Pound Loop

Pound Loop: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Pound Loop

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Pound Loop — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 51.88371, -10.32400. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pound Loop

• Valentia Island · river spot · Munster · ~4 km · Must-see
• Killemlagh Parish Church and Ruin of St. Fionáns Monastery · fort · Munster · ~5 km · Must-see
• Cromwell Point Lighthouse · beach · Munster · ~7 km · Must-see
• Beginish Island · river spot · Munster · ~8 km · Must-see
• Beginish house · attraction · Munster · ~8 km · Must-see
• Puffin Island · river spot · Munster · ~10 km · Must-see
• Ballinskelligs Castle · fort · ~10 km · Must-see
• Ballycarbery Castle · fort · Munster · ~11 km · Must-see
• Leacanabuile Ring Fort · fort · Munster · ~12 km · Must-see
• Cloghanecarhan Ringfort · fort · Munster · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ballinskelligs Bay · beach · ~12 km · Must-see
• Eightercua · fort · Munster · ~17 km · Must-see
• Church Island · fort · Munster · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lough Currane · lake · Munster · ~19 km · Must-see
• Loher Stone Fort · fort · Munster · ~19 km · Must-see
• Knocknadobar · viewpoint · Munster · ~20 km · Must-see
• Little Skellig · river spot · Munster · ~21 km · Must-see
• Scarriff Island · river spot · Munster · ~22 km · Must-see

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• Beara Way · trek · Munster · ~45 km · Must-see
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• The Kerry Way · trek · Munster · ~40 km
• Sheep's Head Way · trek · Munster · ~70 km
• North Kerry Way · trek · Munster · ~76 km
• Bray Head Way · trek · Munster · ~7 km
• Emlagh Loop · trek · Munster · ~10 km
• The Skellig Monks Trail · trek · Munster · ~10 km
• Bolus Head Loop · trek · ~11 km
• Laharn Bog Loop · trek · Munster · ~12 km

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