Kilkee Cliff Walk and Pollock Holes, Kilkee, Co. Clare on the Wild Atlantic Way

  • Author: ActiveME
  • Created: October 10, 2014 8:37 am
  • Updated: December 12, 2017 10:58 am
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Location: Clare
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  • Distance 6 km
  • Time 0 s
  • Speed 0.0 km/h
  • Min altitude 1 m
  • Peak 48 m
  • Climb 91 m
  • Descent 91 m
The Kilkee Cliff walk is a scenic 1 to 2 hour (4km) moderate loop walk along the Kilkee Cliffs starting the Diamond Rocks Café, Pollock Holes car park. This stunning walk starts from the unmissable natural swimming pools known as the Pollock Holes and passes great places of interest, a natural amphitheatre carved into the cliff face by formed by the waves over thousands of years, a natural blow hole in the rock face known as the Puffing Hole and next arriving at Intrinsic Bay, named after a ship which sank along with all 14 people on board in 1836.

Kilkee Cliffs Wild Atlantic Way 2011 Valerie O'Sullivan

From here you start the return journey with a moderate to steep climb before joining the main road back to Kilkee. For a short, 4 kilometre walk, turn left here and head back towards Kilee town. For a longer, 8 kilometre walk, turn right along the coast until you come to a left turn. This road has beautiful views over the town coming down Moveen Hill taking you back to Kilkee.

The Kilkee Cliff walk is a scenic 1 to 2 hour (4km) moderate loop walk along the Kilkee Cliffs starting the Diamond Rocks Café, Pollock Holes car park. This stunning walk starts from the unmissable natural swimming pools known as the Pollock Holes and passes great places of interest, a natural amphitheatre carved into the cliff face by formed by the waves over thousands of years, a natural blow hole in the rock face known as the Puffing Hole and next arriving at Intrinsic Bay, named after a ship which sank along with all 14 people on board in 1836.

Kilkee Cliffs Wild Atlantic Way 2011 Valerie O'Sullivan

From here you start the return journey with a moderate to steep climb before joining the main road back to Kilkee. For a short, 4 kilometre walk, turn left here and head back towards Kilee town. For a longer, 8 kilometre walk, turn right along the coast until you come to a left turn. This road has beautiful views over the town coming down Moveen Hill taking you back to Kilkee.

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