Image credit: Wikimedia CommonsModerate
Trails
Trails in Killarney National Park
Compare distance, typical time, difficulty, and trail details.
Image credit: ParkwolfImage credit: Wikimedia Commons
Image credit: Wikimedia CommonsChallenging
Purple Mountain Loop
Big lake views, windy ridge, and steep, scree-topped climbs.
Image credit: ParkwolfModerate
Kerry Way: Killarney to Black Valley
Lakes, oak woods, Torc Waterfall, and a remote Black Valley finish
Image credit: Wikimedia CommonsModerate
Muckross Lake Loop
Classic lakeside loop with abbey ruins, mossy woods, and cafe stop
Image credit: Wikimedia CommonsEasy
Meeting of the Waters and Old Weir Bridge
Short, family-friendly stroll to a historic bridge and lake confluence
Image credit: Wikimedia CommonsModerate
O’Sullivan’s Cascade Trail
Shaded oak-forest loop to a quiet, tiered waterfall on Lough Leane.
Image credit: ParkwolfModerate
Strickeen Mountain Trail
Quick climb above the Gap of Dunloe with outsized panorama
Image credit: Wikimedia CommonsModerate
Torc Mountain Walk
Stepped and boardwalked climb to wide Lakes of Killarney views
Image credit: ParkwolfModerate
Owengarriff to Torc Mountain
Steady climb from river woods to wide Lakes of Killarney viewsModerate
The Mass Path: Derrycunnihy Church to Lord Brandon's Cottage
Oak woods, falls, and Upper Lake views on a mellow Kerry Way
Image credit: Wikimedia CommonsModerate
Torc Waterfall Loop
Forest loop with lakeside views, boar lore, and a roaring cascade
Image credit: ParkwolfChallenging
Mangerton Mountain via Devil’s Punchbowl
Windy corrie lake to a broad summit with big Killarney views
Image credit: Public DomainModerate
Old Kenmare Road
Remote Kerry Way segment with bogs, big views, and real solitude
Image credit: ParkwolfEasy
Dinis Cottage and Meeting of the Waters Trail
Easy lakeside stroll to Killarney’s serene three-lake junction
Image credit: Wikimedia CommonsChallenging
Cardiac Hill (Cardiac Steps)
Short, steep steps to big Killarney lake viewsModerate
Tomies Wood Loop
Woodland loop with lake panoramas and a waterfall detour worth the steps.
Image credit: Wikimedia CommonsEasy
Ross Island Mining Trail
Easy lakeside loop with Bronze Age copper mine relics.Easy
Library Point Trail
Quiet lakeshore walk from Ross Castle to a quirky limestone headland.
Image credit: MapillaryEasy
Muckross Abbey Loop
Short, history-rich loop to a 15th-century abbey and cloister yew
Image credit: ParkwolfEasy
Knockreer Circular Walk
Easy scenic loop from town with deer and lake and mountain viewsEasy
Ross Island Library Point Trail
Gentle lakeshore stroll to a quirky bookshelf limestone point
Image credit: ParkwolfEasy
