Hike Antigua – Trail Info, Guides & Tour Operators
To hike Antigua’s best mountainous trail, check out Mount Obama National Park:
- Mount Obama / Boggy Peak Trail
- Intermediate
- Just over 4 miles (6.6km) return, requiring a couple of hours
- Partially steep, nice tropical rain-forest hike to the island’s tallest peak. Amazing views of the island, the Caribbean Sea and Montserrat on a clear day!
The best Antigua hiking trails in Nelson’s Dockyard National Park include:
- Carpenters Rock Trail (from Galleon Beach to Shirley Heights)
- Easy
- Approximately 2 mile (3km) return, requiring an hour or so (including time at Shirley Heights)
- An interesting hike past Fort Charlotte up to Shirley Heights with great views of Freeman’s Bay, English Harbour and the Caribbean Sea.
- Jones Valley Trail (From Freeman’s Bay to Shirley Heights)
- Easy
- Less than 2 miles (3km) partial loop, requiring an hour or so
- An interesting hike, in partial shade, with optional parallel paths to Shirley Heights.
- Lookout Trail (From Freeman’s Bay to Shirley Heights)
- Easy / Intermediate (immediately steepness)
- About 1 mile (1.5km) return, requiring less than an hour
- A short hike up to Shirley Heights with great views of Freeman’s Bay and English Harbour.
- Desmonds & Carpenters Trail Combo (From Galleon Beach to Shirley Heights)
- Easy
- Approximately 2.5 mile (4km) loop, requiring a couple of hours (including time at Shirley Heights)
- A fun hike up to Shirley Heights with great views of Freeman’s Bay, English Harbour and the Caribbean Sea.
Notes regarding the Shirley Heights area:
- Once you’re at Shirley Heights, you can choose any one of the trails above for your return – Mix it up a little.
- From Shirley Heights, it’s another half mile (1km) return walk up the road to the Blockhouse, a historical site for another vantage point with great views south of the island.
- On the coastal trail back to Freeman’s Bay, there’s also an optional short spur trail that leads to the Pillars of Hercules.
- Middle Ground Trail / The Goat Track (From Pigeon Point Beach)
- Easy / Intermediate
- Approximately 2 mile (3km) return, requiring a couple of hours
- Nice ridge trail with historical ruins and great views of Falmouth & English Harbours as well as Freeman’s Bay and the Pillars of Hercules. A spur trail from Fort Berkeley goes to Nelson’s Dockyard.
- Monk’s Hill & Fort George
- Easy / Intermediate
- Just under 2 miles (3km) return, requiring about an hour
- A seldom ventured and very interesting, partially steep hike of close to 650 feet (200m) in elevation change, with great views of the island
- Other trails in the area include the Clarence House Trail as well a trail from Falmouth Harbour to Rendezvous Bay.
Check out our personal Antigua hiking experiences with our Mount Obama Blog Post; Middle Ground Trail Blog Post; and Monk’s Hill Blog Post
As for hiking Antigua’s other National Parks, there is at least one hiking trail in each of them:
Devil’s Bridge National Park (Indian Town Point)
- Easy
- No real trail – One can follow the gravel road next to the Veranda Resort to the end of the point. Requires about an hour return.
- Great coastal area with views of the Atlantic Ocean, including the natural arch known as “The Devil’s Bridge”!
Green Castle Hill National Park
- Easy
- Less than a mile (2km) return, requiring an hour or so…
- A nice walk with incredible view of the Megaliths, a natural geological formation of volcanic rock jutting out of the ground
Fort Barrington National Park
- Easy
- A short hike from Deep Bay Beach, requiring less than an hour
- A nice walk with amazing views of the north end of the island, including the capital, St. John’s
Please note that there is a $10 usd Entrance Fee to hike in Antigua’s National Parks.
Be safe and sure with a local hiking guide or tour operator to show you the way. To Hike Antigua’s National Parks, these local Tour Operators will take good care of you (Click on a Tour Operator name below for more details):
Footsteps Rainforest Hiking Tours
- Stone Henge (Green Castle Hill National Park)
- Mount Obama
- Christian Valley
- Pillars of Hercules
- Fort George (Monks Hill)
- Fort Berkeley
- Carpenter Rock
- Sunset Trek
- National Parks Trails
- Custom Tours
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