R572 road (Ireland)

R572 road
Bóthar R572
R572 at Cahermore, County Cork
Route information
Length	55.4 km [1] [2]  (34.4 mi)
Major junctions
From	N71 at Glengarriff, County Cork
Major intersections	R574 at Derreen R571 at Castletown Bearhaven R575 at Killough East
To	Dursey Sound
Location
Country	Ireland
Highway system
Roads in Ireland Motorways Primary Secondary Regional
← 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]

References

1. "R572 to R572" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 8 June 2016.
2. "S.I. No. 54/2012 – Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012". Government of Ireland. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
3. "Wild Atlantic Way: Explore The Route". Fáilte Ireland . Retrieved 8 June 2016.
4. "The Beara Way". Ireland View. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
5. Poole, Susan; Gallagher, Lyn (2008). AA Best Drives Ireland. The Automobile Association. p. 43. ISBN   978-0-7495-4430-0.