Sheep's Head - Mullaghmesha Loop
Walking Trail · Cork
Sheep's Head - Mullaghmesha Loop is a 10.4 km strenuous waymarked loop in Cork, starting near Bantry.
Grade
| Activity | Grade | Difficulty | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walking | Strenuous | Challenging | 4 hours |
Getting there
Starts at Mealagh Community Centre, near Bantry.
- Trailhead coordinates
- 51.7216, -9.35588
- Irish Grid reference
- W 064 530
- Ordnance Survey sheets
- Discovery Series Sheet 85
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
Local Link bus
- Waymarking
- Purple arrow
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 - Mealagh Valley Loop 0 m away · 10.9 km trail
- Sli Gaeltacht Mhuscrai 3.5 km away · 71.3 km trail
- Sheep's Head - Mealagh Woods Loop 3.6 km away · 2.9 km trail
- Sheep's Head - Póc an Tairbh (Kealkill) 3.9 km away · 7.4 km trail
- Sheep's Head - Srón na Gaoithe (Kealkill) 3.9 km away · 9.1 km trail
- Sheep's Head - Castledonovan Loop 5.6 km away · 10.8 km trail
Common questions
How long is the Sheep's Head - Mullaghmesha Loop?
10.4 km, recorded as a loop on Sport Ireland's National Trails Register. Sport Ireland estimates 4 hours.
How hard is the Sheep's Head - Mullaghmesha 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 - Mullaghmesha Loop start?
Starts at Mealagh Community Centre, near Bantry. The trailhead is at 51.7216, -9.35588 (Irish Grid W 064 530).
Can you get to the Sheep's Head - Mullaghmesha Loop without a car?
Local Link bus.
Who manages the Sheep's Head - Mullaghmesha 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.