33 sights in the “hikes” category on 8 islands: Réunion (9), Guadeloupe (5), Martinique (4), Corsica (4), New Caledonia (4), Tahiti (3), Saint-Martin (2), Mayotte (2). Each has a description, a map and places to stay nearby.
33 sights
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Hike · Réunion
Piton des Neiges from Cilaos
The highest point in the Indian Ocean: a climb with an overnight stay and sunrise above the clouds
Hike · Réunion
To the Dolomieu crater
A walk across solidified lava to the rim of the volcano's main crater
Hike · Réunion
Trou de Fer lookout from Bélouve
A chasm with waterfalls hundreds of metres high — the most photographed view on the island
Hike · Réunion
Into Mafate: Col des Bœufs → La Nouvelle
The shortest way into the roadless cirque, and a night in an îlet
Hike · Réunion
From Cilaos to Mafate over the Col du Taïbit
A crossing between two cirques over a 2,080 m pass
Hike · Réunion
Cap Noir and Roche Verre Bouteille
A short loop with a view of Mafate — the best half-day route
Hike · Réunion
Grand Bénare from Maïdo
The ridge above Mafate to the island's third-highest summit
Hike · Réunion
La Chapelle in Cilaos
A chapel-like canyon on the floor of the cirque, with river crossings
Hike · Réunion
Bassin la Paix and Bassin la Mer
A walk along the Rivière des Roches gorge to pools with waterfalls
Hike · Guadeloupe
La Soufrière from Bains Jaunes
A climb to the highest point in the Lesser Antilles through cloud forest
Hike · Guadeloupe
Carbet Falls
Guadeloupe's most famous waterfall, along a built path through the forest
Hike · Guadeloupe
Cascade aux Écrevisses
A short walk to a waterfall beside the Route de la Traversée
Hike · Guadeloupe
Pointe des Châteaux
A castle-like headland at the eastern end of Grande-Terre, looking out to La Désirade
Hike · Guadeloupe
Le Chameau on Terre-de-Haut
A climb to the highest point of Les Saintes, to the tower and a panorama of the bay
Hike · Martinique
Mount Pelée via l'Aileron
A climb up the volcano that destroyed Saint-Pierre
Hike · Martinique
The Caravelle peninsula and Château Dubuc
A loop through mangrove and dry forest to the ruins and the lighthouse
Hike · Martinique
Gorges de la Falaise
A walk up a riverbed through a narrow gorge to a waterfall
Hike · Martinique
Trace des Caps: Les Salines → Anse Trabaud
A coastal path along the wild beaches of the south
Hike · Corsica
GR20 — the traverse of Corsica on foot
One of the toughest hiking trails in Europe
Hike · Corsica
Melo and Capitello lakes
Corsica's best-known mountain lakes, at the head of the Restonica gorge
Hike · Corsica
Calanques de Piana: the Château Fort trail
A short path to the fortress-like rock above the Calanques
Hike · Corsica
The customs officers' path on Cap Corse
A coastal path along the far north of the island
Hike · Tahiti
The Belvedere and Three Coconuts Pass
The lookout over Moorea's two bays and the forest of the Opunohu valley
Hike · Tahiti
The Fautaua valley and waterfall
A valley with a waterfall some 300 m high above Papeete
Hike · Tahiti
Mount Aorai
A climb to Tahiti's third-highest summit along a sharp ridge
Hike · New Caledonia
Pic N'Ga
A climb to the highest point of the Isle of Pines, with a view of the lagoon
Hike · New Caledonia
Mount Katépahié: the view of the Heart of Voh
A trail to a lookout from which you can see the mangrove heart
Hike · New Caledonia
Rivière Bleue park: the Grand Kaori
A forest trail to a thousand-year-old tree, and an encounter with the kagu
Hike · New Caledonia
Mount Panié
A climb to New Caledonia's highest point through cloud forest
Hike · Saint-Martin
Pic Paradis
A climb to the island's highest point, with views of both sides and neighbouring islands
Hike · Saint-Martin
Anse Marcel → Petites Cayes
A coastal path to a wild beach on the northern headland
Hike · Mayotte
Mount Choungui
A steep climb up the cone above the southern lagoon
Hike · Mayotte
Around Lake Dziani
A walk along the rim of the crater with its green lakeOn the map
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How this collection is built
This collection brings together the sights of this category from our directory, across all islands. Figures and opening hours on the sight pages are a rough guide: check official websites before you go.