Sheep's Head - Cahergal Loop
Loop Walk · Cork
350
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about 2 h 23 min walking
240 m
120 m
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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
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Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
279 m
Drop
246 m
Highest
175 m
Lowest
11 m
Which way round
As mapped: Easy first 5.4 km, climbs 16% for 380 m midway, comes down 16% for 400 m near the end.
Reversed: Climbs 16% for 400 m early on, comes down 16% for 380 m midway.
Little height either way — ride it whichever way suits.
Main descent: km 1.9–3.5, from 131 m to 16 m.
How the 9.6 km splits
Flat
2.4 km
Climbing
3.5 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.4 km
Descending
2.6 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.3 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.4 km
Link it with other walks
Sheep's Head Way
Shares 2.6 km of path · meets at km 0.3, 0.6, 0.9…171.8 km
Sheep's Head - Caher Loop
Starts here too · Shares 1.7 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 7.06.1 km
Sheep's Head - Peakeen Ridge Loop
Shares 1.5 km of path · meets at km 5.511.1 km
Sheep's Head - Peakeen Ridge Linear Walk
Shares 1.4 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 7.05.7 km
Sheep's Head - Poet's Way Loop
Shares 1.4 km of path · meets at km 1.512.4 km
The Sheep's Head Looped Cycle
Shares 0.8 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 5.5, 8.360.8 km