Sheep's Head - Whiddy Island Loop
Loop Walk · Cork
300
XP
about 2 h 7 min walking
231 m
116 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
162 m
Drop
157 m
Highest
50 m
Lowest
0 m
Which way round
Clockwise: Climbs 16% for 200 m early on, comes down 16% for 200 m near the end.
Anticlockwise: Climbs 16% for 200 m early on, comes down 16% for 200 m near the end.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 8.9–9.3, from 46 m to 3 m.
How the 9.3 km splits
Flat
3.7 km
Climbing
2.5 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.2 km
Descending
2.7 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.2 km