(Above: On the way to Moll's Gap)
Cycling the Beara
Peninsula, Ireland
(conclusion)
The final segment of the day’s ride was the section of the Ring of Kerry that I had not ridden the day before—it connected Kenmare with Killarney. It, too, involved another long (five and a half mile) climb to the summit (Moll’s Gap, 263m).
(Above: On the way to Moll's
Gap)
I ran out of energy as I reached the pass, so I stopped and had a hearty lunch at the summit restaurant. There were, predictably, the busloads of tourist (I was now in the Ring of Kerry, after all) crowding the summit.
(Below: Moll's Gap)
(Above and Below: Ladies'
View, the signature postcard view of the area)
From Moll’s Gap to Muckross saw me going past some of the most beautiful scenery I’ve come across on this trip, though again, the experience was marred by the amount of motor traffic constantly whizzing past me. I reached Killarney shortly thereafter.
(Above and Below: The
last few miles before Killarney)
In and Around Killarney:
(Above and Below: The place I
rented for this weekend break.
Actually, this is Muckross House, stately and regal)
(Above and Below: In
Killarney)
End.
(Above: Healy Pass summit)