County Kerry · Ireland
Conor Pass
R560Dingle to Cloghane
The R560 crosses from Dingle to Cloghane in 7.3 miles, a narrow mountain road that tops out at 456 m with passing places for oncoming cars.
The R560 Conor Pass climbs to 456 m across the spine of the Dingle Peninsula, one of Ireland’s highest and narrowest public roads, a single-track shelf cut into the mountainside with corrie lakes below and the Atlantic on both sides. Spectacular and tight; mind the oncoming cars, the rock walls, and the weather rolling off the sea.
A single-track ribbon up the spine of the Dingle Peninsula, past dark lakes and dripping rock, then the land falls away to bay and Atlantic light. Tight, deliberate, breathtaking.
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Where it runs7.3 mi · point to point
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Character
Corners
busiest around mile 7Elevation
under 4%4–8%over 8%12.7 – 410 mFrom the road
Points of interest3 stops
- An ChonairViewpoint4.2 mi in
- SugarloafViewpoint1.7 mi in
- An Bhinn DubhViewpoint3.7 mi in
Hazards
- Single-track with sheer drops
- Oncoming cars at passing places
- Fast sea weather
Sources
“the most dramatic and scenic way of crossing from the north to south coast of the Dingle Peninsula”
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