Comments for Fat Steve Walks http://fatstevewalks.wordpress.com Building a guide to walks near Dublin, Ireland by car or bus/rail, as Fat Steve waddles his way to fitness Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:39:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Walks by Bus/Rail – Bray Head Walk by gus http://fatstevewalks.wordpress.com/walks-by-busrail/walks-by-busrail-bray-head-walk/#comment-308 gus Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:39:24 +0000 http://fatstevewalks.wordpress.com/walks-by-busrail/walks-by-busrail-bray-head-walk/#comment-308 @ Billie. There's a few ways to get up to the cross. The obvious route is to go straight up...instead of going around the cliff walk. the track up to the cross is well trodden, so if the kids have the right footwear and don't mind a fairly steep walk....they will love it. another way would be to drive up to the bray head golf club car park - on the west side of bray head and walk up from there. That route is less strenuous than going straight up from the promenade. Just ask at the golf club or locals for a pointer if the track isn't obvious. yet another way is to drive up to cliff road (I think - check a map) on the greystones side of bray head. There is a track there that leads you over the top of bray head and up to the cross. @ Billie.

There’s a few ways to get up to the cross. The obvious route is to go straight up…instead of going around the cliff walk. the track up to the cross is well trodden, so if the kids have the right footwear and don’t mind a fairly steep walk….they will love it.

another way would be to drive up to the bray head golf club car park – on the west side of bray head and walk up from there. That route is less strenuous than going straight up from the promenade. Just ask at the golf club or locals for a pointer if the track isn’t obvious.

yet another way is to drive up to cliff road (I think – check a map) on the greystones side of bray head. There is a track there that leads you over the top of bray head and up to the cross.

]]> Comment on Walking the Great South Wall by Terry http://fatstevewalks.wordpress.com/2007/06/12/walking-the-great-south-wall/#comment-299 Terry Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:00:39 +0000 http://fatstevewalks.wordpress.com/2007/06/12/walking-the-great-south-wall/#comment-299 Meant to mention in my previous mail, last night, Wednesday 15th july, we walked from Rialto via the Quays to the Great South Wall, but wimps that we are, on our way home, at Irishtown, we bundled into a cab. Terry Meant to mention in my previous mail, last night, Wednesday 15th july, we walked from Rialto via the Quays to the Great South Wall, but wimps that we are, on our way home, at Irishtown, we bundled into a cab.

Terry

]]> Comment on Still around . . . by Terry http://fatstevewalks.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/still-around/#comment-298 Terry Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:56:02 +0000 http://fatstevewalks.wordpress.com/?p=83#comment-298 Just found your blog and as 1 of a three man team who have only recently started our walks from Dublin 8, Rialto, I was beginning to worry how we could vary the walks to maintain enthusiam, I am very pleased to get some inspiration. Get well soon. Terry. Just found your blog and as 1 of a three man team who have only recently started our walks from Dublin 8, Rialto, I was beginning to worry how we could vary the walks to maintain enthusiam, I am very pleased to get some inspiration.
Get well soon.

Terry.

]]> Comment on Walks by Bus/Rail – Bray Head Walk by Billie http://fatstevewalks.wordpress.com/walks-by-busrail/walks-by-busrail-bray-head-walk/#comment-290 Billie Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:10:16 +0000 http://fatstevewalks.wordpress.com/walks-by-busrail/walks-by-busrail-bray-head-walk/#comment-290 Hi guys was out at bray yesterday, started the walk and did it for about 40 mins, had the kids with me so we didnt go all the way as their safety is paramount, the views for just that part were absolutely amazing, i was just wondering if anyone could tell how to get up to the cross on top of the head or if your able to still get up, my kids were asking saying they'd like to get up there, thank you in advance, Billie Hi guys was out at bray yesterday, started the walk and did it for about 40 mins, had the kids with me so we didnt go all the way as their safety is paramount, the views for just that part were absolutely amazing, i was just wondering if anyone could tell how to get up to the cross on top of the head or if your able to still get up, my kids were asking saying they’d like to get up there, thank you in advance, Billie

]]> Comment on Walks by Bus/Rail – Bray Head Walk by gus http://fatstevewalks.wordpress.com/walks-by-busrail/walks-by-busrail-bray-head-walk/#comment-283 gus Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:52:20 +0000 http://fatstevewalks.wordpress.com/walks-by-busrail/walks-by-busrail-bray-head-walk/#comment-283 Quick update: the lower cliff walk between bray and greystones is passable now. They have fixed up the falling rocks that was the reason the walk was closed for a while. It's been open for a few weeks now, but, I thought it worth mentioning. Today is june 2nd 2009. Quick update: the lower cliff walk between bray and greystones is passable now. They have fixed up the falling rocks that was the reason the walk was closed for a while. It’s been open for a few weeks now, but, I thought it worth mentioning. Today is june 2nd 2009.

