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Dursey Island loop via Ireland's only cable car

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Munster

Cork

Dursey Island loop via Ireland's only cable car

Moderate

4.8

(67)

350

hikers

Dursey Island loop via Ireland's only cable car

04:19

14.5km

370m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 7, 2024

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After 44 m for 365 m

After 14.1 km for 341 m

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Parking

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44 m

Dursey Island Cable Car

Highlight • Structure

The cable car takes you from the mainland to Dursey Island from where you can enjoy a beautiful, quiet hike. There’s parking near the cable car station and the journey …

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4.46 km

The highest point on Dursey Island is Cnoc Bolais at 252m (827ft). On its summit sits a signal tower dating from the Napoleonic War. The views from the top are stunning with beauty every which way you turn.

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7.22 km

Dursey Head Cliffs

Highlight • Viewpoint

Stunning clifftop views and a chance to see nature up close. Keep a careful watch for whales, dolphins, gannets and puffins.

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10.1 km

View of Dursey Island from the Cliffs

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The double track path goes quite literally 'along the cliffs' and offers up stunning views of Dursey Island as well as back towards the mainland.

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14.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.96 km

5.00 km

1.37 km

541 m

272 m

165 m

153 m

Surfaces

5.42 km

5.00 km

1.71 km

1.37 km

966 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

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Comments

August 5, 2025,From Parking to Dursey Island Cable Car

Dursey, which is only 6.5km long and 1.5km wide and provides breathtaking views of the West Cork coastline. The cable car costs €10, return, there is only one cafe on the island so bring your own food and drinks. The route is well worn and identifiable through the luminous yellow markers that provide a really clear indication of the route …

April 4, 2024,Endlich. Start auf Dursey Island

We spent the first stage of our long-distance hike on Dursey Island.

This is connected to the mainland by Ireland's only cable car.

The ground is currently wet, the paths are partly slippery, partly under water.

We made slow progress. But that didn't matter.

The panorama is magnificent and the barren, lonely landscape is breathtaking.

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September 7, 2024,Jo24_ IRL--Dursey Island

Dursey Island ... and a trip on the cable car. An interesting cable car across the Atlantic. It's best to get there early, because only 6 people are allowed in the cabin and it takes almost 20 minutes before it can accommodate the next person.

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July 17, 2024,Irland Südwesten - Beara Peninsula / Dursey Island

A tour of the entire Dursey Island. The small island, which is located off the Beara Peninsula, is the westernmost inhabited island in Ireland, although reportedly fewer than ten people live there all year round. Many houses are abandoned after the government ordered people to relocate 30 years ago due to a serious fishing crisis.
The entire island is 6.5 …

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March 16, 2022,Beara Peninsula | Dursey Island: Cable Car 🚡 & Loop 🥾

Today I wanted to circumnavigate the Beara Peninsula. At the head of the peninsula is the so-called Dursey Island. This can be reached by Ireland's only cable car. It is primarily used as a supply cable car for the few inhabitants of the island. In my case, for example, petrol and sheep fodder were transported. The Dursey Loop runs lengthways …

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Dursey Island loop via Ireland's only cable car

Dursey Island Cable Car

Cnoc Bolais Signal Tower

Dursey Head Cliffs

View of Dursey Island from the Cliffs

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