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Ventry Beach – Slea Head Drive loop from Toghroinn ceantair Dún Chaoin

Ventry Beach – Slea Head Drive loop from Toghroinn ceantair Dún Chaoin

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Ventry Beach – Slea Head Drive loop from Toghroinn ceantair Dún Chaoin

01:58

43.6km

460m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 27, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.24 km

View of Ceann Sibéal

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From the parking lot of Ceann Sratha (Clogher), you look directly at the monumental red sandstone cliffs of Ceann Sibéal. These 200-meter-high rock faces cut through the Atlantic surf like …

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16.4 km

Cathair Deargáin Ringforts

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This ring fort was probably built in the 8th or 9th century. The facility is enclosed by a ring-shaped wall, within which five circular "rooms" are housed.

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28.3 km

Ventry Beach

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This vast, crescent-shaped bay offers one of the peninsula's safest and most beautiful sandy beaches. Only the view is somewhat spoiled by the caravans behind the beach. For the cyclist, …

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30.9 km

Slea Head Drive

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Slea Head Drive unfolds as one of Ireland's most impressive coastal drives, where the road winds along rugged cliffs and open Atlantic vistas. As you cycle westward, the landscape opens …

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32.8 km

Fairy Fort Dingle

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On this site, there is a Rath, remains of a fortified settlement from the Bronze Age. Ringforts like this were "fairy forts" full of Druid magic and believers in fairies …

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34.9 km

Fahan Beehive Huts and Coastal Cliffs View

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Directly along the spectacular Slea Head Drive lie these unique 'clocháin' or beehive huts. These conical stone structures, built without cement using the ancient dry-stone method, once housed early Christian …

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37.7 km

Slea Head Crucifixion Scene

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Marked by a cross, as many high or exposed locations, the point offers a grand panorama. The steep cliffs are impressive. To the south, on a clear day, you can …

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39.0 km

View of the Blasket Islands from Slea Head

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In the western most point of the Dingle Peninsula is Slea Head. Dunmore Head, the promontory to the west of here, is the most westerly point in Ireland. The views of the Blasket Islands are simply stunning.

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43.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

43.4 km

194 m

Surfaces

43.3 km

194 m

146 m

< 100 m

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Weather

Wednesday 12 August

22°C

16°C

75 %

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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February 22, 2022,Ireland Atlantic Coast tour9

VeloReality ride on smart trainer.
This was the last segment of this magnificent tour.
To be continued in the real life.

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Ventry Beach – Slea Head Drive loop from Toghroinn ceantair Dún Chaoin

View of Ceann Sibéal

Cathair Deargáin Ringforts

Ventry Beach

Slea Head Drive

Fairy Fort Dingle

Fahan Beehive Huts and Coastal Cliffs View

Slea Head Crucifixion Scene

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