The Healy Pass

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12.6 km

Length

+284 m

Ascent

−299 m

Descent

295 m

Highest point

Hairpins

10.5%

Max gradient

0h 17min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 295 m

9 °C heavyrain

wind 10 m/s · clouds 100%

At the start

10 °C heavyrain

wind 8 m/s · clouds 100%

	Min	Max	Precipitation	Wind
Thursday 22 Oct	6 °C	9 °C	13.7 mm	17 m/s	heavyrain
Friday 23 Oct	7 °C	10 °C	2.9 mm	16 m/s	rainshowers
Saturday 24 Oct	9 °C	13 °C	36.2 mm	16 m/s	rain

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/22/26, 6:48 PM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: Lowland or coastal road
Surface: asphalt 38%

Roads nearby

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Ascent

12.6 km · 5 hairpins · 295 m

Elevation profile

What does The Healy Pass look like?

County Cork side of the R574 Healy Pass - geograph.org.uk - 6008997 · Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0

View towards the Kenmare River - geograph.org.uk - 7778437 · Gordon Hatton · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ardrigole school - geograph.org.uk - 7779367 · Gordon Hatton · CC BY-SA 2.0

R573 near Derreen Gardens - geograph.org.uk - 7764014 · Steven Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start

Kenmare Municipal District

51.76724, -9.77072

Finish

County Cork

51.69487, -9.72072

Along the road

Viewpoints

2 unnamed places along the road, from 5.5 km to 5.8 km.

Parking

4 unnamed places along the road, from 5.8 km to 12.6 km.

Restaurants and cafés

Don's Mountain Cabin 5.9 km · 287 m

RoCo Coffee and Cream 12.6 km · 10 m