Day-by-day trail itinerary

Kerry Way: 10-day itinerary

The Kerry Way is a 146 km long-distance path, climbing about 4793 m in total across 1 official sections.

146 km4,793 m ascent10 walking daysIreland
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8 days18.3 km a day10 days14.6 km a day

A practical starting point

10 days from near Gortroe to near Caherdaniel

Use these daily distances and overnight stops as a starting point, then customise the trip in the planner.

  1. 1
    Day 1: near Gortroe → Cronin's Yard Camping

    12.2 km · 1,143 m ascent · 4h44–6h41 (about 5h34, incl. ~56m of stops)

  2. 2
    Day 2: Cronin's Yard Camping → Killarney

    13.4 km · 469 m ascent · 4h19–6h06 (about 5h05, incl. ~51m of stops)

  3. 3
    Day 3: Killarney → Hillcrest farmhouse B&B

    21.5 km · 378 m ascent · 5h53–8h19 (about 6h55, incl. ~1h09 of stops)

  4. 4
    Day 4: Hillcrest farmhouse B&B → Stepping Stone B and B

    12.5 km · 365 m ascent · 3h41–5h13 (about 4h20, incl. ~43m of stops)

  5. 5
    Day 5: Stepping Stone B and B → Glencar

    10.9 km · 328 m ascent · 3h17–4h39 (about 3h52, incl. ~39m of stops)

  6. 6
    Day 6: Glencar → Glenbeigh

    13.6 km · 361 m ascent · 4h01–5h40 (about 4h44, incl. ~47m of stops)

  7. 7
    Day 7: Glenbeigh → Taobh Coille

    9.9 km · 379 m ascent · 2h59–4h12 (about 3h30, incl. ~35m of stops)

  8. 8
    Day 8: Taobh Coille → Derrymore

    16.5 km · 454 m ascent · 4h52–6h53 (about 5h44, incl. ~58m of stops)

  9. 9
    Day 9: Derrymore → Waterville

    16.3 km · 344 m ascent · 4h46–6h43 (about 5h36, incl. ~56m of stops)

  10. 10
    Day 10: Waterville → near Caherdaniel

    19.2 km · 420 m ascent · 5h23–7h37 (about 6h20, incl. ~1h04 of stops)

    Via Caherdaniel