The Skellig Ring, on the Iveragh Peninsula

Coomanaspig Pass

From St Finian's Bay to PortmageeAmong the best 10% of roads for 15 miles round

Length: 3.9 mi
Climbing: 810 ft
Highest point: 830 ft
Steepest: 18%

Map of Coomanaspig Pass, from St Finian's Bay to Portmagee, on its contours. — Contours from open elevation data. Road © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Its bends, along ittwistiest at the dashed line

The Skellig Ring climbs out of St Finian's Bay to Coomanaspig, one of the highest points in Ireland you can drive to, then drops to Portmagee. From the top you look down on Valentia Island and Portmagee's harbour, and back over the bay to the two Skelligs.

The road is narrow and steep on both sides, with tight bends, so it's no place for a caravan. Portmagee is where the boats for Skellig Michael leave in summer, and a bridge crosses from it to Valentia.

Gentle bends
By the sea

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The R574, over the Caha Mountains
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From Adrigole to Lauragh
The N71, between Kenmare and Killarney
Moll's Gap
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The R584, in the Shehy Mountains
Pass of Keimaneigh
From Kealkill to Ballingeary

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