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

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

Moderate

4.7

(9)

227

riders

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

01:58

43.7km

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: August 18, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

2.24 km

View of Ceann Sibéal

Highlight • Viewpoint

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 …

Showing Translation

Tip by

15.8 km

A church stood here as early as the 7th century, but the current ruins come from a Romanesque church from the 12th century. Outside the church there is a cemetery where you can also discover an old sundial.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

28.3 km

Ventry Beach

Highlight • Beach

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, …

Showing Translation

Tip by

31.0 km

Slea Head Drive

Highlight • Cycleway

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 …

Showing Translation

Tip by

32.8 km

Fairy Fort Dingle

Highlight • Historical Site

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 …

Tip by

35.0 km

Fahan Beehive Huts and Coastal Cliffs View

Highlight • Historical Site

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 …

Showing Translation

Tip by

37.7 km

Slea Head Crucifixion Scene

Highlight • Monument

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 …

Showing Translation

Tip by

39.1 km

View of the Blasket Islands from Slea Head

Highlight • Viewpoint

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.

Tip by