Bray Head Hill 238.9m hill, Wicklow NE: Bray & Kilmacanogue Wicklow Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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Wicklow Area , NE: Bray & Kilmacanogue Subarea

Feature count in area: 115, by county: Wicklow: 108, Kildare: 4, Wexford: 2, Carlow: 3, of which 1 is in both Wexford and Wicklow, of which 1 is in both Carlow and Wicklow, OSI/LPS Maps: 28B, 55, 56, 61, 62, AWW, EW-DM, EW-LG, EW-WE, EW-WS
Highest Place: Lugnaquilla 924.7m

Starting Places (207) in area Wicklow:

1916 Memorial Car Park,

Aghavannagh Ow Bridge,

Aghowle Wood,

Altidore Wood Entrance,

Annacurra National School,

Annalecka Bridge,

Asbawn Brook L8350,

Aughrim National School,

Ballard Road,

Ballinabarny Gap,

Ballinagappoge Bridge Layby,

Ballinagappoge Mountain Hairpin,

Ballinagore,

Ballinahinch Wood,

Ballinastoe MBT CP,

Ballinastraw South,

Ballineddan Upr Fork,

Ballinfoyle Upr Cross,

Ballycoog,

Ballycreen Brook Bridge,

Ballycumber,

Ballycumber Bridge,

Ballycumber Lane,

Ballycumber Wicklow Way,

Ballylerane,

Ballylow Bridge,

Ballylusk Quarry,

Ballymanus Lane,

Ballymoyle Shooting Lodge,

Ballynultagh Gap,

Ballynultagh Lane,

Ballyreagh Wood,

Ballyross Forest,

Ballysmuttan Long Stone,

Baravore,

Barnbawn South,

Barranisky North,

Barranisky West,

Bohilla Land Roundabout,

Bohilla Lane Mid,

Boranaraltry Bridge,

Bray Harbour,

Brewel West,

Brittas Bay North CP,

Buckroney Sand Dunes CP,

Bus Terminus,

Camera Hill Track Cross,

Castletimon Wood North,

Clara Vale,

Clone House Road,

Clonegal,

Cloon Wood Cp,

Coate Bridge,

Coolballintaggart Ledge,

Coolbawn House Lane,

Cransillagh Brook ,

Crone Wood CP,

Crossbridge,

Crossoona Rath,

Cummer Wood South,

Curtlestown Wood CP,

Deputy's Pass CP,

Derralossary Church,

Derry River Bridge,

Devil's Glen CP,

Devil's Glen Wood,

Djouce Wood Calary,

Djouce Wood Lake,

Djouce Wood Long Hill,

Donard,

Donnelly's Lane Car Sales,

Drumgoff Forest,

Dunranhill North,

Dunranhill SE,

Dunranhill South,

Dwyer McAllister Cottage CP,

Enniskerry,

Fentons Pub,

Fitzsimons Park GAA, unuseableFlemings Footbridge Glen Rd,

Gap Pub,

Gap Road,

Glen Beach CP,

Glen of the Downs CP,

Glenbride Lane,

Glenbride Lodge,

Glencree Reconciliation,

Glendalough,

Glenealy GAA,

Glenmacnass Tonelagee CP,

Glenmalure Hostel,

Glenmalure Lodge,

Glenmalure Waterfall,

Glenview Hotel,

Gowle House,

Great Sugar Loaf CP,

Grove Bar,

Heffernans Well Wood,

Hill View,

Hollywood Glen,

Iron Bridge,

JB Malone CP,

Johnnie Fox Pub,

Keadeen NE trail,

Keadeen Trailhead,

Kevins Way Footbridge,

Kilbride Army Camp Entrance,

Kilcandra South,

Kilcommon View,

Killalongford Wood,

Kilmacrea Cross Roads,

Kilranelagh House Gate,

Kilruddery Car Park,

Kilruddery Cottages,

Kings River,

Kippure Bridge,

Kippure Estate,

Kippure Transmitter Gate,

Knickeen Cross,

Knocknaboley Lane Leeraghs Bog,

Knocknaboley Lane Stone Cottage,

Knockrath Little,

Knockree west,

Kyle Loop North,

Lackan Wood S,

Lake Dr Fraughan Brook,

Lake Drive,

Lake Park Cross,

Lake View Pub,

Laragh Free Car Park,

Laragh NSch,

Lead Mines CP,

Liffey Bridge,

Liffey Head Bridge,

Lough Bray Lower,

Lough Bray Upper,

Lough Tay North Viewing Point,

Lough Tay Wicklow Way CP,

Luglass Lane L97561,

Lugnagun Track,

Macreddin Village,

Mangans Lane,

Military Road Carrigshouk Hill,

Military Road Inchavore River Nth,

Military Road Inchavore River Sth,

Military Road NW Lough Tay,

Military Road Ballyboy Bridge,

Military Road Cloghoge Brook,

Military Road Croaghanmoira,

Military Road Fananierin,

Military Road LaraghWicklow Way,

Military Road Slieve Maan,

Monspolien Bridge,

Moortown House,

Mountain Rescue HQ,

Muskeagh Little Wood,

Nahanagan Lough NE,

Novara Avenue, Bray,

