ENTIRE SHEEP'S HEAD WAY - 6-DAY TOUR - ChallengingPrice: €399 • Single Supplement: €100 • Closest Airport: Cork   DAY 1: Transfer to Bantry Your Sheeps Head walk starts in Bantry – there are regular buses to and from Cork City and Airport.DAY 2: Bantry to Finn McCool's Seat • Distance 26km • 5 - 8 hours • Max Height 345m Walk through the grounds of Bantry House before quiet farm roads lead you uphill to a beautiful ridge that take you to Seefin - the highest point on the Peninsula at 345m. Sit down and watch the Beara Peninsula and the Mizen Head Peninsula stretch out into the Atlantic Ocean. DAY 3: Finn McCool's Seat to Kilcrohane • Distance 27km • 5 - 8 hours • Max Height 338m To the end of the world and back! The lighthouse at the tip of the Sheeps Head Peninsula really does seem like the edge of civilisation. Without doubt, one of the finest walks in Ireland. DAY 4: Kilcrohane to Durrus • Distance 17km • 4.5 - 6.5 hours • Max Height 89m Following old country roads and farm tracks you pass many ancient settlements and burial grounds as you return inland towards Durrus. DAY 5: Durrus to Bantry • Distance 18km • 4.5 - 6.5 hours • Max Height 220m The Four Mile Water River leads you away from Durrus and then uphill to the "Top of the Wind". Deserted old country roads take you all the way back into Bantry. DAY 6: Depart Bantry After a delicious breakfast you can decide to take a bus to Cork city or spend a few more days in this beautiful area of Ireland.
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