Hike Saint Lucia – Trail Info, Guides & Tour Operators
One of the better Caribbean islands for hilly rain-forest hiking, Saint Lucia offers an assortment of easy relaxing walks as well as some very challenging hikes.
No Saint Lucia hiking trip is complete without conquering the majestic Piton, one of the most iconic scenes in all of the Caribbean. The island has about half a dozen mountains above 1,500 feet (500m), the tallest being Mount Gimie at just over 3,000 feet (950m). The Pitons, the icon of Saint Lucia, are just over 2,500 feet (780m) tall.
Local Guides / Tour Operators who can get you on the trail are listed below…
The best Saint Lucia hiking trails include:
Challenging hikes are in the south-west of St. Lucia:
- Mount/Morne Gimie Hike in the Edmund Forest Reserve:
- Challenging
- 5-6 miles (8-10km) round trip requiring 5-7 hours.
- Plan a full day for this one – Great hike with diverse terrain, including a waterfall.
- Gros Piton Hike
- Challenging
- Just under 3 miles (4.4km) round trip requiring 3-6 hours.
- This is a steep one – Near constant stair climber…
Other great St. Lucia hikes in the south end of the island are:
- Enbas Saut Falls Hike
- Intermediate
- Just over 5 miles (9km) round trip requiring 3-4 hours
- There’s a long rustic staircase to reach a couple of cascading waterfalls
- Des Cartiers Rainforest Trail (south/east side of the island)
- Intermediate
- 2.5 miles (4 km) trail can take 2-3 hours to complete
- Edmund Forest Reserve – Cross-Country Trails
- Easy – Intermediate Hiking Trail (Des Cartiers to Edmund) – 5 mile (8km) ridge trail requiring 2-4 hours
- Intermediate Hiking Trail (Barre D’Isle to Edmund) – 10 mile (16km) ridge trail loop requiring 4-6 hours
The best Saint Lucia hiking in the north / central part of the island:
- Union Nature Trail (10 min drive from Castries)
- Easy
- The Hillside trail is a 1 mile (1.6km) loop requiring less than an hour. The Garden trail is a 1/2 mile (0.8km) loop. There is also a mini zoo to visit.
- Piton Flore Trail
- Intermediate
- Will take 3-5 hours to complete
- Barre D’Isle Ridge / Grande Ravine / Mount La Combe (30 min drive from Castries / 20 from Dennery)
- Easy Nature Trail – 2.5 mile (4km) ridge trail loop requiring 1-2 hours
- Intermediate Hiking Trail (Forestiere – Barre D’Isle) – 6 mile (10km) ridge trail loop requiring 3-4 hours
- Nature World Waterfall Trail (30 min drive from Castries / less than 10 from Dennery)
- Intermediate / Challenging
- Will take 2 hours to hike – Trail features 3 waterfalls
- Eastern Nature Trail (East side of island)
- Easy
- 7 miles (11km) round trip requiring 2-4 hours
- Jacquot Trail / Castries Waterworks Forest Reserve
- Easy hike requiring 3-4 hours
- Millet Trail / Bird Sanctuary (45 min drive from Castries)
- Easy – Intermediate
- 2 mile (3km) loop requiring an hour or more (depending on your bird watching desires)
- Forestiere Trail (20 min drive from Castries)
- Easy – Intermediate
- 3 mile (5km) trail requiring 1-2 hours
Be safe and sure with a local hiking guide or tour operator
Please note that a Saint Lucia Forestry Department day-pass, along with a local guide, is (officially) required to hike on the island. An official Forestry Service guide will probably charge $25usd per person. Local tour operators typically also include transportation, snacks and other value-add services in their pricing…
Backpacking and camping
There are no multi-day backpacking trails on Saint Lucia. ‘Anse la Liberte’ is the only Campsite on the island and is located near Canaries, on the west coast north of Soufriere.
To Hike Saint Lucia, these local Tour Operators will take good care of you (Click on a Tour Operator name below for more details):
- Gros Piton
- Enbas Saut Falls
- Barre De L’isle Trail
- Union Trail
- Millet Trail
- Des Cartiers Trail
- Edmund Forest Trail
- Maroon Trail
Exciting Tours St. Lucia (Mount Gimie)
- Gros Piton with land or sea transportation
- EnBas Saut Falls
- Gros Piton
- Petit Piton ‘Climb’
- Short route to EnBas Saut Falls
- Tet Paul – Stairway to Heaven Tour
- Various Rainforest Hikes (Des Cartier; Millet bird sanctuary; Morn Tabac; Piton Flore; En Bas Saut and more)
Spencer Ambrose Tours (Gros Piton by sea plus Beach Excursion with lunch)
Tropic Trails Island Adventures (EnBas Saut Falls)
Rainforest Adventures (Jacquot Trail)
Nature World (Nature World Waterfall Trail)
- Gros Piton
- EnBas Saut Falls
- Edmunds Forest Reserve
Island Routes Caribbean Adventures
- Gros Piton with Lunch
- Mt. Pimard
Adventure Tours St. Lucia (Dennery Waterfalls, at their Treetop Adventure Park)
Joy’s Adventure Excursions and Coastal Cruises (Gros Piton with land or sea transportation, lunch and Soufriere Waterfall or Mud-bath)
St. Lucia Best Experience Tours (Gros Piton)
Shashamané Experience (Gros Piton)
Simon Say’s Tours (Edmunds Forest Reserve)
Eco South Tours (Pointe Sable Environmental Protection Area) [SUST-ECO]
If you can’t find a local guide to support a specific hike, and you have your own transportation and are comfortable driving on the island, you could also contact the St. Lucia Forestry Department directly to arrange for a local St. Lucia hiking guide for Mount Gimie, EnBas Saut Falls, Edmunds Forest Reserve, the Union Nature Trail, Barre D’Isle and the Des Cartiers Rainforest Trail.
Note: [SUST-ECO] signifies “Sustainable Eco-Tourism” as defined in our Sustainability page
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