Torc Waterfall
Guide
Photo: Pam Brophy · CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeWalkAllow 30 min for the falls, 1.5 h with the climbPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A waterfall of about 20 metres dropping through mossy woods, a short walk from the car park, with steps climbing beside it to a lookout over the lakes.
A brief history
It falls from the Devil's Punchbowl lake high on Mangerton; legend says a man cursed to turn into a boar, a torc in Irish, gave it its name.
Tips
- Best time
- After rain, when it's in full flow
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 30 min for the falls, 1.5 h with the climb
- Free days
- Always free
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Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Written in Flewaway's words by AI from this open data, not yet checked by a person. Prices, hours and rules change, so check before you go.
Good to know
- Area
- Muckross and the lakes: The heart of the national park, south of town: Muckross House, the abbey, Torc Waterfall and the road on to Ladies View.
- Access
- Partly step-free
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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