Sheep's Head - Barán Loop
Loop Walk · Cork
500
XP
about 3 h 44 min walking
347 m
174 m
0 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
575 m
Drop
572 m
Highest
310 m
Lowest
12 m
Which way round
As mapped: Climbs 19% for 1020 m midway, comes down 18% for 1050 m early on.
Reversed: Climbs 18% for 1050 m midway, comes down 19% for 1020 m early on.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 9.7–13.9, from 309 m to 12 m.
How the 13.9 km splits
Flat
1.5 km
Climbing
4.6 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
1.6 km
Descending
4.6 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
1.6 km
Link it with other walks
Sheep's Head - Seefin Loop
Starts here too · Shares 9.1 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 5.8, 6.7…12.8 km
Sheep's Head - Mass Path
Shares 1.6 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 12.84.5 km
Sheep's Head - Glanlough Loop
Starts here too · Shares 1.5 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 12.816.9 km
Sheep's Head Way
Shares 1.4 km of path · meets at km 0.5, 5.8, 6.6…171.8 km
The Sheep's Head Looped Cycle
Crosses at km 0.0, 13.460.8 km
EuroVelo 1 Ireland - Atlantic Coast Route
Crosses at km 0.0, 6.5, 7.0…2300 km