Hackletons Cliff - Hike # 15

Starting at the Hackletons Cliff top in St. John and proceeding downward until we come to the beach, travel along the coast line just short of Tent Bay, St Joseph and the only way back to the starting point is uphill. This was another good hike and rank amongst the top three hikes for the year.

Hike length approx: 5 miles

Distance covered for year approx: 113.5 miles

Garrison to Oistins Hike #14

Hike #14 not a regular Sunday evening but a Saturday morning starting from Hastings Rocks and west to the Garrison Savannah a U turn and from there head east to Enterprise Beach or as we Bajans call it "Miami beach" part of this route took in the newly constructed boardwalk then through Rockley - Worthings - St. Lawerence - Maxwell and Oistins

For a distance of Approx: 5.6 miles

Total distance for year is: approx 108.5 mile

Conrad Hunte - Hike #13

They say 13 is an unlucky number but this was an excellent hike through the parish of St. Andrew.

Starting off from the flat Conrad Hunte playing field to a point near to the St. Andrew parish church..Then the "fun" began it was uphill to the top of a sand dune then down the steep slope of the sand dune. Some walked down while others to the wimpy way out and slid down, then we meandered through the sand dunes then it was up the steep slope of another sand dune. Some made it up quite easily others struggled- from there it was down into the Belleplaine area and once again it was up and up and up (lots of people say Barbados is "flat" but those person probably never hiked a mile of the island) what goes up must come down, so therefore it was down, climbing over bushes, passing under bushes, some with prickles meanwhile we had excellent views of the coastline and the hills of the 'Scotland district'. What a way to bring up the big 100

hike distance approx 6.8 miles

total distance so far approx: 102.9 miles

Lodge School - Hike #12

Starting from the Lodge School in St. John and travelling though the sugar cane fields this moonlight hike provided us the opportunity to see the orbiting space station pass by in the night skies..

Hike Distance approx: 6.5 miles

Total Distance for year Approx: 96.1 miles

Turners Hall - #11

What started out as a day of uncertainty, turned out to be one of the better hikes of the year. With heavy morning and afternoon showers it seemed as though no hike would be possible. And as I drove through the rains on my way to Turners Hall it seemed that instead of a hike I would just be taking a drive into the country. Boy was I Wrong on approaching the starting point the rains went to a light drizzle and by the time we were ready to start had stopped completely.

And the challenge began.... it was man vs mud... for some the mud won, for moi the man won. It was slips and slides with one step forward and one slide backwards but we made it through the terrain for what turned out to be a most enjoyable hike..

Every cloud does have a silver line

Distance covered approx 5 miles

Total Distance for year approx 89.6 miles

Archers Bay - Hike #10

This hike took a route along the north-western coast of the the parish of St. Lucy. Starting at Archers Bay through Crab Hill and travelled sometimes along narrow track on the cliff edge almost to the cement plant at Checker Hall. Passing through the abandoned temporary prison at Harrisons point and right next to the lighthouse. Several Calabash trees were growing in the Crab Hill area. The calabash tree produces large spherical fruits, up to 50 cm (20 inches) in diameter, the hard shells of which are useful as bowls, cups, and other water containers when hollowed out.

Hike #10 Distance approx 6.5 miles

Total Distance so far 84.6miles

Conset Bay - Hike #9

The Intensity was again increased as we left the Conset Bay fish market and poceeded uphill to Codrington college and then further uphill to Holy Cross Church and inland across to Mt. Pleasant plantation on through Three Houses Park through Blades Hill and across to College Savannah along the coast and returned to Conset Bay.

Distance covered approx 6.5 miles

Total so far approx 78.1 miles

Graeme Hall - Hike #8

This gentle hike was welcomed to give the legs time to recover and the blisters a chance to heal taking in the southern section of the island starting at Graeme Hall one of the few remaining wetlands on the island....a habitat for migratory birds then continued along to coast through St. Lawerence Gap and across Dover beach..where I was in time to see some newly hatch turtles making they way across the sand into the sea. The hike continued along the coast to Oistins fishing town(village) and returned to the starting point

Distance approx 5 miles

Total Distance Covered so far for year approx 71.6 miles

Indian Ground - #7

After the great train hike this was just what was needed...not even the blisters on the toes could prevent me from going though the hills in St. Peter/St. Andrew with excellent views of the eastern coast of the island...... the last hill was a bit of a challenge, not for the terrain but on the legs but I eventually made it over

distance approx 5 miles

Total so far for year approx 66.6 miles

#6 - The Great Train Hike

This hike starts off from Independence Square in the capital city Bridgetown and takes the route traveled by The Barbados railway, which was active from 1881 to 1937, transporting sugar cane, goods and passengers from the capital city, through the countryside to the northern parish of St. Andrew it is done in memory of the late Colin Hudson British-born Barbadian environmentalist and innovative scientist acknowledged internationally as a key developer of the modern sugar cane harvester .. pieces of steel remnants from the train line.....from 1883... can still be seen along section of the route as well as foundation piers

Distance covered 24 miles

Total distance for year 61.6 miles

Gun Hill _ Number 5

Hike number five started off at the historic Gun Hill Signal Station where you will also find the Lion carved from coral stone in 1868 by a British soldier who was based at the Signal Station, and took a route along the northern section of the parish of St. George passing through fields of sugar cane and sweet potatoes and yams..through areas such as Market Hill, Groves, Sweet Vale, Golden Ridge and Cottage

A Distance of approx 5.6 miles


Total Miles done for the year approx 37.6 miles