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Lough Guitane Walk

2.49 miles (4 km)

Open Streetmap This walk visits Lough Guitane in County Kerry near the town of Killarney.
There's a nice walking trail on the eastern side of the lough which you can follow south along the water. Along the way there are splendid views across the lake to the surrounding hills.
The scenic freshwater lake is also located near the Killarney National Park where there are many other good walking options.
For example if you head just a short distance west you could continue your waterside walking at Mucross Lake where there's a fantastic circular trail to try around the deepest lake in Ireland. The 14km walk also visits Lough Leane, another of the famous three Lakes of Killarney. The Lough Leane And Ross Castle Walk visits an historic 15th century castle on the shores of the lough in this area too.

Lough Guitane Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Further Information and Other Local Ideas

Also of interest is the popular climb to Carrauntoohil in the MacGillycuddy's Reeks mountain range. Here you can climb to the highest mountain in Ireland and enjoy some incredible views from the summit.

Photos

Lough Guitane By The Pumphouse - geograph.org.uk - 489975

Lough Guitane By The Pumphouse. The lake on a beautiful late spring day. Taken by the pumphouse which uses energy derived from an onsite hydro-electric generator to offset costs.

View towards Lough Guitane - geograph.org.uk - 3543719

View towards Lough Guitane. The lake measures about 2 km (1.2 mi) long and 1 km (0.6 mi) wide.

Lough Guitane, Co. Kerry - geograph.org.uk - 372170

The small speck on the Lough to the right is Bare Island.

Farm at Knockaunnacuddoge - geograph.org.uk - 3543718

Farm at Knockaunnacuddoge, just west of the lake.

GPS Files

GPX File

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