 The summit of Torc has views of the Lakes of Killarney, the Black Valley, the MacGillycuddy's Reeks and Muckross House and grounds.The route from the Torc Waterfall car-park (at ), to the summit of Torc Mountain and back is 8–kilometres and takes 3 hours.Hill walkers can avoid the circa 100 steps of Torc Waterfall and start instead from the upper Torc Waterfall car-park (at 55 metres, ), to complete the shorter 7.5–kilometre hour 2.5–hour route to the summit of Torc Mountain, via the "Old Kenmare Road", and back to the upper car-park.