Ireland, County Kerry
The classic Irish coastal loop, best at dawn before the tour buses wake.
Length
110 km
In miles
68.4 mi
Driving time
2 hr 45 min
Atlas rating
9.1 / 10
The run
Killarney to Waterville, following the N70. Drive it in either direction, though the views usually favour the climb.
Season
Busy with coaches in summer, drive it anticlockwise early
Nearby
26 km away
Healy Pass
Tight hairpins over the Caha Mountains linking Cork and Kerry above two bays.
38 km away
Slea Head Drive
Cliff edge tarmac facing the Blasket Islands and the open Atlantic.
39 km away
Conor Pass
Ireland's highest pass, a shelf road with lakes hanging above the Atlantic.
184 km away
Sky Road
A narrow loop climbing over headland above the drowned islands of Connemara.
290 km away
Wicklow Military Road
Empty moorland tarmac over the Sally Gap, minutes from Dublin but utterly wild.
293 km away
Sally Gap Road
A lonely blanket bog crossing through the wildest heart of the Wicklow Mountains.