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Dursey Island Loop

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Ireland

Munster

Cork

Dursey Island Loop

Moderate

4.8

(61)

360

hikers

Dursey Island Loop

04:26

13.9km

490m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: November 19, 2025

Waypoints

Dursey Island Cable Car

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Please note, a ride takes 8 minutes, so if it is a bit busier it may take a while. But it is very fun to do, even in strong winds it is fine.

The track is closed from 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM for a break.

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Standing proud on Dursey Island's highest point, at 827 feet (252 m), this signal tower is a fine sight. It was built in the early 19th century as part of a system to enable long-distance communication at a time when Britain feared French invasion. The views from up here are superb, both out to sea and back towards the Beara Peninsula.

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7.06 km

View of Dursey Island from the Cliffs

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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13.9 km

Dursey Head Cliffs

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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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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.57 km

3.37 km

1.37 km

498 m

112 m

Surfaces

6.57 km

3.95 km

3.37 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 2 July

17°C

14°C

12 %

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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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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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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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May 27, 2025,🎒Überfahrt mit der Kabelbahn nach Dursey

The most remote island on the Beata peninsula is astonishing, with the option of renting a school and the truly unexpected laying of broadband cable (across the Atlantic?) and, last but not least, a cemetery where sheep obviously feel at home and, finally, a door lock that all TÜV experts should be delighted with - and this time we even …

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Dursey Island Loop

Dursey Island Cable Car

Dursey Island Signal Tower

View of Dursey Island from the Cliffs

Dursey Head Cliffs

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