R572 road (Ireland)

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R572 road
Bóthar R572
An Chathair Mhor (Cahermore), R572 road - geograph.org.uk - 262274.jpg
R572 at Cahermore, County Cork
Route information
Length55.4 km[1][2] (34.4 mi)
Major junctions
From N71 at Glengarriff, County Cork
Major intersections
ToDursey Sound
Location
CountryIreland
Highway system
← R571→ R573

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]

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]

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