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County KerryA loop

The Dingle Way

The Dingle Way is a waymarked loop in County Kerry, 179.7 km along the line OpenStreetMap draws, marked with yellow hiker on black background.

179 km
as the map's own distance tag has it
179.7 km
measured on the map
Distance
179 km as the map’s own distance tag has it179.7 km measured along the line the map draws
Shape
A loop, back to where it started
Waymarked
Yellow hiker on black backgroundAs the map records. Colour is never the only thing this page uses to tell routes apart.
Network
National waymarked way
The route will draw when you reach it.

The Dingle Way in dark green, with the other routes from the same place behind it in grey. The line is continuous as the map draws it.

The other routes from the same place

These start within eight hundred metres of the same point and share parts of their length. The arrows are what tell them apart on the ground, so each is named with its colour here rather than shown only in it.

RouteWaymarkPublishedMeasuredShape
The Dingle WayYellow hiker on black background179 km179.7 kmLoop
North Kerry WayNot recorded45 km71.3 kmLoop

Getting to The Dingle Way

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About these directions

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.

Walking and driving times are estimates. A town search starts at its centre; choose your location or a point on the map for a more precise starting point. Eircode search is not available.

How journey planning works
Destination, access and nearby stops

The Dingle Way is in Tralee, County Kerry. Routes here end at the start of the trail.

The nearest settlement this site covers is Tralee, 270 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.
Stops near it

The nearest scheduled stop is Tralee Denny Street (11011), 30 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

  • Tralee Denny Street 30 m
    buses 273, 283 and 274
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • The Square 160 m
    buses 290A and 290B
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Tralee Prnce's St 200 m
    buses 275 and 273
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Ashe Street 460 m
    buses 290A and 290B
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Strand Street 490 m
    bus 290B
    Scheduled departures from this stop

Getting to Tralee covers the journeys into the town itself.

Questions people ask

How long is The Dingle Way?
The map records 179 km. Measured along the line it draws, it comes to 179.7 km. This site has not found an operator's own figure.
Where does The Dingle Way start?
The map does not name a start. The line begins 270 m from Tralee, which is where the map is drawn from rather than a waymarked trailhead.
Is this the same as the other walks from here?
No. 2 waymarked routes start within eight hundred metres of the same point: The Dingle Way at 179.7 km, North Kerry Way at 71.3 km. They share parts of their length and are told apart by the arrows, so the one you follow is the one whose colour you keep to.
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/21664, 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.