Sunrise Hike for Darkness into Light: 18km Bray Head to Little Sugarloaf

Join me for a special early morning hike to mark Pieta’s Darkness into Light on Saturday May 10th.

This is a fundraising event in solidarity with the darkness into light walks across the country, and if you’d like to contribute, donations can be made directly to Pieta through this link: https://www.darknessintolight.ie/fundraisers/sunrisehiketrailblazers/fundraiser

All proceeds support Pieta’s free, nationwide services for people in suicidal crisis, those who self-harm, and those bereaved by suicide.

We'll cover Bray Head, Bray Head Hill, and then Little Sugarloaf - with two route options: keep it short with 8km and head back yourself (will provide GPX of the short route) or join me for the full 18km. Short route about 300m elevation; long route just over 700m so very easy for this group.

Terrain includes large and medium trail paths, small off-trail paths through gorse, some field areas, woodland path, rocks that require some scrambling, rocky areas, loose scree,... and a teeny bit of road but routes keep that to the minimum.

We'll set off at 4:30am, aiming to reach the top of Bray Head Hill with a stunning sunrise view over the sea for 5:10-5:30am. We'll have a cuppa and watch the sunrise and then head on to the rest of the route with a very short snack break or two along the way.

This is not an official Trailblazers or expert-led hike – just a group of us coming together to do something meaningful in solidarity with those impacted by suicide and self-harm.

Bring:
- headlight/torch required
- wear long-pants not shorts unless you want bloody knees from the small paths through with slightly overgrown gorse
- water
- whatever weather-related gear is necessary on the day
- trail runners or hiking boots
- flask of a hot drink of your choice + snacks for the sunrise if you want
- map/online/watch version of the route (I'll share beforehand)

Meeting at Cliff Walk Car Park at 4:15am to set off by 4:30am; should take about 6 hours in total with the sunrise break for a cuppa: https://maps.app.goo.gl/p3ttqCuqy4ko7fF78

Loads more parking in the area to go around so shouldn't be an issue.

Let’s walk together from darkness into light 💛