R572 road (Ireland)
Regional road in Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The R572 road is a regional road in Ireland. It is a road on the Beara Peninsula in County Cork.[1][2] The road forms part of the Wild Atlantic Way.[3] Parts of the road are on the Beara Way walking trail.[4]
R572 road | ||||
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Bóthar R572 | ||||
Route information | ||||
Length | 55.4 km[1][2] (34.4 mi) | |||
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From | N71 at Glengarriff, County Cork | |||
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To | Dursey Sound | |||
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Country | Ireland | |||
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The R572 travels west from the N71 to Adrigole along Bantry Bay.[1] The Caha Mountains, and in particular Sugarloaf Mountain, are on the landward side of the road. West of Adrigole, Hungry Hill rises to 686 m (2,251 ft), the Caha Mountains' highest peak, and features a 214 m (702 ft) water cascade. The road continues to Castletown Bearhaven, a fishing port and former British naval base. The road ends at Crow Head on Dursey Sound, where Ireland's only cable car connects the mainland to Dursey Island.[5] The R572 is 55.4 km (34.4 mi) long.[1]