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View from Connor Pass – Ventry Beach loop from Dingle Urban Electoral Division

View from Connor Pass – Ventry Beach loop from Dingle Urban Electoral Division

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263

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View from Connor Pass – Ventry Beach loop from Dingle Urban Electoral Division

04:57

106km

1,320m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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54.5 km

View from Connor Pass

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

A great climb from either direction, but be especially careful descending down the northside. It's particularly narrow.

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72.4 km

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, the passage along this Blue Flag beach is a relief: a flat road with a wide view of the crystal-clear water and the green headlands protecting the bay. The rugged peaks of Mount Eagle lie in the background.

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75.1 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 up to the Blasket Islands, lying as dark silhouettes in the ocean. The route passes by spots like Dunmore Head and Coumeenoole Bay, where the surf crashes against the rocks and the light constantly shifts. It is a region where nature and history intertwine: ancient agricultural terraces mark the slopes, and traces of early Christian settlements are scattered across the landscape. The whole experience feels like a journey along the edge of Europe, where every turn offers a new panorama and the Atlantic wind sets the rhythm of the day.

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81.8 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 clearly see the heights of Valentia Island. To the west the silhouette of the Blasket Islands and to the north the curve of the beautiful Coomeenole beach, where scenes from the film Ryan's Daughter were filmed. On the slopes you can distinguish other stone huts, some covered with earth and grass. As you approach the beach, you will see on the left some abandoned houses, now used for vegetable gardens whose land has been enriched over the years with a mixture of sand and seaweed: cultivation is still carried out by hand, with shovels and pickaxes. Due to the steepness of the fields, the plough only appeared in the region very late. Beyond Coomeenole the cliffs become lower and the landscape greener, up to Dunquin (5 km from Slea Head). Be careful when you get close to the edge, the cliffs gradually collapse.

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83.2 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.

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86.8 km

Stranger's Takeaway

Highlight • Restaurant

89.3 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 a knife and served as a spectacular backdrop for the Jedi temple in Star Wars. For cyclists, this spot offers an unparalleled 360-degree view: from the jagged 'teeth' of the Blasket Islands in the south to the distant contours of Mount Brandon in the north.

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106 km

Dingle Town

Highlight • Settlement

Dingle lies on a peninsula at the foot of Connor Pass. Even though it's just a small fisher's town, it attracts a lot of tourists with its colourful little houses, pubs and shops. Dingle Bay is also famous for being the home and playground of Fungie, the dolphin. Over the years he has became something of an icon for the town. The people have even built a monument in his honour.

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106 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

76.6 km

22.5 km

7.36 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

106 km

303 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (420 m)

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Saturday 11 July

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View from Connor Pass – Ventry Beach loop from Dingle Urban Electoral Division

View from Connor Pass

Ventry Beach

Slea Head Drive

Slea Head Crucifixion Scene

View of the Blasket Islands from Slea Head

Stranger's Takeaway

View of Ceann Sibéal

Dingle Town

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