Cycling The Ring of Kerry. Info.

Killarney is a good place to start. It's all well signposted.

You can stay at Killarney overnight, either camping or in a B n B. If you camp en route you will have four official places to stop, B n B gives you more choices.

Travel in an anti-clockwise direction around the ring. You will:

a. Not be facing coaches, they go anti-clockwise too. They are very respectful

2. Not be faced with the biggest hill to start

iii. Get all the views

The route (if camping) is as follows:

1. Killarney- Civerskiveen (Mannix Point): 52kms/40 miles. Pretty steady rolling hills. Amazing campsite.

2. Civerskiveen (Mannix Point) - Caherdaniel: 26kms/17 miles. One big up and one big down. Beautiful campsite.

3. Caherdaniel-Kenmare: 45kms/28 miles. Pretty steady rolling hills. Basic campsite with lovely people.

4. Kenmare-Killarney: 33kms/20 miles. Huge climb, huge descent. Clean and functional site.

Buy food from the garages and Spars, freshly made salads/sandwiches usually available and eat a hot meal in local pubs. You'll usually get a good bit of music, of course you can sample the beer and the Craic. Enjoy.

Oh, and if you stop in Killarney you have to eat at Quinlan's.