Oiltiagh Brook Knickeen,

Old Bridge Cross,

Old Bridge Scouts ,

Old Wicklow Way entrance,

Paddock Hill SE,

Pier Gates CP,

Powerscourt Waterfall CP,

Putland Road,

Quintagh East,

Raheen Park CP,

Raheenleagh East,

Railway Walk CP,

Rathdrum Railway Station,

Rednagh Wood,

Rocky Valley,

Roundwood,

Sally Gap,

Sally Gap N,

Seefin Trailhead,

Seskin SE,

Shankill Tributary Bridge,

Shay Elliott,

Sheepshanks Bridge,

Shillelagh,

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Slievefoore South,

Sraghoe Brook,

St John's Church,

St Kevins Chair,

St Kevins Church,

St Kevins Way R756,

St Patrick's Church,

Stone Circle Bridge,

Stookeen South,

Stranahely Wood,

Stranakelly Cross Roads,

Tallyho,

Templeboden,

Tithewer,

Tomcoyle Lower,

Tomriland Wood,

Toor Brook,

Trooperstown Hill Access,

Turlough Hill CP,

Upper Lake CP,

Vallymount GAA CP,

Vartry Reservoir Upper,

Zellers Pub

Summits & other features in area Wicklow:
Cen: Glendalough North: Brockagh Mountain 556.9m, Brockagh Mountain NW Top 549.5m, Brockagh Mountain SE Top 471.7m, Camaderry East Top 677.3m, Camaderry Mountain 698.6m, Conavalla 734m, Tomaneena 682.4m
Cen: Glendalough South: Carriglineen Mountain 456.6m, Cullentragh Mountain 510m, Derrybawn Mountain 476.1m, Kirikee Mountain 474.5m, Lugduff 653.2m, Lugduff SE Top 638m, Mullacor 660.7m, Trooperstown Hill 430m
N Cen: Tonelagee: Carrignagunneen 561m, Fair Mountain 571.2m, Stoney Top 713.7m, Tonelagee 815.8m, Tonelagee E Top 668m, Tonelagee South-East Top 545.8m
NE: Bray & Kilmacanogue: Bray Head Hill 238.9m, Carrigoona Commons East 242m, Downs Hill 372.9m, Great Sugar Loaf 501.2m, Little Sugar Loaf 342.4m
NE: Djouce: Djouce 725.5m, Knockree 342.1m, Maulin 570m, Tonduff 642m, Tonduff East Top 593m, War Hill 684.8m, White Hill 631.1m
NE: Fancy: Ballinafunshoge 480m, Kanturk 527.4m, Knocknacloghoge 532.4m, Luggala 593.3m, Robber's Pass Hill 508.9m, Scarr 640m, Scarr North-West Top 559.8m, Sleamaine 430m
NE: Vartry: Ballinacorbeg 336m, Ballycurry 301m, Dunranhill 342m, Mount Kennedy 365.9m
NW: Blessington: Carrigleitrim 408m, Lugnagun 446.2m, Slieveroe 332m, Sorrel Hill 599.5m
NW: Mullaghcleevaun: Black Hill 602.2m, Carrigshouk 572.5m, Carrigvore 682.4m, Duff Hill 720.8m, Gravale 719m, Moanbane 703m, Mullaghcleevaun 846.7m, Mullaghcleevaun East Top 796m, Silsean 698m
S: Aughrim Hills: Cushbawn 400m, Killeagh 249m, Moneyteige North 427m, Preban Hill 389m
S: Croaghanmoira: Ballinacor Mountain 529.3m, Ballycurragh Hill 536m, Ballyteige 447m, Carrickashane Mountain 508m, Croaghanmoira 662.3m, Croaghanmoira North Top 579.5m, Fananierin 426m, Slieve Maan 547.8m, Slieve Maan North Top 546.1m
S: Croghan Kinsella: Annagh Hill 454m, Croghan Kinsella 606m, Croghan Kinsella East Top 562.1m, Slievefoore 414m
S: Shillelagh Hills: Lakeen 357m, Monaughrim 206m, Seskin 344m, Stookeen 420m
S: Tinahely Hills: Ballycumber Hill 429.7m, Eagle Hill 296m, Muskeagh Hill 398.2m
SE: Wicklow South East: Ballinastraw 284m, Ballyguile Hill 188m, Barranisky 280m, Carrick Mountain 381m, Collon Hill 238m, Kilnamanagh Hill 217m, Westaston Hill 270m
W: Baltinglass: Ballyhook Hill 288m, Baltinglass Hill 382m, Carrig Mountain 571m, Carrigeen Hill 298m, Cloghnagaune 385m, Corballis Hill 258m, Keadeen Mountain 653m, Spinans Hill 409m, Spinans Hill SE Top 400m, Tinoran Hill 312m
W: Cen Lugnaquilla: Ballineddan Mountain 652.3m, Benleagh 689m, Camenabologue 758m, Camenabologue SE Top 663m, Cloghernagh 800m, Corrigasleggaun 794.6m, Lugnaquilla 924.7m, Slievemaan 759.7m
W: Donard: Brewel Hill 222m, Church Mountain 544m, Corriebracks 531m, Lobawn 636m, Slievecorragh 418m, Sugarloaf 552m, Table Mountain 701.7m, Table Mountain West Top 563m

Note: this list of places may include island features such as summits, but not islands as such.

