Kerry Walks

by Kevin Corcoran

Overview

The perfect walking guide to the wilderness and beauty of Kerry. Discover the landscape and wildlife of Ireland’s most beautiful county with walking enthusiast and expert naturalist Kevin Corcoran. These twenty walks explore heathland and bog, Ireland’s highest mountains, coastal peninsulas, beaches, islands, forests, rivers, lakes.

• 20 walks, spread throughout the county

• walks from 3 hours to 8 hours, graded from casual to tough

• a special Killarney section

• clear, detailed instructions

• beautiful wildlife illustrations by the author

• location maps, with each walk outlined

• information on flora and fauna

The walks: Lough Acoose, Bray Head, Lough Currane, Derrynane, Rossbeigh, Anascaul, Ballydavid, Great Blasket Island, Mount Eagle, The Magharees, Kenmare Uplands, Barraboy Ridge.

Killarney walks: Muckross, The Paps, Mangerton, Torc Mountain, Knockreer, Old Kenmare Road, Crohane, Tomies Wood.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781847177803
Publisher:	Irish American Book Company
Publication date:	04/29/2016
Edition description:	5th ed.
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.60(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

KEVIN CORCORAN has an intimate knowledge and love of the Irish landscape. An environmental biologist, he has studied the West of Ireland both professionally and as a rambler, and lectures on Ecology and Environmental Studies. Operating a private nature reserve, he is tirelessly involved in the repair and creation of natural habitats, for both educational and preservation purposes.Conscious of the constant degradation of the natural environment, he is a keen supporter of the Irish Wildlife Federation and their efforts to purchase and preserve diminishing habitats. An ardent advocate of sustainable living with the natural environment, he presently lives as an Eco-dweller and rejects all forms of mass consumerism. Much of his free time is spent hill walking, sketching, writing and recording the demise of our natural environment.

Kevin's books of walks are the result of extensive study of the areas and their natural habitats, flora and fauna, wildlife. As well as giving clear instructions and detailed maps, the books are beautifully illustrated by the author himself.

Table of Contents

Introduction 8

Map of Kerry 13

Walks Summary 14

Killarney Walks

1 Muckross 15

2 The Paps 30

3 Mangerton 38

4 Tore Mountain 40

5 Knockreer 42

6 Old Kenmare Road 44

7 Crohane 46

8 Tomies Wood 48

Iveragh Peninsula

9 Lough Aeoose 51

10 Bray Head 59

11 Lough Currane 66

12 Derrynane 79

13 Rossbeigh 88

Dingle

14 Anascaul 96

15 Ballydavid Head 106

16 Great Blasket Island 115

17 Mount Eagle 124

18 The Magharees 134

Kenmare

19 Kenmare Uplands 142

20 Barraboy Ridge 153