Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way on the outer edge of Europe stretches along the west coast of Ireland. It begins on the Inishowen Peninsula in Co. Donegal and goes through the counties Leitrim, Sligo, Mayo, Galway, Clare, Limerick and Kerry, finishing in Kinsale, County Cork. The route which is over 1600 miles (2600 km) long is divided into 14 stages for easier orientation:

Inishowen Halbinsel
– Muff to Letterkenny –

Fanad Head
– Letterkenny to Bunbeg –

Slieve League Coast
– Bunbeg to Donegal Town –

Donegal Bay and Sligo
– Donegal Town to Ballina –

Erris
– Ballina to Belmullet –

Achill Island and Clew Bay
– Belmullet to Westport –

Killary Harbour
– Westport to Clifden –

Connemara
– Clifden to Galway –

The Burren and West Clare
– Galway to Kilkee –

The Shannon Estuary
– Kilkee to Tralee –

Dingle Peninsula
– Tralee to Castlemaine –

Ring of Kerry
– Castlemaine to Kenmare –
15 wonders of the Wild Atlantic Way - the "Signature Points"...
Along the Wild Atlantic Way there are numerous discovery points. Fifteen of these discovery points have been designated as “Signature Points”. Special points that characterise Ireland’s west coast due to their uniqueness. These “Signature Points” are:

• Malin Head, Co. Donegal
• Fanad Head, Co. Donegal
• Slieve League, Co. Dongeal
• Mullaghamore Head, Co. Sligo
• Downpatrick Head, Co. Mayo
• Keem Strand, Co. Mayo
• Killary Harbour, Co. Galway
• Derrigimlagh, Co. Galway
• Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare
• Loop Head, Co. Clare
• Blasket Sound, Co. Kerry
• Bray Head, Skelligs View, Co. Kerry
• Dursey Island, Co. Cork
• Mizen Head, Co. Cork
• Old Head of Kinsale, Co. Cork