Bray Head Hill, 238.9m Hill

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, Carrik Carthyn, Wicklow County in Leinster province, in Binnion Lists, Bray Head Hill is the 1311th highest place in Ireland. Bray Head Hill is the second most northerly summit in the Wicklow area.
Grid Reference O28232 15815, OS 1:50k mapsheet 56
Place visited by: 259 members, recently by: ccartwright, sgalla, DeirdreM, Carolyn105, MartMc, Magic, nupat, NualaB, konrad, Tommer504, McWobbley, muddypaws, Theresa, Kaszmirek78, MariaT

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Longitude: -6.08285, Latitude: 53.177627, Easting: 328233, Northing: 215815, Prominence: 127m, Isolation: 2.5km, Has trig pillar
ITM: 728153 715845
Bedrock type: Quartzite, (Bray Head Formation)

Short or GPS IDs, 6 char: BryHdH, 10 char: BryHdHl
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1228/

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Summary for Bray Head Hill : Easy access to magnificent land and seascapes

Summary created by Colin Murphy 25 Jul, 2019

MountainViews.ie picture about Bray Head Hill — Picture: *Dublin Bay from Bray Head Hill*

Heading south on the R761, turn off at A (O276 153), directly opposite a bus stop with shelter. Follow this cal-de-sac for about 150m until you see a track heading up behind a new house on the right. There is parking by the side of the road here for a few cars. A sign at the start of the track informs you that you will be crossing private farmland, but access is permitted so long as you observe the normal care and precautions. Proceed up the track which takes a sharp hairpin bend after 50 metres. Continue up the steadily rising track for about 800m. Near the end the hill & trig pillar will become visible on the right. Don not be tempted to take a short cut across the open ground as you will encounter a barbed wire fence and chest-high ferns. Instead continue along track until it veers sharply right - a shiny metal gate permits entry to the summit which takes the form of a large rock outcrop. Panoramic views all around. Time from car to top - 20 minutes.

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Member Comments for Bray Head Hill

Rating: 5.00 from 8
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Couldn't find a way up from point A

by wwwalker 27 Oct 2017

I couldn't find a way up today from point A, I'm not saying there isn't a way but I did not find it so went around to the car park at the start of the cliff walk from Bray to Greystones, made my way to the cross from the path that leaves the start of the cliff walk ( note not the path from the car park) and then along the upper path to the trig pillar which eventually appears on your left - don't go up the bumps along the way which are not the summit. There is a path down to the cliff path shortly before the turn for the trig pillar along which I made my way back to the car park. About 90 minutes. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/1228/comment/19770/

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So close yet so far.

by paddyhillsbagger 3 Mar 2014

This fine little top commands great views across the Dublin sprawl. It's so close to the noise and bustle yet at the top there was peace and quiet, it felt so far away. Treat yourself to a lovely walk. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/1228/comment/15893/

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Small but locally dominant.

by simon3 27 Oct 2014

Bray Head Hill dominates the coast south of Bray, Co Wicklow. This photo shows the summit ridge from the SE at around Kilcoole.
The highest point on the skyline is the summit. To the north of this, right, is a building also on the skyline. In fact this is a film set visible as of October 2014. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/1228/comment/17733/

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Heady stuff

by Fergalh 1 Feb 2014

First right after golf club, park at newly built house with a track behind it (B (T02755 71542)2). Than follow track past communications mast, after 300 metres or so grassy tracks lead upwards towards the top, follow these tracks to seaward sign of hill and follow one of various tracks to the top. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/1228/comment/15803/

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Contrasting views

by Colin Murphy 25 Jul 2019

One of the great things about this simple walk is that it presents such a panorama of contrasting views, with the Dublin/Wicklow coastline to the seaward side and Wicklow's eastern hills on the landward side. Pick a clear day to visit to get maximum value! Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/1228/comment/20583/

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Summit Summary Collaborative entry, last edit by: simon3 a week ago
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Track 5177 Onzy a week ago
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simon3 a week ago
Be careful to plan your route to avoid the steep slabs on this side of the hill.

Track 5179 Onzy a week ago
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Collaborative entry, last edit by: simon3 a week ago
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Summit Comment MichaelG55 5 days ago
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