Conor Pass — Attraction in Kenmare Municipal District

It’s a really good view from the top easy to drive or cycle to from the Dingle side. If you are thinking of driving from the Tralee side or the Dingle side it a very narrow single track road. With sheer drops if you are a nervous driver or driving a car your not sure how to reverse don’t do it. This is because vans and camper vans use and they cannot reverse so you will have to. If the mountain too looks like it’s covered in mist, again don’t drive it because visibility will be almost zero. So no view and if you meet someone you might be forced to reverse quite a long way. Trucks sometimes ignore the 2Ton weight and width limit and get stuck for hours sometimes days, causing huge tailbacks. Huge tailbacks happen even on a clear day in summer as drivers who can reverse get stuck or worse end up damaging their hire cars due to lack of experience. If your a city driver and have no experience of very narrow roads with a sheer drop on one side and a cliff face in the other, think twice or go up early or late in the day when traffic...

✨PEDDLER LAKE✨FOR THE VISITORS OF DINGLE PENINSULA!!! Everyone who will visit Dingle and go pass Conor Pass, should spare some time to visit Peddler Lake. It’s a hidden gem! I knew about this lake when I stayed in AirBnB at Galway whose owner is from Dingle. To get to the lake, you have to hike 5-10 minutes, a bit slippery when it’s raining, but not difficult. Totally worth it, as it’s very unexpectedly beautiful and magical. Once you got to the top, try to scream or shout, and be prepared to hear the echo your voice, it’s very clear and you will be amazed 😮 (this is also a local tips from the owner). Try going there before the sun goes down, as it is foggy and the view at the top is covered. It might be hard to find this place as there is no sign, but there must be several car parking on the side, not hard to find. Too bad I only had recordings and no picture of the place. But seriously, add it to your go list...

We drove through the pass from the south, leaving Dingle on our way to Galway. The weather was very windy with intermittent drizzle and patches of sunshine, which made for a striking ascent before we reached the small posting area at the top of the pass, where we got out.

There were clear views to the sea on the north and south sides of the peninsula, and you could see several towns as well as several lakes in the hills formed by the retreating glaciers millennia ago. Sheep dotted pastures on the hills. Several walking paths led down from the parking area, though we didn't venture down them in the weather.

If you're driving to or from Dingle, especially going to or coming from the north, I would highly recommend leaving the national road that runs to the south of the pass to take this stunning pat road up through the pass. The detour really doesn't add much time to your trip, except for the time spent gawking...