ISLAND GUIDE
Rodrigues is 18 km end to end and almost all of it is ridge, coast or lagoon — so the walking here is short, steep and almost always in the open. These are the trails we actually send people on, with the climb, the ground underfoot and the shade written down rather than guessed.
LOCAL GUIDES
The trails are free to walk. A guide is who you go with — someone who grew up on these paths, knows which ones wash out after rain, and can name what you are looking at.
No guides listed yet
Local guides are being added one by one. Every trail below is written up in the meantime — distance, climb, terrain and what to carry.
Free to walk, all of them. Distances, climb and terrain below are the ones we send people out on.
A scenic coastal ride from Anse aux Anglais through the capital Port Mathurin, then down the wild east coast past Gravier to Mourouk — the island's kite-surfing bay.
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Ride from Port Mathurin across the island to Rodrigues' most famous turquoise beaches — Pointe Coton and Saint François — soft white sand, calm lagoon and beach shacks for lunch.
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Ride to the Graviers car park on the wild south-east coast, then take the scenic ~30-minute coastal walk to Trou d'Argent — the postcard cove ringed by cliffs that many call the island's finest beach.
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A tough inland trek via Quatre Vents, Citron Donis and Anse Baleine — much is off-trail through dense vegetation with aggressive mosquitoes, but the final descent to Anse Baleine is sublime. Difficult · bring repellent, water and good shoes.
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Varied landscapes via Anse aux Anglais, Port Mathurin, Mont Lubin and Mont Limon — coastline and palms, then tropical forest (bring mosquito repellent), then beautiful mountain viewpoints at Mont Limon. Difficult · one-way.
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