Lion Mountain
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 2.75 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,047 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 1,457 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,561 ft
- TrailRank
-
64
3.9
- Min elevation
- 23 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Moving time
- one hour 24 minutes
- Time
- 5 hours 8 minutes
- Coordinates
- 708
- Uploaded
- January 12, 2019
- Recorded
- January 2019
near Belle Vue, Grand Port (Mauritius)
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Itinerary description
We parked opposite the Vieux Grand Port police station and made our way through the sugar cane fields to the foot of the mountain.
This trail is definitely not for the faint of heart! Easily one of the toughest half-day hikes I've ever done. Make sure you wear adequate hiking shoes and bring plenty of water and mosquito repellent.
Even in the height of summer, parts of the trail are slippery and muddy due to humidity and rotting foliage. You'll need to use all four limbs throughout roughly 50% of the ascent and descent.
**Got lost roughly halfway back so make sure you stick to the trail on the way down and ignore the confusing squiggly path we traced on the way down**
This trail is definitely not for the faint of heart! Easily one of the toughest half-day hikes I've ever done. Make sure you wear adequate hiking shoes and bring plenty of water and mosquito repellent.
Even in the height of summer, parts of the trail are slippery and muddy due to humidity and rotting foliage. You'll need to use all four limbs throughout roughly 50% of the ascent and descent.
**Got lost roughly halfway back so make sure you stick to the trail on the way down and ignore the confusing squiggly path we traced on the way down**
Waypoints
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470 ft
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550 ft
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654 ft
Red ribbon
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680 ft
Red ribbon #2
We ignored the second ribbon and continued straight up among the roots.
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746 ft
Red ribbon #3
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789 ft
Ribbon #4
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815 ft
Ribbon #5
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828 ft
Ribbon #6
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1,017 ft
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Panorama
942 ft
Western viewpoint
Way down is steep and slippery and opens onto a sheet drop. Proceed at own risk!!
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944 ft
Way to summit
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1,235 ft
Mark
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1,346 ft
Safety (?) net
Intersection
1,180 ft
Way down
Intersection
1,086 ft
White dot
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45 ft
Village
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What a beautiful nature and wonderful photos
I was excited to see your pictures
Wishing you all the best, dear friend
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it was not quite easy
How i can go to first point? I was try on the left side and right side but nothing. I have to climb to central mountain? Thanks
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There's at least 4 routes to this mountain.. You can make it in a loop too... You can do it alone... But beware... This island has a drug addiction problem... Solo hikers did got attacked. Hire a local guide... The fees are peanuts compared of your carbon emissions 🙏