Distance: 28km
Time to Allow: 8 hours

Taking the Rossbeigh Road, the Kerry Way crosses over the River Behy and then departs from the road at a picnic area and rises steeply to take in the first of three peaks of Rossbeigh Hill, measuring 275m above sea-level. The view at this point looks out across the Dingle Bay and over to the Dingle Peninsula. After a 2km stretch in the hills, the trail comes back down to a lower altitude and joins a minor road that then crosses the Ring of Kerry road at Mountain Stage.

Crossing over a disused rail line, the Kerry Way climbs further up the slopes of Drung Hill and follows an old coach road. Once having reached a height of 200m, the trail stays with the contours of the hill and giving continuous views to the Atlantic. To the south-east of the trail, several peaks are passed by; Drung Hill, Beenmore and Been Hill.

The Kerry Way passes through a coniferous plantation and then descends the mountainside, gradually making its way south-west towards the church at Foilmore. Just before reaching here however, the trails swings off to the south and crosses the River Ferta and follows brief stretches of boreen interspersed with what was used as mass paths in the past.

At Teeraha, the Kerry Way forks in two with a 6.5km spur leading south-west towards Cahersiveen where there is a good selection of accommodation to choose from, the other path continues into the next stage and on towards Waterville.