Hike· Mahé (west coast)· Seychelles
Mare aux Cochons Trail
4° 38.1′ S · 55° 24.8′ E
A forest trail through old cinnamon-distillery ruins to the Mare aux Cochons upland marsh, a Ramsar wetland and one of the best mountain swamps left in Seychelles, with a branch to the open granite of Glacis d'Antin.
Practical
Official SPGA Morne Seychellois National Park trail (free on SPGA's list; trails open 8am-4pm). Endemic palms, Vacoa Marron and Bois de Natte along the climb; dragonflies and damselflies at the marsh. OSM maps the Le Niol to Mare aux Cochons route and the Mare aux Cochons road from the Port Glaud side. Take water, good shoes and rain gear.
Best for
A long jungle walk with history
Nearby
- Anse Marie-Laure (Bel Ombre)1.1 NM away
- Bel Ombre Village Shops and Restaurants1.1 NM away
- Dans Gallas Trail (above Beau Vallon)1.2 NM away
- Beau Vallon Health Centre and Police Station1.3 NM away
- Anse l'Amour (Port Launay)1.4 NM away
- Ephelia Mangrove Trail and Nature Hike (Port Launay)1.4 NM away
- Fisherman's Cove Reef Dive1.4 NM away
- Laundry (Port Glaud, L'Islette)1.4 NM away