TORC AND MANGERTON:
- Torc Waterfall: 7km from Killarney on
the Killarney to Kenmare Road. It falls more than 20 metres over sandstone
crags at the foot of Torc Mountain, close to Muckross Lake. It can be
heard from a distance especially after heavy rains but it is screened
from view until one is close to it. It is the finest of the many waterfalls
in the Killarney area. A footpath winds it's way up beside the fall
and affords panoramic views of the Lake area. Queen Victoria climbed
to the top of this Waterfall.
- The Old Kenmare Road: This leaves the
present road, by which it was replaced around 1830, about 1.5km south
of Killarney Town. It passes between Torc and Mangerton mountains in
a southwesterly direction meeting the old road from Galway's Bridge
to Kenmare about 1km south of Galway's Bridge. An ideal track for the
keen walker and it is now part of the Kerry Way, the long distance walking
route around the Ring of Kerry.
- Torc Mountain: Only 538 metres high it
provides an opportunity for a fine view close up of the lakes and especially
the Muckross area. An easy climb by approaching the summit from the
south from the Old Kenmare Road.
- Mangerton Mountain: At 840 metres this
is the highest mountain in the National Park. The easiest approach is
via a path up the northern slopes, reached from the end of the Mangerton
road from Muckross village. The summit commands fine views of the Killarney
Lake district and much of the South West of Ireland. Mangerton can also
be climbed from the Old Kenmare Road and there are other approaches
around the Horses Glen outside the National Park.
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