viewpoint in Galway, Ireland
Sky Road, Clifden
A cliff-top loop road around Connemara’s most dramatic coastline
Worth the wander
Drive or walk the loop around the Kingston peninsula past the ruins of Clifden Castle (c. 1818) and the monument to town founder John D’Arcy, with the Atlantic and Connemara’s islands opening out from the high point.
Quick answers
- Cost
- Free
- Time and distance
- 16 km loop
- Parking
- Free car park at the loop’s highest point; roadside parking elsewhere.
Find your way
Clifden town, Co. Galway