Dingle Hillwalking Club

Beautiful landscape view on hillwalking route Sliabh an Iolair (Mount Eagle) from Baile an Chótaigh Loop

Sliabh an Iolair

  • Grade: C 
  • Length: 13.5 km
  • Duration: 4 hours
  • Height gain: 580 m
  • Extension Option n/a

Start Point: GR:V318 976 Viewing point layby Coumeenoole.(Near Tigh Slea Head)

Initially following the Dingle Way for almost a km before following an old wall uphill to Binn
a Choma 421m. From here there is a steady ascent to the summit of Sliabh an Iolar 513m.
From the summit following the SE shoulder we make our way down over the heather
covered slope, cross a stream and join a farm track which brings us back to the Dingle Way
and the final 2 kms back to our starting point.     GR:V318 976 Viewing point layby Coumeenoole.