Mizen Head

Hiking trails & Routes

Ireland

Munster

Cork

Mizen Head

Easy

4.6

(47)

530

hikers

Mizen Head

00:41

2.46km

50m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 25, 2024

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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193 m

Mizen Head Visitors Centre

Highlight • Monument

Admission €7.50, worthwhile exhibition about the transmitters, lighthouses and geology and fauna at Mizen Head. Also nice for children, because you get an insight into the habitat of the lighthouse keepers. Good cafe with light meals: Very fishy but also with vegetarian soups and sandwiches.

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Mizen Bridge and Signal Station

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De Mizen Bridge is the spectacular pedestrian bridge that takes you to the former Mizen Head Signal Station, one of Ireland's most dramatic coastal locations. The bridge spans a deep gorge where Atlantic waves crash against the rocks — a place that has been made simultaneously rugged and perfectly accessible.

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1.27 km

View of Mizen Bridge and Cliffs

Highlight • Viewpoint

Most spectacular and highest view to the northern cliffs, the lighthouses and down to the Mizen Bridge. Steep stairs!

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1.55 km

Mizen Head Lighthouse and Signal Station

Highlight • Monument

You can only get here if you have paid the €7.50 entrance fee at the visitor center. Not a lighthouse in the true sense, but a nice additional exhibition in the walk-in lighthouse. The interns are friendly and happy to answer any questions. A visit is worthwhile even when it is foggy. Southwestern point of Ireland!

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2.46 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.16 km

146 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.44 km

504 m

404 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 5 October

16°C

12°C

77 %

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Max wind speed: 28.0 km/h

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Comments

June 8, 2023,Der südwestlichste Punkt Irlands: Mizen Head

Today it's cloudy and very very windy as the Wild Atlantic Way crosses the most south-western peninsula: Mizen. At the southwest end is a lighthouse with an exhibition and lookout points. We almost got blown away today though. Nevertheless nice views, interesting information about the lighthouse and life here. Too bad the ship simulator didn't work...

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June 3, 2022,Mizen Head 🤩👌🤩👌🤩🍀🌈

There were even sea lions here, unfortunately too far down for my camera 😉😍👌😃🌈

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August 4, 2023,23-08-04 IRL Mizen Head

Excerpt from Wikipedia.de on 08/04/23: "The Mizen Peninsula (Mizen Head) is the southernmost of the four southwestern peninsulas of Ireland and belongs to County Cork. Shaped like two fingers, the northern one is called Sheep's Head and is one of the most isolated regions on the entire island. … Mizen Head is the picturesque south west tip of Ireland. … …

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