Irish hike in County Kerry named among the world’s most beautiful

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The Dingle Way in County Kerry, a remote 100 mile hike around the breathtaking Dingle Peninsula, has been ranked among some of the world’s best hiking trails.

Located along the southwest coast of Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, Dingle Way is the 34th most-photographed trail in the world, with 96 photos per mile according to Instagram data, according to research by Zalando, which analyzed nearly five million Instagram hashtags from the world’s most famous hikes and trails.
 
From awe-inspiring mountains to glistening Atlantic waves and a glut of archaeological sites, Ireland's most photogenic hiking trail offers a huge diversity of landscapes.  A circular route, it begins and ends in the town of Tralee and is typically broken down into eight stages each taking a reasonably fit adult from six to eight hours to walk. Each stop is marked by a village or town with facilities and refreshments.
 
Earlier this year the Dingle Way was included in Lonely Planet’s list of ‘Epic Hikes in Europe’, alongside six other Irish hikes such as the Great Western Greenway in County Mayo – another walk on the Wild Atlantic Way – and the Wicklow Way in Ireland’s Ancient East.
 
Also featured in ‘epic’ list was the Causeway Coast Way in Northern Ireland, which Lonely Planet described as “a multi-day coastal walk blessed with gorgeous geological wonders”.
 
Two other mountains in Kerry - Mount Brandon and Beenkeragh-  also made the Lonely Planet list, as did the Grand Canal Way, which begins in Dublin and weaves through counties Offaly, Laois and Kildare.
 
As a world-class hiking and walking destination, the island of Ireland has a capacity to offer other worlds away from busy life. There are hundreds of trails to choose from across the island. 

For more information about visiting Ireland, go to Ireland.com

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