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The Top 20 Gorges in Ireland

Gorges are incredibly beautiful places, and you’ve got 20

to choose from in Ireland. Just browse our list of the best gorges below and see photos, tips and extra info to help you visit one of these beautiful places on your next adventure in Ireland.

Last updated: November 21, 2025

Cliffs of Moher Coastal Walk

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This is a stunningly beautiful moderate to difficult hike suitable for a wide range of people and a great way to spend a morning. A route of eight kilometers, or five miles, takes about two hours each way.

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Gap of Dunloe & Augher Lake

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The passage is quite an adventure... With many great photo spots.

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Kilkee Cliff Walk

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A leisurely route suitable for most abilities, this spectacular cliff hike is a wonderful opportunity to exercise outdoors. There are a variety of breathtaking photo opportunities along this path. Parking …

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Horn Head Cliffs

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Horn Head cliffs rise straight out of the water to a height of about 600 ft/180 m on the ocean side of the peninsula. They are an internationally important colony …

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Hell's Hole

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Irish: Pólifreann
Hell's Hole is a huge cavern which thunders with noise as the waves crash into it. You can follow a path to a ledge which is a great …

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Gravel road through the Black Valley

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Over sheep pastures and on dirt roads you wander through the wild and romantic Black Valley. The secluded valley was the last place in Ireland to be connected to the …

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Through the hollow way

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The Olde Butter Road is almost completely overgrown here. Through a ravine here it goes up steeply. At the top you are on a wide plateau with spectacular views to the mountains of Killarney National Park.

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The Devil's Hole

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If you are physically fit, you can walk from Doolin along the Burren Way directly along the cliffs. The short hike is much more eventful than a visit to the actual hotspot🎒🍀🌊

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Killary Fjord

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Not quite as beautiful as in Norway, but still a view over the fjord that is unique in Ireland.

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Nine Daughters' Hole

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Ballybunion is full of myth and legend. Folklore surrounds Nine Daughter's Hole which is said to date to a Viking invasion in 800AD.
The local Chieftain O' Connor, had nine …

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The Top 20 Gorges in Ireland

Cliffs of Moher Coastal Walk

Gap of Dunloe & Augher Lake

Kilkee Cliff Walk

Horn Head Cliffs

Hell's Hole

Gravel road through the Black Valley

Through the hollow way

The Devil's Hole

Killary Fjord

Nine Daughters' Hole

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