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Sheep's Head - Cahergal Loop

Local route7.8 km · 4.8 miBest Apr–Nov

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Nov · highs 11–17 °C (52–63 °F)

  1. J9°5°210
  2. F9°5°158
  3. M10°6°159
  4. A11°6°113
  5. M14°9°115
  6. J16°11°114
  7. J17°13°114
  8. A17°13°130
  9. S16°12°149
  10. O13°10°198
  11. N11°7°195
  12. D9°6°206

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Length (signed)
7.8 km · 4.8 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
8.6 km · 5.3 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
14 km SE of Castletownbere (County Cork, Munster) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Nov
Country
Ireland
Region
Cork
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Ref
CHL
Shape
Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre
51.5707, -9.7715
Route start
51.5651, -9.7562
OpenStreetMap
relation 10119090
Official info
sportireland.ie/redirect/trail/101
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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