Bray Head, Mountain summit in County Wicklow, Ireland

Bray Head is a coastal summit in County Wicklow, rising between the towns of Bray and Greystones. The seaward side drops sharply into slate cliffs, while the inland side is covered in woodland and low scrub.

The railway line between Dublin and Wicklow originally ran close to the base of the cliffs under the direction of engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, but repeated coastal erosion forced several track realignments over the following decades. The effects of this instability can still be seen on the lower slopes today.

The concrete cross at the summit was erected in 1950, the Church's holy year. Each Good Friday, hundreds of people from Bray and Greystones climb to it in procession, praying the stations of the Cross along the way; the final station is held at the cross itself.

The main trail to the top starts near Bray Esplanade and passes through woodland before opening onto open ground near the summit. Sturdy footwear is worth wearing as the path gets steep and can be slippery when wet.

The 2009 guidebook lists 27 single-pitch climbs on the slate sea-cliffs, generally in the lower grades up to HVS, though a few were first recorded in the 1940s. The headland and adjacent lands were designated under a Special Amenity Area Order in March 2008.