Hill Walk (Easy) Bray Head Loop

Meeting Point: Skerries Train Station

Time:  Meet at 08.40 a.m.  Depart on 08.52 a.m. train 

Walk Starting Point:  Finnbees Coffee House  Walk Starting Time: 11.15 a.m.

Route: Bray Head coastal cliff path to Windgates, then up and over Bray Head Summit and return to Bray via the Summit Cross.
Distance: 10 km

Duration: 3-3.5 hours

This is an EASY HILLWALK – NOT A RAMBLE

Leader’s Note:

Bray Head offers a delightful, varied walk. This is a very pleasant 10km walk out along the Bray to Greystones coastal cliff path above rocky coves and small promontories, followed by a high level walk via Windgates and Bray Head Summit back towards Bray and the viewpoint at the Summit Cross. There is one short steep stretch down from the Cross where walking poles would be very useful. The walk starts and finishes at Finnbees Coffee House on The Seafront. Total walk time is 3-3.5 hrs. 

We will meet at Skerries Train Station to catch the 08.52 train to Pearse, then the 09.39 Rosslare Europort train to Bray arriving at 10.20. A coffee & scone in Finnbees  before we head off on the walk. Refreshments and lunch then at the end in The Martello (on the seafront – 5 mins. from the train station) for those who want to relax after it.  NB No sandwich required on the walk as there is no lunch ‘pit stop’ on this particular mid-week walk.

Return DARTs/trains from Bray:  15.35  arr. Pearse 16.16 Pl.1  16.21 Pl. 1  arr. Skrs. 17.00;  16.05  arr. Pearse 16.47 Pl.1 16.53 Pl. 1  arr. Skrs. 17.33;  16.15 arr. Connolly 17.02 Pl. 6   17.12 Pl. 3  arr. Skrs. 17.43;  16.25  arr. Pearse  17.06 Pl. 1   17.13 Pl. 1 arr. Skrs. 17.57;  16.50  arr. Skrs. 18.12  

Please text leader John Coleman by Monday 11th April  if you intend going on the walk and indicating whether meeting up in Skerries, Pearse Station or Bray.  Also please provide mob. phone number for contact. 

For ease of communication and updates a WhatsApp group will be set up for this walk. If you do not wish to be included in this WhatsApp group please let the leader know when you get in touch to book your place.

Bray to Greystones Cliff Path

View from the 1950 Holy Year commemorative cross on Bray Head