Cliffs of Moher coast · Co. Clare
The cliff path near Doolin
The Atlantic from the cliff path, before the visitor centre, before the crowds, before the photograph everyone takes.
Distance
Doolin to Hag's Head, in sections
Pace
Walk a section. Drive a section. Repeat.
Weather
Atlantic, always
Best light
Late afternoon, into the wind
An expat note from Deborah
The Cliffs of Moher, approached on foot from Doolin, are a different country from the cliffs approached from the car park. The first is a walk. The second is an event.
We always start at Doolin. Always. The walk earns the view.
A pint at McGann's afterward, with hair still in the wind, is the correct closing punctuation.
How we'd actually walk it
The rhythm of the day.
- 01Park in Doolin. Walk north along the cliff path.
- 02Turn back when the legs say so. Nobody finishes this walk and nobody minds.
- 03Pub in Doolin. Drive on to the hotel before dark.
The hotel pairing
Gregans Castle Hotel
Forty minutes south. The right place to land after Atlantic weather.
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If you liked this walk.
Walk slowly. Bring a coat. Choose the hotel for the country at its door.