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The Wild Atlantic Way (Irish: Slí an Atlantaigh Fhiáin) is a tourism trail on the west coast, and on parts of the north and south coasts, of Ireland. The 2,500 km[1] (1,553 mile) driving route passes through nine counties and three provinces, stretching from County Donegal's Inishowen Peninsula in Ulster to Kinsale, County Cork, in Munster, on the Celtic Sea coast.

View of Skellig Michael, off the coast of south County Kerry
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Red pog.svg Signature Discovery Point
The route is broken down into five sections:
County Donegal to County Mayo
County Mayo to County Clare
County Clare to County Kerry
County Kerry to County Cork
Along the route there are 157 discovery points, 1,000 attractions and more than 2,500 activities. The route was officially launched in 2014 by Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring, T.D.

Key points of interest
The North West - Counties Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo EditMalin Head, Ireland’s most northerly point
Lough Foyle
Lough Swilly
Isle of Doagh
Carrickabraghy Castle
Fort Dunree
Buncrana
Grianán of Aileach (Greenan Fort)
Ramelton
Rathmullan
Fanad
Rosguill
Doe Castle
Derryveagh Mountains
Horn Head
Tory Island
Árainn Mhór (Arranmore Island)
Gaoth Dobhair
The Rosses
Errigal
Malin Beg beach
Slieve League cliffs
Blue Stack Mountains
Donegal Town
Bundoran - popular with surfers
Tullaghan
Mullaghmore Head
Spanish Armada shipwrecks at Streedagh Beach
Rosses Point Peninsula
Aughris
Easky
Enniscrone
The West - Counties Mayo and Galway Edit
Buncrana
Grianán of Aileach (Greenan Fort)
Ramelton
Rathmullan
Fanad
Rosguill
Doe Castle
Derryveagh Mountains
Horn Head
Tory Island
Árainn Mhór (Arranmore Island)
Gaoth Dobhair
The Rosses
Errigal
Malin Beg beach
Slieve League cliffs
Blue Stack Mountains
Donegal Town
Bundoran - popular with surfers
Tullaghan
Mullaghmore Head
Spanish Armada shipwrecks at Streedagh Beach
Rosses Point Peninsula
Aughris
Easky
Enniscrone
The West - Counties Mayo and Galway
The Céide Fields
The Mullet Peninsula
Achill Island
Clew Bay
Croagh Patrick
Clare Island
Inishturk - accessible by ferry from Louisburgh, County Mayo
Doolough
Killary Harbour
Connemara
Clifden
Inishbofin - accessible by ferry from Cleggan, County Galway
Oileáin Árann (Aran Islands) - accessible by ferry from Inverin County Galway and Doolin County Clare, and by plane from Connemara Airport Rossaveal County Galway.
Salthill
The Mid West - Counties Clare and Limerick
The Burren
The Cliffs of Moher and the Doolin Cliff Walk
Loop Head
The Shannon Estuary and the Shannon dolphins
The South West - Counties Kerry and Cork

Cliffs in West County Kerry
Allihies and the Allihies Copper Mine Museum on the Beara Peninsula
Bere Island
Cape Clear
Caherdaniel
Derrynane beach
Garnish Island in Glengarriff
The ruined cottages of Great Blasket Island and Blasket Centre in Dunquin
Dingle, Ireland’s largest Gaeltacht town
Rossbeigh beach
The Skellig Experience Visitor Centre
Dursey Island - Accessible by Ireland’s only cable car - is one of 7 inhabited West Cork islands and is located at the end of the Beara Peninsula
Heir Island
Long Island
Sheep's Head - One of the European Destinations of Excellence for sustainable tourism, the Sheep's Head peninsula is home to the Sheep's Head Way walking and cycling routes.
Mizen Head - Ireland's southernmost point, with views of Fastnet Rock and Lighthouse
Kinsale
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