Bray to Greystones cliff walk recently?

eclectichoney

Has anyone done this walk recently? Just wondering as my mother was hoping to do it, but is a little worried about how safe / manageable it is to do at the moment, and the best way to approach it.

Thanks a mill

Pablo Sanchez

Just did it there last Friday, i reckon going from Greystones Harbour is the best route. Safety is not really an issue but there are sections where you will need to negotiate unevan ground and some quite deep steps. Well worth it though, on a nice day there is nothing better!

bdo

Yes, it is much better than it used to be; the Council have and local volunteers have done a lot of work on it. It is is safe now, when once it wasn't. Wear good shoes ... and it does get muddy in parts after rain.

Cookie_Monster

Don't forget you can also go over Bray head instead or around it
Better views from the top and a nicer walk overall IMO

Rasmus

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

Don't forget you can also go over Bray head instead or around it
Better views from the top and a nicer walk overall IMO

Where does it let you out in on the other side of Bray Head?

Alun

Rasmus wrote: »

Where does it let you out in on the other side of Bray Head?

There may be other routes, but what I do is to just follow the main track across the top, until you get to the last little "summit" before the one with the trig point on it. There's a small track of left (initially quite steep, but levels off after a bit) from there that leads down diagonally and comes out eventually on the Cliff Path just before a couple of houses. You want to aim to hit a track that goes alongside the houses and down to the Cliff Path about half way between the two.

Problem is at the moment it's very overgrown with bracken and difficult to follow .. we did it the other day and ended up having to climb over a newly repaired stone wall with quite a drop on the other side!

Rasmus

Thanks! : )

Cookie_Monster

Yep, as Alun says

veggie newbie

There is a focus group looking at this walk at the moment as far as I know. I hope they put up a few signs soon, one stating the walk is not suitable for buggies would be a start! Always feel sorry for the families when you meet them half way through the walk.

Cookie_Monster

veggie newbie wrote: »

There is a focus group looking at this walk at the moment as far as I know. I hope they put up a few signs soon, one stating the walk is not suitable for buggies would be a start! Always feel sorry for the families when you meet them half way through the walk.

"Caution. Walk involves Walking"



There's only so much you can do for people before they have to learn some common sense tbh

eclectichoney

Thanks guys for all the feedback - the mother is delighted!

bdo

Rasmus wrote: »

Where does it let you out in on the other side of Bray Head?

It brings you out at the roundabout at the top of the Vevay road in Bray, down besides the edge of the golf course. i

It is a nice walk, an easier way to get up to the Bray head also, much less steep and a very well defined path, and shorter! Not much room to park though on that side, except beside Dell.

Annasopra

bdo wrote: »

It brings you out at the roundabout at the top of the Vevay road in Bray, down besides the edge of the golf course. i

It is a nice walk, an easier way to get up to the Bray head also, much less steep and a very well defined path, and shorter! Not much room to park though on that side, except beside Dell.

No - they are talking about going over Bray Head to Greystones