Overviews of Grenada’s Grand Etang Lake & National Park Trails
Grand Etang Lake and National Park is conveniently located less than half an hour drive from the capital St. Geroge’s in south/central Grenada. The park features an iconic crater lake, mount Qua Qua, as well as several nearby waterfalls, maybe it the most popular hiking destination in Grenada
The best Grenada hiking trails in the Grand Etang Lake & National Park include:
- Grand Etang Lake Shoreline ‘Loop’ Trail
- Easy: About 2 miles (3.5km) long, requiring an hour or so to complete
- Nice, maintained trail with water and foliage views around one of Grenada’s two crater lakes
- Morne LaBaye Trail
- Easy: Less than a mile long, requiring less than half an hour (return)
- Short stroll to a look-out tower provides a great introduction to the Park’s natural environment.
- Mount Qua Qua Trail (from Park Entrance)
- Easy-Intermediate: Less than 3 miles (5km) long, with an elevation change of approximately 700 feet (215m), requiring 1.5-2 hours (return). More if you hang out on the top for a while…
- This popular hike is steep in spots and provides amazing views of the iconic Grand Etang Lake, as well as the Atlantic Ocean from the peak, which is over 2300 feet (700m) above sea level.
- Mount Qua Qua to Concord Falls (Fontainbleu Falls) & Concord
- Intermediate (very rough terrain): About 4.5 miles (7.5 km) long, with an elevation change (downhill) of over 1,400 feet (440m), requiring 2-3 hours (one-way)
- Wild hike through thick jungle and across multiple streams climaxing at the Fontainbleu Falls. Trail continues all the way down past the main touristy falls, then to Concord where you can grab a bus into St. George’s.
- Annandale Falls
- More of a tourist attraction than a hiking trail, easily accessible from a nearby road. That said, there is a nice loop trail, just north/east of the falls, originating behind the falls parking lot
- About 3 miles (5km) long, with just over 500 feet (150m) of elevation change requiring a couple of hours to complete.
- Mostly plantation tracks, with some roads and trails including small river crossings, give a great perspective of Grenada
- More of a tourist attraction than a hiking trail, easily accessible from a nearby road. That said, there is a nice loop trail, just north/east of the falls, originating behind the falls parking lot
- Seven Sisters Falls / St. Margaret Waterfall
- Easy-Intermediate (depending on trail conditions): About 2 miles (4-5km) long, with an elevation change of approximately 600 feet (185m) requiring about an hour (return), although long stays at the falls will extend that timeframe.
- This is a popular tourist attraction, yet the plantation, forest and waterfalls remain fairly natural. Most people only visit the first pair of falls, watching locals jump/flip off the taller of the two, while relaxing in the natural pools at the bottom.
- Honeymoon Falls (From St. Margaret Waterfall)
- Intermediate: A 20-minute trek/climb from St. Margaret Waterfall
- Located on a different river, the remote ‘seventh’ sister is in a small canyon and features a heart-shaped pool to relax in.
- Fedon’s Camp Trail
- From Grand Etang Lake – Intermediate-Difficult: Approximately 7 miles (12km) long, with an elevation change of well over 800 feet (245m) requiring over 4 hours (return)
- From Annandale Falls – Difficult: Approximately 9 miles (14km) long, with an elevation change of well over 1,800 feet (550m) requiring over 6 hours (return)
- Nice rainforest hikes culminating at a monument commemorating the location of Fedon’s Camp more than two centuries ago. At 2,516 feet (767m) above sea level, this location offers fantastic views of the island, overlooking lands where Fedon’s former Belvedere Plantation existed.
For local Guides / Tour Operators hiking the above trails, please go back to our main Grenada Hiking page.
For more Grenada hiking info, also check out our Grenada’s Other Waterfall Trails, More Great Grenada Trails and Carriacou Hiking Trails pages
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