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County Cork

Beara Way

Beara Way is a waymarked route in County Cork, 204.4 km along the line OpenStreetMap draws.

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206 km
as the map's own distance tag has it
204.4 km
measured on the map
Distance
206 km as the map’s own distance tag has it204.4 km measured along the line the map draws
Shape
Point to point
Network
National waymarked way
County
County Cork
Dogs
no
On the map
OpenStreetMap relation/2989585
The route will draw when you reach it.

Beara Way in dark green. The line comes in 22 pieces because the ways drawn for it do not meet; the gaps are left as gaps.

Getting to Beara Way

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Public transport times come from National Transport Authority. Timetables cover 2026-09-18 to 2027-09-19. These are scheduled services; check with the operator for cancellations and changes before travelling.

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Destination, access and nearby stops

Beara Way is in Allihies, County Cork. Routes here end at the start of the trail.

The nearest settlement this site covers is Allihies, 450 m from where the line begins, in a straight line. The journeys below are worked out to the start of the walk itself, so the last stretch is measured rather than left to you.
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The nearest scheduled stop is Allihies (12140), 370 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

  • Allihies 370 m
    bus 263
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Getting to Allihies covers the journeys into the town itself.

Questions people ask

How long is Beara Way?
The map records 206 km. Measured along the line it draws, it comes to 204.4 km. This site has not found an operator's own figure.
Where does Beara Way start?
The map does not name a start. The line begins 450 m from Allihies, which is where the map is drawn from rather than a waymarked trailhead.
Why is the line broken on the map?
The route comes back from OpenStreetMap in 22 pieces, which means the ways somebody drew for it do not meet end to end. The gaps are left as gaps here rather than bridged with a straight line, because a line drawn across a gap is an invitation to walk where there is no path. On the ground the route is almost certainly continuous; the map is what is incomplete.
Is it open today?
This page holds no closure notice for it, which is not the same as knowing it is open. Cliff paths and forest routes close after storms and during works, and those notices are published by the operator rather than on the map. The link above goes to whoever manages it.

Where this comes from

The route
The line, the name, the colour and the waymark are the OpenStreetMap relation relation/2989585, and can be corrected there.
Worked out here
The measured distance, whether the line is continuous, which settlement is nearest the start and every distance on this page are this site’s own calculations from that relation, last built on 2026-09-20. No climb is measured here, and no time is estimated: a walking time appears only where an operator publishes one.