Caught the 145 bus at the Dart station in Bray and followed badulake's description, as far as the GAA ground. From there I followed the road south first, then tracks & paths that swing right round and join up with the access path from the car park. It was while happily strolling round these paths that several dogs bounded out and proceeded to commence hostilities, one large brute was quite vicious. But as every walker knows, the carbon tips on the bottom of the walking poles are sharp, from all that contact with rock, and a quick jab from one usually does the trick. That and the rock I lifted to throw at them did the job.

On the top of Sugar Loaf there was several young families having their lunch, the thoughT of one of those dogs attacking a small child didn't bear thinking about.

Descend to the sports grounds via, what started as a good path, then disappeared,
reappeared before disappearing again and then turned into the kind of trail that would be hard to miss! All with sections of wind bush to keep you entertained on your descent, nice! Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/455/comment/6072/

Anybody thinking of doing a circuit of the Great Sugar Loaf should note that extensive parts of the northern and eastern sections of the circuit - effectively from the NW corner of the mountain down to the GAA grounds and all along the eastern part are quite heavily overgrown by ferns and at times it's not that easy to stick to what is usually a well-marked easy to follow trail. Our 500m total ascent - starting from Calary car park felt like a lot more although humidity was also a big factor. Local we met said it's always like this at this time of the year Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/455/comment/18603/

Climbed from Rocky Valley, Kilmacanogue on 7 Feb. Beautiful day, lovely easy approach, but as we clambered over the last stretch, a gusty wind arrived, making it impossible to stand up. Crawling was the only option for the final piece, and there after on the way down on the north face over the scree. Its been 25 years since I was last up on the Sugarloaf, and it is certainly worth a visit as the vistas from the top are spectacular. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/455/comment/839/