County Kerry

The Kerry Way

Also called Slí Uíbh Ráthach

The Kerry Way is a waymarked route in County Kerry, 217.9 km along the line OpenStreetMap draws.

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214 km

as the map's own distance tag has it

217.9 km

measured on the map

Distance: 214 km as the map’s own distance tag has it217.9 km measured along the line the map draws
Shape: Point to point
Network: National waymarked way
County: County Kerry
On the map: OpenStreetMap relation/183744

The route will draw when you reach it.

The Kerry Way in dark green, with the other routes from the same place behind it in grey. The line comes in 7 pieces because the ways drawn for it do not meet; the gaps are left as gaps.

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.

Route	Waymark	Published	Measured	Shape
The Kerry Way	Not recorded	214 km	217.9 km	One way
Cahersiveen Beentee Loop	Not recorded	9 km	9.2 km	Loop
Laharn Bog Loop	Not recorded	14.2 km	14.4 km	One way

Getting to The Kerry Way

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 Kerry Way is in Cahersiveen, County Kerry. Routes here end at the start of the trail.

The nearest settlement this site covers is Cahersiveen, 210 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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Stops near it

The nearest scheduled stop is Cahersiveen (637291), 80 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

Cahersiveen 80 m
buses 280, 279A, 287a and 287b
Scheduled departures from this stop
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Coláiste na Sceilge 1.5 km
bus 280
Scheduled departures from this stop
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Getting to Cahersiveen covers the journeys into the town itself.

Questions people ask

How long is The Kerry Way?

The map records 214 km. Measured along the line it draws, it comes to 217.9 km. This site has not found an operator's own figure.

Where does The Kerry Way start?

The map does not name a start. The line begins 210 m from Cahersiveen, which is where the map is drawn from rather than a waymarked trailhead.

Is this the same as the other walks from here?

No. 3 waymarked routes start within eight hundred metres of the same point: The Kerry Way at 217.9 km, Cahersiveen Beentee Loop at 9.2 km, Laharn Bog Loop at 14.4 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.

Why is the line broken on the map?

The route comes back from OpenStreetMap in 7 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/183744, 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.