Allihies - Kealoge Loop
Walking Trail · Cork
Allihies - Kealoge Loop is a 9.3 km strenuous waymarked loop in Cork, starting near Allihies.
Grade
| Activity | Grade | Difficulty | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walking | Strenuous | Challenging | 3 hours 30 minutes |
Getting there
Starts at Allihies Copper Mine Museum, near Allihies.
- Trailhead coordinates
- 51.63783, -10.04786
- Irish Grid reference
- V 584 448
- Ordnance Survey sheets
- Discovery Series Sheet 84
The National Trails Register's own latitude and longitude fields are empty for all 1,186 trails on it. This trailhead comes from Sport Ireland's separate Trailheads dataset, matched to this trail on its register ID.
About the trail
This 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 Mine It follows minor roads, coastline and hillside tracks with some great coastal scenery.
Before you go
Waymarked with National Loop Walk information plates with blue arrows on standard marker posts
- Waymarking
- Blue arrow
- Dogs
- No
Who manages it
Beara Tourism & Development Association
Beara Tourism,Castletownbere,Co.Cork. Tel/Fax 027-70054, Email: [email protected] Web: https://bearatourism.com
Conditions and closures change. The operator is the authority on both, not this page.
Trails nearby
Measured trailhead to trailhead, in a straight line.
- Allihies - Ballydonegan Loop 0 m away · 18.2 km trail
- Allihies - North Engine Loop 0 m away · 7.2 km trail
- Beara Bridleway 4.7 km away · 30.1 km trail
- Garinish Loop (Beara) 8.0 km away · 4.9 km trail
- Dursey Island Loop 8.3 km away · 11 km trail
- Bullig Bay Loop 8.6 km away · 4.2 km trail
Common questions
How long is the Allihies - Kealoge Loop?
9.3 km, recorded as a loop on Sport Ireland's National Trails Register. It climbs 220 m in total. Sport Ireland estimates 3 hours 30 minutes.
How hard is the Allihies - Kealoge Loop?
Sport Ireland grades it Strenuous, with an overall difficulty of Challenging. Grades are set against national criteria, so they are comparable with other registered trails.
Where does the Allihies - Kealoge Loop start?
Starts at Allihies Copper Mine Museum, near Allihies. The trailhead is at 51.63783, -10.04786 (Irish Grid V 584 448).
Can you bring a dog on the Allihies - Kealoge Loop?
No. The register records dogs as not allowed on this trail.
Who manages the Allihies - Kealoge Loop?
Beara Tourism & Development Association. They are the authority on current conditions and closures, not this page.
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Trail data from the Sport Ireland National Trails Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Trailhead coordinates from the companion Trailheads dataset. Snapshot taken 2026-08-13.