| terminus_a = N71 at Glengarriff, Co. Cork
| junction ={{plainlist |- R574 at Derreen
- R571 at Castletown Bearhaven
- R575 at Killough East
}}
| terminus_b = Dursey Sound
| previous_type = R
| previous_route = 571
| next_type = R
| next_route = 573
}}The R572 road is a regional road in Ireland. It is a road on the Beara Peninsula in County Cork.[1][ The road forms part of the Wild Atlantic Way.[5] Parts of the road are on the Beara Way walking trail.[6]]
The R572 travels west from the N71 to Adrigole along Bantry Bay.[1] The Caha Mountains, and in particular Sugarloaf Mountain, are on the landward side of the road. West of Adrigole, Hungry Hill rises to {{convert|686|m|abbr=on}}, the Caha Mountains' highest peak, and features a {{convert|214|m|abbr=on}} water cascade. The road continues to Castletown Bearhaven, a fishing port and former British naval base. The road ends at Crow Head on Dursey Sound, where Ireland's only cable car connects the mainland to Dursey Island.[8] The R572 is {{convert|55.4|km|mi|abbr=on}} long.[1]
References
1. ^1 2 3 4 {{Google maps | url = https://www.google.ie/maps/dir/51.75,-9.552356/51.6094856,-10.1543108/@51.676155,-10.1327727,10z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1?hl=en | title = R572 to R572 | accessdate = 8 Jun 2016 }}
2. ^1 {{cite web | url = http://www.wildatlanticway.com/explore-the-route |title = Wild Atlantic Way: Explore The Route | publisher = Fáilte Ireland | accessdate = 8 Jun 2016 }}
3. ^1 {{cite web | url = http://www.irelandview.com/walkingroutes/kerry-bearaway.php |title = The Beara Way | publisher = Ireland View | accessdate = 8 Jun 2016 }}
4. ^1 {{cite book | last1 = Poole | first1 = Susan | last2 = Gallagher | first2 = Lyn | title = AA Best Drives Ireland | publisher = The Automobile Association | date = 2008 | pages = 43 | isbn = 978-0-7495-4430-0 }}