The Gap of Dunloe

Nathan Kingerlee, of Outdoors Ireland, with a group canyoning The Serpent Lake, Gap of Dunloe, Killarney. Canyoning involves traveling in kayaks using a variety of techniques that may include outdoor activities such as walking, scrambling, climbing, abseiling and swimming.Photo:Valerie O’Sullivan

DISTANCE: 22 KM | ASCENT: 550+ M | TIME: 4+ HOURS

The Gap of Dunloe starts at Kate Kearney’s Cottage and heads through a narrow mountain pass formed by glacial flow. Venture through the pass and on to Lord Brandon’s Cottage where you can hop-on a boat and travel 22km to Ross Castle.

Location

We are one minute walk from Killarney National Park and Killarney town centre.

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