Antigua and Barbuda Hiking

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Antigua Hiking Trails – Descriptions, Hiking Guides & Tour Operators

A great way to explore the natural beauty of Antigua is by hiking one of it’s many trails. The island offers some easy sight-seeing walking trails as well as some intermediate level trails for hiking in some wild and remote areas. Many Antigua hiking trails provide amazing scenic views of the island and Caribbean Sea from hill-top fortifications or coastal trails.

Most of Antigua’s hiking trails are located near Nelson’s Dockyard National Park and Shirley Heights, although there are also a number of trails amid the rolling hills and volcanic formations of the rain-forest area called the “Green Corridor”. Located in the south-west of Antigua, this ‘more remote’ area includes the Wallings Nature Reserve, Christian Valley, as well as Mount Obama, the island’s highest peak at 1,330 feet (405m) above sea level.

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Local Guides / Tour Operators are listed below…

The best mountainous Antigua hiking trail is probably:

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)
Jones Valley Trail (From Freeman’s Bay to Shirley Heights)
Lookout Trail (From Freeman’s Bay to Shirley Heights)
Desmonds & Carpenters Trail Combo (From Galleon Beach
to Shirley Heights)
Middle Ground Trail / The Goat Track
Monk’s Hill & Fort George

Follow this link for more trail details to Hike Antigua – Nelson’s Dockyard National Park

There are also hiking trails in each of Antigua’s other National Parks:

Devil’s Bridge National Park (Indian Town Point)
Green Castle Hill National Park
Fort Barrington National Park

Follow this link for more trail details to Hike Antigua – National Parks

The best Antigua hiking trails in/around Wallings Nature Reserve include:

Button Pond
Wallings Dam to Signal Hill
Wallings dam to Rendezvous Bay (with options)
Rendezvous Bay to Claremont

Follow this link for more trail details to Hike Antigua – Wallings Nature Reserve

Please note that there is a $10 usd Entrance Fee to hike in Antigua’s National Parks and the Wallings Nature Reserve.

The best Antigua hiking trails in/around Christian Valley include:

Christian Valley Bird Trail – North Loop
Christian Valley Bird Trail – South Loop
Christian Valley Waterfalls Trail
Mount McNish (from Jennings)
The Body Pond Valley

Follow this link for more trail details to Hike Antigua – Christian Valley

Check out our personal Antigua hiking experiences with our Mount Obama Blog Post; Middle Ground Trail Blog Post; and Monk’s Hill Blog Post

The best Barbuda hiking trails exist in/around the Frigate Bird Sanctuary and Barbuda’s many Caves. Check out Barbuda Caves and Other Things to do on Barbuda for more information.

Backpacking and camping

There are no multi-day backpacking trails on Antigua or Barbuda, although Glamping and Camping is available on Antigua’s beaches – Check out Antigua & Barbuda Accommodations for more information. (Coming Soon)

Be safe and sure with a local hiking guide or tour operator to show you the way. To hike Antigua, these local Tour Operators will take good care of you (Click on a Tour Operator name below for more details):

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