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The R572 road is a regional road in Ireland. It is a road on the Beara Peninsula in County Cork. The road forms part of the Wild Atlantic Way. Parts of the road are on the
Beara Way The Beara Way () is a long-distance trail in the southwest of Ireland. It is a long circular trail around the Beara Peninsula that begins and ends in Glengarriff, County Cork, also passing through parts of County Kerry. It is typically compl ...
walking trail. The R572 travels west from the N71 to Adrigole along Bantry Bay. The
Caha Mountains The Caha Mountains (''An Cheacha'' in Irish) are a range of low sandstone mountains situated on the Beara peninsula in south-west County Cork, in Ireland. The highest peak is Hungry Hill, tall. Other notable peaks include Knocknagree, Sugarloaf ...
, and in particular Sugarloaf Mountain, are on the landward side of the road. West of Adrigole,
Hungry Hill Hungry Hill or Knockday ( ga, Cnoc Daod) is the highest of the Caha Mountains on the Beara Peninsula in Munster, Ireland. Etymology The first part of the Irish name ''Cnoc Daod'' means "hill". The second part may be a dialectal variant of ' ...
rises to , the Caha Mountains' highest peak, and features a 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. The R572 is long.


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Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland Roads in County Cork {{Ireland-road-stub