]]> Comment on Walks by Bus/Rail – Bray Head Walk by Joe Murray http://fatstevewalks.wordpress.com/walks-by-busrail/walks-by-busrail-bray-head-walk/#comment-282 Joe Murray Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:58:49 +0000 http://fatstevewalks.wordpress.com/walks-by-busrail/walks-by-busrail-bray-head-walk/#comment-282 June1, 2009 The Lower Cliff Walk reopened a short time ago. June1, 2009

The Lower Cliff Walk reopened a short time ago.

]]> Comment on Walks by Bus/Rail – Bray Head Walk by Downtime « Gaiety School of Acting http://fatstevewalks.wordpress.com/walks-by-busrail/walks-by-busrail-bray-head-walk/#comment-273 Downtime « Gaiety School of Acting Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:55:58 +0000 http://fatstevewalks.wordpress.com/walks-by-busrail/walks-by-busrail-bray-head-walk/#comment-273 [...] http://fatstevewalks.wordpress.com/walks-by-busrail/walks-by-busrail-bray-head-walk/ [...] [...] http://fatstevewalks.wordpress.com/walks-by-busrail/walks-by-busrail-bray-head-walk/ [...]

]]> Comment on Walks by Car – Great South Wall Walk by RaiulBaztepo http://fatstevewalks.wordpress.com/walks-by-car/walks-by-car-great-south-wall-walk/#comment-269 RaiulBaztepo Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:45:12 +0000 http://fatstevewalks.wordpress.com//walks-by-car-great-south-wall-walk/#comment-269 Hello! Very Interesting post! Thank you for such interesting resource! PS: Sorry for my bad english, I'v just started to learn this language ;) See you! Your, Raiul Baztepo Hello!
Very Interesting post! Thank you for such interesting resource!
PS: Sorry for my bad english, I’v just started to learn this language ;)
See you!
Your, Raiul Baztepo

]]> Comment on Walks by Bus/Rail – Bray Head Walk by Gus http://fatstevewalks.wordpress.com/walks-by-busrail/walks-by-busrail-bray-head-walk/#comment-268 Gus Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:59:27 +0000 http://fatstevewalks.wordpress.com/walks-by-busrail/walks-by-busrail-bray-head-walk/#comment-268 (LOWER CLIFF WALK is CLOSED) Feb/march 2009 Just thought I'd mention that the cliff walk is officially closed, because of a rock fall recently. It is possible, with a lot of effort and scrambling through brambles, to get around the falen rocks, but, there is another cliff walk, further up, that is well worth doing. The (lower) cliff walk you have outlined in your article is one of my favourite walks in wicklow, but, because of the rock fall I decided to take the (upper) cliff walk today and I forgot how amazing the views are from up there. Brief directions for the (upper) cliff walk would be to walk up to the cross on top of Bray head and follow the track behind the cross, until you come to the pointed rock mound (where walkers have placed a rock on what has become very large pile over the years). Leave the track, descend down (it's a little steep at this point) to the very narrow dirt track that runs beside the rock mound and follow it until you come to a larger path that runs at right angles to the sea. Turn left and descend down the path towards the sea until you come to a gate...once over the gate, you're on the (lower) cliff walk and you can follow the directions given above. It's a tougher walk than the (lower) cliff walk, but, the views are incredible. Not suitable for children. The track isn't walled off like the lower cliff walk and there are some unprtotected steep drops on the sea side of the upper cliff walk that wouldn't suit children running about. (LOWER CLIFF WALK is CLOSED)

Feb/march 2009

Just thought I’d mention that the cliff walk is officially closed, because of a rock fall recently. It is possible, with a lot of effort and scrambling through brambles, to get around the falen rocks, but, there is another cliff walk, further up, that is well worth doing.

The (lower) cliff walk you have outlined in your article is one of my favourite walks in wicklow, but, because of the rock fall I decided to take the (upper) cliff walk today and I forgot how amazing the views are from up there.

Brief directions for the (upper) cliff walk would be to walk up to the cross on top of Bray head and follow the track behind the cross, until you come to the pointed rock mound (where walkers have placed a rock on what has become very large pile over the years). Leave the track, descend down (it’s a little steep at this point) to the very narrow dirt track that runs beside the rock mound and follow it until you come to a larger path that runs at right angles to the sea. Turn left and descend down the path towards the sea until you come to a gate…once over the gate, you’re on the (lower) cliff walk and you can follow the directions given above.

It’s a tougher walk than the (lower) cliff walk, but, the views are incredible. Not suitable for children. The track isn’t walled off like the lower cliff walk and there are some unprtotected steep drops on the sea side of the upper cliff walk that wouldn’t suit children running about.

]]> Comment on Failing to find the lost mine of Cloghleagh by mudhooks http://fatstevewalks.wordpress.com/2007/05/28/failing-to-find-the-lost-mine-of-cloghleagh/#comment-267 mudhooks Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:00:09 +0000 http://fatstevewalks.wordpress.com/2007/05/28/failing-to-find-the-lost-mine-of-cloghleagh/#comment-267 "If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at all." Dan Rather “If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at all.” Dan Rather

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