Tuesday, 20 September 2022 (7.4 miles)
Today we "wimped out" and took the short route into Cloghane. We had to make a choice between a 13-mile over-the-mountain-pass route, or a 7-mile over-the-lower-pass route. While I thought I could make the 2500-ft climb on the official Dingle Way, it was the steep descent over stone steps that made me re-think that route. Even so, we had a 875-ft climb to get over the pass.
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| Looking back on our ascent up to the pass. |
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| Lon near the pass. As you can see from these photos, we followed a power line most of the way. |
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| From the top of the pass to Cloghane, we followed a valley that was popular with fishermen for having both lakes and streams. |
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| A small stream near where we connected with the road into Cloghane. |
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| Rock and heather. |
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| These impressive horns must be impeding his eyesight! |
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| Cloghane is a village at the base of Brandon Point. |
Overnight at the
O'Connor's Pub & Guesthouse, where Micheal, the proprietor, will tell many entertaining stories and exhibit a
real Emmy statuette. The room is fine and the food is good.
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