5 days from Cork
Kinsale → Dingle Peninsula · 5 days · ~8h 25m total driving
The official start of the Wild Atlantic Way is half an hour from Cork Airport, which makes this the easiest first day on the whole route. Five days gets you comfortably to Dingle.
Heading north · 5 days
Kinsale → Dingle Peninsula
~8h 25m total driving
Day 1 · Cork
Kinsale
Southern start of the WAW. Forts, food, harbour town.
- Charles Fort
- Old Head of Kinsale
Day 2 · Cork
~1h drive
Clonakilty
Inchydoney beach. Black pudding country. Michael Collins' patch.
- Inchydoney Beach
- Michael Collins House
Day 3 · Cork
~50m drive
Skibbereen & Baltimore
Sailing town, the Beacon, ferries to Sherkin and Cape Clear.
- Skibbereen Heritage Centre
- Lough Hyne
Day 4 · Kerry
~3h 35m drive
Kenmare
Where the Beara and Iveragh peninsulas meet. Stone circle, food town.
- Kenmare Stone Circle
- Gleninchaquin Park
Day 5 · Kerry
~3h drive
Dingle Peninsula
Slea Head Drive, the Blasket Sound, Fungie's town.
- Slea Head Drive
- Blasket Centre, Dunquin
3 regions skipped to fit your time
- Mizen Head — The signal station footbridge. Ireland's true south-west corner.
- Bantry & Sheep's Head — The quiet peninsula. The walking is the point.
- Ring of Kerry — Sneem, Waterville, Skellig view. Drive it anti-clockwise.
Driving times are honest mid-range estimates. The WAW is full of small roads, and you'll want to stop. Plan for slower than Google Maps tells you.
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