Sheep's Head - Foilakilly Loop
Walking Trail · Cork
Sheep's Head - Foilakilly Loop is a 9.9 km strenuous waymarked loop in Cork, starting near Kilcrohane.
Grade
| Activity | Grade | Difficulty | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walking | Strenuous | Challenging | 5.5 hours |
Getting there
Starts at Doonour, near Kilcrohane.
- Trailhead coordinates
- 51.62393, -9.65939
- Irish Grid reference
- V 857 426
- Ordnance Survey sheets
- Discovery Series Sheet 88
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.
- Waymarking
- Green arrow
- Dogs
- No
Who manages it
Sheep’s Head Way Limited
Sheep’s Head Way Limited
Conditions and closures change. The operator is the authority on both, not this page.
Trails nearby
Measured trailhead to trailhead, in a straight line.
- Sheep's Head - Gortnakilly Loop 0 m away · 7.9 km trail
- Sheep's Head - Mass Path 0 m away · 4.5 km trail
- Sheep's Head - Barán Loop 3.3 km away · 8.7 km trail
- Sheep's Head - Glanlough Loop 3.3 km away · 16.9 km trail
- Sheep's Head - Seefin Loop 3.3 km away · 12.8 km trail
- Sheep's Head - Peakeen Ridge Linear Walk 4.8 km away · 5.7 km trail
Common questions
How long is the Sheep's Head - Foilakilly Loop?
9.9 km, recorded as a loop on Sport Ireland's National Trails Register. It climbs 320 m in total. Sport Ireland estimates 5.5 hours.
How hard is the Sheep's Head - Foilakilly 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 Sheep's Head - Foilakilly Loop start?
Starts at Doonour, near Kilcrohane. The trailhead is at 51.62393, -9.65939 (Irish Grid V 857 426).
Can you bring a dog on the Sheep's Head - Foilakilly Loop?
No. The register records dogs as not allowed on this trail.
Who manages the Sheep's Head - Foilakilly Loop?
Sheep’s Head Way Limited. They are the authority on current conditions and closures, not this page.
More in Cork
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.