R572 road (Ireland)

R572 road
R572 at Cahermore, Co. Cork
Route information
Length:	55.4 km (34.4 mi)
Major junctions
From:	N71 at Glengarriff, Co. Cork
	R574 at Derreen R571 at Castletown Bearhaven R575 at Killough East
To:	Dursey Sound
Road network
Roads in Ireland Motorways Primary Secondary Regional ← R571 R573 →

The R572 road is a regional road in Ireland. It is a road on the Beara Peninsula in County Cork. The road forms part of the Wild Atlantic Way. Parts of the road are on the Beara Way walking trail.

The R572 travels west from the N71 to Adrigole along Bantry Bay. The Caha Mountains, and in particular Sugarloaf Mountain, are on the landward side of the road. West of Adrigole, Hungry Hill rises to 686 m (2,251 ft), the Caha Mountains' highest peak, and features a 214 m (702 ft) 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. The R572 is 55.4 km (34.4 mi) long.