Walkers on the Kerry Way are being urged to take extreme caution on a 1km section of the walking route which was damaged by a recent landslide near Mountain Stage. A substantial amount of rubble has been deposited on the section in addition to large holes being gouged out by the water and material that flowed over it during the landslide. The landslide, which occurred on Sunday the 25th of July, resulted in the main Ring of Kerry road being closed to traffic resulting in major diversions.
South Kerry Development Partnership’s Rural Recreation Officer Trish Deane said that major damaged occurred to the surface of the section of the route which the landslide crossed. “A substantial amount of rubble was deposited on the route and in addition many holes have appeared in the surface due to the significant water that flowed down the mountain. “While the 1km section of the route is still open to walkers, we are advising them to exercise extreme caution while walking on this part of the Kerry Way and to avoid going through holes of water as they may be deeper than they first seem” Trish said. “Warning signs have been erected along this section to alert walkers of the dangers due to the landslide damage” Trish added and she said that every effort will be made to return the trail to normal as soon as possible.
