View· Grande-Terre· Leeward Islands
Pointe des Chateaux
16° 14.7′ N · 61° 10.6′ W
The dramatic eastern tip of Grande-Terre: an 11 km limestone peninsula ending in wave-carved sea stacks, with a great cross on the summit you can climb for a view across to La Desirade. Part of the Grands Sites de France network, it gets about 500,000 visitors a year.
Practical
Position from Wikipedia (16 14' 40"N, 61 10' 36"W). Two waymarked trails (national park Geotrek): from Anse a la Gourde (trek 9097: 3 h, 10.9 km, easy) and along the south coast from the start of the D118 (trek 16725: 3 h, 10 km, one-way). Stay on the path by the lagoons (protected nesting birds); dogs not allowed even on a leash; car parks and swimming are unsupervised. Beaches along the peninsula include the long Grandes Salines (OSM way 54719626), Anse Tarare and Anse a la Gourde. Reach by bus/taxi from Saint-Francois.
Best for
Sunrise view and coastal hike from Saint-Francois
Nearby
- Grandes Salines (Pointe des Chateaux)0.7 NM away
- Anse Champagne (Saint-Francois)4.9 NM away
- Marina de Saint-Francois5.2 NM away
- Marina de Saint-Francois Fuel Dock5.2 NM away
- Arob@se Cafe (Saint-Francois)5.3 NM away
- Le Ptit Ilet (Saint-Francois Marina)5.3 NM away
- Saint-Francois Marina Restaurants5.3 NM away
- Le Zagaya (Saint-Francois)5.4 NM away