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Wicklow to Bray on foot

  • 05-01-2012 9:59pm
    #1
    lukeod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 79 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I have heard that it is possible to walk from Wicklow to Bray along the railway line/beaches. I'm looking for a relatively flat long-distance (c. 25k) walk for this weekend and this sounds about right if it's possible.

    Has anyone done this route? Is it really possible to walk along the CIE railway?

    Any help appreciated.

    Cheers,

    Luke


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  • #2
    dogmatix
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    Yes - I walked from Wicklow town to Greystones about 3 years ago one summer. And from Greystones you can take the cliff path to Bray. If I remember it is all mostly beaches and shingle and the like with one section where you have to cross a river outlet by using a rail bridge. Nice and flat but the walk is fairly long.


  • #3
    Carawaystick
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    There was something about the rail line being fenced off by IÉ so the bridge across the river may be more difficult, see the Commuting and Transport forum on Soc

    It's an interesting walk, being a long beach walk from Wickla to Graystones.

    If you were to get an early train down to Wicklow, there's a ped. bridge across the Vartry to set you on your way near the station.

    I think there's more than the one river flowing into the sea, but I think the main one's about a dozen feet wide or so ( tis tricky to estimate while passing over at speed on a train.)


    Let us know how you get on, I've been meaning to do this for years.


  • #4
    Slogger Jogger
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    Its nice alright. Ran it, from Bray to Wicklow a few years back. Single-track of sorts all the way.


  • #5
    Fuinseog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,371 ✭✭✭Fuinseog


    lukeod wrote: »
    Hi,

    I have heard that it is possible to walk from Wicklow to Bray along the railway line/beaches. I'm looking for a relatively flat long-distance (c. 25k) walk for this weekend and this sounds about right if it's possible.

    Has anyone done this route? Is it really possible to walk along the CIE railway?

    Any help appreciated.

    Cheers,

    Luke

    Portrane on the northisde of dublin has a nice loop, maybe 12 k and is flat.

    i know the trail you mention from Bray to Greystones (7km) and the rail tracks are fenced off.
    avoid the beach as the sand is very soft.


  • #6
    lukeod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 79 ✭✭lukeod


    Thanks for the replies-very helpful. Hoping to give it a shot tomorrow, so will post an update then.


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  • #7
    Mothman
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    I regularly run Wicklow to Kilcoole.

    The bridge at the breeches is now fenced, but no problem getting through either by the pedestrian gates or hopping over concrete.

    The beach is usually shingle but noticed couple days ago that there is currently a lot of sand below high tide line and it was quite firm and I ran along this.

    I'll probably be running Kilcoole to Killoughter tomorrow in company with 3 legged collie, so may see you!

    Good Luck!


  • #8
    Mothman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,498 ✭✭✭Mothman


    Mothman wrote: »
    The beach is usually shingle but noticed couple days ago that there is currently a lot of sand below high tide line and it was quite firm and I ran along this.
    3 days later and much of the shingle has returned, particularly north of Newcastle.
    I did take to the beach south of 5 mile point because the path along railway is bad. With the tide out the beach was quite runnable, being sandy and reasonably firm.


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