This world-famous long-distance (214 km) walking trail is the on-foot version of the Ring of Kerry, a huge looped route around the Iveragh Peninsula taking in some of the Reeks District and Kerry’s finest sights on the way.

In the Reeks District, you can pick up the Kerry Way in the Black Valley and walk toward Glencar, or even choose to start from the Climbers Inn or Glenbeigh. Although the trail goes through many remote locations, walkers can book accommodation in guesthouses along the trail or in nearby villages close to the route.

While the Reeks District is home to Ireland’s highest mountains, the Kerry Way avoids the higher peaks and takes walkers on the lower reaches of mountain ridges offering a variety of landscapes on the way. Reeks highlights on the trail include the Black Valley, Lough Acoose, Glencar and Cahersiveen, while other notable stops are Killarney National Park and the town of Waterville that overlooks Ballinskelligs Bay.