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Hiking in Barbados | Run246 | The Barbados Hiking Association (BHA)
This post was first published on 28th December 2017 and is updated annually with the hiking schedules. For the most up-to-date information please check the Run246 website which highlights Upcoming Races/Events and the Barbados Hiking Association facebook page. Run246 produce a regular listing of road running, trail running, triathlon, obstacle course racing and hiking events…
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My regular St. Philip early morning hike
One of my many pleasures of being retired is being able to leave home before sunrise and go for an early morning hike in St. Philip. Everyday on my early morning hike I meet the same people. Some waiting at bus stops, early morning walkers, cyclists and farmers tending their crops and animals. A lady…
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Renner Yearwood Memorial Hill Challenge 2023
The 2023 Hill Challenge will be called the Renner Yearwood Memorial Hill Challenge. Renner entered the Hill Challenge in 2013 (3rd), 2014 (1st), 2015 (1st), and 2016 (5th). Sadly he died in 2022. The 2023 Hill Challenge will take place on Monday 1st May 2023. Start time is 6am sharp. Entries are open and the…
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The Barbados Trailways Project Part 3 – tree planting
The Barbados Trailway Project The Barbados Trailway is a paved bicycle and pedestrian path located primarily on right-of-way lands of the former Barbados Railway. The Barbados Trailway Project The mission of the Barbados Trailway is: Converting the old Barbados Railway reserve into an accessible pathway for pedestrians, runners and cyclists. The Barbados Railway was a…
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The Barbados Trailways Project Part 2 – the beginning of the refurbishment
The Barbados Trailway will convert a portion of the disused trainline (which operated from 1881 to 1937) into a 16km paved multi-use trail from Valley Plantation to Consett Bay. It is a fiscally and socially responsible heritage tourism development project that can help to diversify and enhance our tourism product while also providing recreational spaces…
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Beautiful Barbados
Beautiful Barbados is being spoilt by ecologically uncaring, illegal and unscrupulous fly tippers dumping waste off-the beaten track. Here are some pictures of our beautiful island that only those of us who enjoy hiking and walking in the gullies and trails will ever see. Every parish has similar dumping hot-spots – there are way too many to include…
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The Barbados Trailways Project
The Barbados Trailway Project is an ambitious plan to convert the Train Line into a multi-use pathway for use by Bajan cyclists, walkers and runners. Since the train stopped running in 1937 the tracks were removed and the route used by the surrounding farmers to gain access to their fields. It was also used by…
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Manjak
Manjak and the origins of Barbados and the oil deposits we see in the Scotland area began about 50 million years ago and approximately 4 km below the sea level. The rivers of South America were depositing layers of gravel, sand and organic material across the ocean floor. The sea was populated with small marine…
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Barbados Hiking Association 2019 Hill Challenge
Sunrise. The 2019 Hill Challenge started at 6.03am on Wednesday 1st May 2019. Here are a selection of photos of those who took part in this annual May Bank holiday event. Photos taken by William who was manning two water stops. The first was at Chalky Mount by the old school. After the last walker…
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The Colin Hudson Great (Barbados) Train Hike
The Great Train Hike was conceived by Dr. Colin Hudson and the first official walk was on 1st June 2003. This was the only official Train Hike that Colin did as he died in February the following year. The Great Train Hike was renamed The Colin Hudson Great Train Hike in 2004 to mark the valuable contribution Dr.…
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