km awayAllihies - Ballydonegan Loop18.2 km4 hr 30 minChallengingLoopThis walk gives you some fine walking along the coast as well as circling the hillsides beyind Allihies and Ballydonegan. It takes you on minor road, coastline and hillside tracks, passing through an area dotted with…

Trail · 8.3 km awayAllihies - Kealoge Loop9.3 km3 hr 30 minChallengingLoopThis walk takes you past Ballydonegan Strand and Quay to follow beautiful coastline before turning inland to head uphill and pass through an area dotted with disused mine sites, continuing across the slopes to Kealoge…

Beaches & bathing waters

Beach · 1.9 km awayGarinisGarnishWheelchair accessDogs on a leadGarnish Beach is at the southern tip of the Beara peninsula, West Cork. It is a white sandy beach with beautiful views over Dursey Island and Garnish Bay. It has wheelchair accessible toilet facilities that include…

Beach · Co. Kerry · 17 km awayDoire Fhíonáin (Derrynane)Water quality: Excellent (2025)Blue FlagLifeguards in seasonToiletsDoire Fhíonáin (Derrynane) is a south westerly facing sandy beach backing onto sand dunes. It is exposed to Atlantic wave action and westerly winds. The beach is backed by a sand-dune system, and beyond this is a…

Forests & woodlands

Forest · 16 km awayDún BaoiDunboy3 trailsParking

Parks, gardens & islands

Nature spot · 3.0 km awayOileán BaoiDursey IslandIslandDursey IslandThe most westerly of West Cork’s inhabited islands, Dursey lies across a narrow sound that one crosses by boarding the only cable car in Ireland.

Nature spot · Co. Kerry · 18 km awayCé Bhun an Bhaile (Bunavalla Pier)IslandTake a stroll down to Bunavalla Pier in County Kerry and enjoy sights of the docked fishing boats and the stunning coastline.