Dingle Way
Long Distance Waymarked Way · Kerry
Dingle Way is a 162.9 km strenuous waymarked loop in Kerry, starting near Tralee.
Grade
| Activity | Grade | Difficulty | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walking | Strenuous | Challenging | 7 days |
Getting there
Starts at Town Park Gate to the West Side of the Ashe Hall at the end of Denny Street Tralee, near Tralee.
- Trailhead coordinates
- 52.26702, -9.70647
- Irish Grid reference
- Q 835 141
- Ordnance Survey sheets
- Discovery Series Sheets 70 and 71
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.
Public transport
At Start: Extensive bus service Check with Bus Eireann. Rail Check with Iarnrod Eireann. At End: Daily bus service Check with Bus Eireann.
About the trail
The Dingle peninsula, the northernmost of County Kerry's peninsulas, stretches nearly 50 kilometres into the Atlantic, and is 21 kilometres wide at its broadest. It is a dramatic and varied landscape of coastal plains, sandy beaches, mountains and lakes. The Dingle Way is a circular route beginning and ending in the town of Tralee that takes in all of these wonderments along the route. Leaving Tralee the route climbs onto the flanks of the Slieve Mish and contours westwards before crossing the peninsula to the scenic Inch beach on Dingle Bay. The route then meanders westwards by the villages of Anascaul and Lispole to the famed town of Dingle, where many walkers will want to stay a while and enjoy the good food, good music and craic. West of Dingle is the most dramatic part of the Way, an exciting coastal trek around the westernmost point of Ireland and a return leg over a saddle below Kerry's holy mountain, Brandon, and on to Tralee by the shore. Terrain consists mainly of quiet tarmac roads, mountain, field and cliff paths, and over 20km of good beach walking. The aggregate ascent over the route is 2480m, and although there are some short steep ascents, there are no significant steep climbs. Overnight accommodation is plentiful. The route is steeped in history and scattered with the ruins of ancient dwellings, forts, churches, and castles, and because of its circular layout, can be easily sampled in sections.
Before you go
76 kms or 47% of the Way follows local roads. There are trail surface quality issues at some points along the trail and there may also be some waymarking issues. Between Lispole and Dingle walkers may encounter loose dogs at the house before Devane's Guest House. ***Dogs not permitted on the Dingle Way***
- Waymarking
- Yellow arrow on black background
- Dogs
- No
Who manages it
Dingle Way Committee
The Dingle Way, Páirc Ghnó Údarás na Gaeltachta, An Daingean, Co Chiarraí. Phone: 085 8212835 Email: [email protected].
Conditions and closures change. The operator is the authority on both, not this page.
Elsewhere
Trails nearby
Measured trailhead to trailhead, in a straight line.
- North Kerry Way 0 m away · 43.7 km trail
- Kingdom of Kerry Greenways - Tralee to Fenit 651 m away · 13.6 km trail
- Keel Uphill Downhill Loop Walk 11 km away · 12 km trail
- Glanageenty - Bernard Brothers Loop 11 km away · 9.5 km trail
- Glanageenty - Lenihan Loop 11 km away · 5.6 km trail
- Glanageenty Loop 11 km away · 3.7 km trail
Common questions
How long is the Dingle Way?
162.9 km, recorded as a loop on Sport Ireland's National Trails Register. It climbs 2,590 m in total. Sport Ireland estimates 7 days.
How hard is the Dingle Way?
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 Dingle Way start?
Starts at Town Park Gate to the West Side of the Ashe Hall at the end of Denny Street Tralee, near Tralee. The trailhead is at 52.26702, -9.70647 (Irish Grid Q 835 141).
Can you bring a dog on the Dingle Way?
No. The register records dogs as not allowed on this trail.
Can you get to the Dingle Way without a car?
At Start: Extensive bus service Check with Bus Eireann. Rail Check with Iarnrod Eireann. At End: Daily bus service Check with Bus Eireann.
Who manages the Dingle Way?
Dingle Way Committee. They are the authority on current conditions and closures, not this page.
More in Kerry
This trail crosses private land by permission
Annual Closure Notice: Some of the property traversed by the Dingle Way is private property. Access is available by kind permission of all the landowners/holders on the route. It is understood that persons entering do so by permission with the consent of the landowner and no matter how often they enter, or in what numbers, they do not do so as of right. As further evidence of the permissive nature of the access, the route will be closed for one day on the 28th February each year in agreement with the landowners. Nothing in this notice shall impact or address any pre-existing public rights of way. Fógra: Is maoin phríobháideach é cuid den mhaoin a thrasnaíonn Slí Chorca Dhuibhne. Tá rochtain ar fáil de réir cead dea-mhéine ó na húinéirí/sealbhóirí talún go léir ar an mbealach. Tuigtear go ndéanann daoine a théann isteach amhlaidh trí chead le toiliú an úinéara talún agus is cuma cé chomh minic a théann siad isteach, nó cén líon daoine, nach ndéanann siad amhlaidh ó cheart. Mar fhianaise bhreise ar chineál ceadaitheach na rochtana, dúnfar an bealach ar feadh lá amháin ar an 28ú Feabhra gach bliain i gcomhaontú leis na húinéirí talún. Ní dhéanfaidh aon ní san fhógra seo tionchar ná aghaidh a thabhairt ar aon chearta slí poiblí atá ann cheana.
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.