The Kerry Way 👣 Three Minute Trails

[@jenuinepanic]

I don't think I'll ever get tired of surprise waterfalls 😍

[@ToughSoles]

I don't think anyone can get tired of surprise waterfalls! I cannot wait to stumble upon some more 🥰

[@deirdrefitzgibbon1651]

Excellent description in concise way.

[@ToughSoles]

Thanks so much! 😄

[@helenwallis5914]

Looks fabulous

[@markusrosehill]

Nice overview, thanks!

[@ToughSoles]

Glad you liked it!

[@geroj1063]

Love your videos guys, I'm going to do the coast to coast starting from Dublin as soon as the travel restriction off and then on up the wild atlantic way. Anyway, keep em coming ✌️

[@ToughSoles]

That sounds great! Are you planning on doing the E8? We've done basically all of it (in parts) and put together a short explainer video about it - kzbin.info/www/bejne/g17In5p-pNugq9U - and a playlist of videos of all the different parts! kzbin.info/www/bejne/g17In5p-pNugq9U&list=PLXZ2XoQbpHBgiQ3KYHfyoYOLDspRRlYF9 Maybe they'll be helpful to you :) We're thinking about the Wild Atlantic Way as well - maybe we'll cycle it, who knows!

[@irunovermountains]

Loved the Kerry Way 🙌

[@ToughSoles]

Us too! A trail with really really great work put into it! And it's just such a stunning area. Can't wait to get back to that area again 😄

[@irishgar]

Brilliant video. Thank you so much for posting. How have you guys managed the past 12 months here in Ireland with all this Craziness?

[@ToughSoles]

Honestly I think the project really prepared us! I think we have a really strong "one step at a time" persistence that grew from the walks. And we are obviously very used to being in each others' company all the time as well. But it's been really hard not being able to get out of Dublin for most of the year. When we moved in, we'd intended it to be a "base" for lots of hiking, but we ended up spending _way_ more time there than we ever expected! We've actually just moved out to the countryside after a lot of back-and-forth about it, and I think we're both feeling a lot better for it. Ellie and I both can't wait to get back out on the hills as soon as it's a safe thing to do. How have you been doing?

[@laurenjohnson1044]

Thanks for your lovely videos, so helpful to know what the trails will be like. I'm looking for an 8 day trail that will get me away from the sounds of traffic-- I live in the city and really need a break from traffic noise. I know that the Kerry Way shadows the N70, but in your video it looks quite remote. I'm fine with coming across the road here and there, but I'm just wondering if you would say that the Kerry Way is insulated from the road and it's noise most of the time?

[@kerrypathtravel3815]

I love your posts... but just an fyi Iveragh is pronounced EE Ver AAH from the Irish Uibh Rathach ... RTE cant get it right either. Thx for featuring the KW 💚

[@ToughSoles]

Oh no!! I think we get this right in other videos but we script the three minute trail ones, and it's sometimes different to read off the script... Sorry about that and thanks for letting us know!

[@ToughSoles]

At this point mispronouncing things when we definitely know better is a bit of a signature move... 😅

[@johnblick880]

what month did you complete the hike in? Wondering how different weather conditions would be to June. Thanks

[@ToughSoles]

Hi, we did it in August - June should be pretty okay, hard to predict these things tho! - ellie ☺️

[@toocleanpappas5397]

You mentioned there are few official campgrounds. How is stealth camping in Ireland?

[@ToughSoles]

Stealth or wild camping in Ireland is something you can do! It just depends on a couple of things - the vast majority of land in Ireland is privately owned, so whether people are welcome to camping is often one of the big things. In areas like Kerry it can be hard to find places to camp just because it is one of the most popular places in the country and therefore often busy. But you might find that because people do walk the trail and ask about camping, there might be a pub that if you ask lets you camp out the back. The Leave No Trace Principles are the guidelines for outdoor recreation here too, so just making sure to follow those when out! 😊

[@toocleanpappas5397]

@@ToughSoles That's exactly the info I was looking for! Thanks. Hiking for the next 6-7 months on the CDT and then Ireland is my next planned hike. (Hopefully the Covid thing will have died down by next year.) Stay safe and love your videos!

[@ToughSoles]

@@toocleanpappas5397 Ellie actually wrote a blog post about Wild Camping in Ireland in case it's helpful to you! toughsoles.ie/blog/the-unwritten-rules-of-wild-camping-in-ireland 6-7 months of hiking sounds like just the thing right now...

[@toocleanpappas5397]

@@ToughSoles Awesome! Thanks, I'll give it a read.

[@toocleanpappas5397]

Wow, this is such an interesting blog. Hiking in the US is so very different. (Which makes me glad you recommended the blog!) On the Appalachian Trail you can camp pretty much anywhere (other than a few areas where there are fragile environments) along the 2200 mile hike. On the PCT there are places in the Sierra and in WA State where you will be a hundred or more miles from the nearest road. To hear you are likely within 4ish miles from a road in Ireland most of the time seems strange. Still looking forward to coming over and hiking in Ireland though! Just gotta get the CDT done first so only about 3000 miles to do first. haha Thanks again!