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  JANUARY  2026  WALKS

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  FEBRUARY  2026  WALKS

In case of inclement weather, please call or SMS Mario Farrugia on 99268508 or 21666166 after 8:30am

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Wednesday, February 4th

St Thomas’ Bay - Marsaxlokk​

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Meeting Point:  We park our cars in the car park at the beginning of St Thomas Bay.

Meeting Time: 2.15pm     Walk Starts: 2.30pm.

Buses:  91 from Valletta, 135 from Mater Dei Hospital, 119 from the Airport.  Stop on BAJJA.

Location:    Google Maps click here    Co-Ordinates: 35.855123, 14.564896

 

We walk southwards with the Fisherman’s Rest Restaurant on the right, onto the beach and around the bay.  At the end of the bay we turn left onto a track that follows the headland all the way round Il-Munxar peninsular.  Turning left uphill we join the road that takes us alongside the boundary wall of the Xrobb l-Ghagin Nature Park and St Paul’s Chapel.  Following a field path, we continue all around the bay between Xrobb L-Ghagin and Ras Il-Fenek.  At the end of the peninsular we can have our break and enjoy the views.  We follow a different route to St Paul’s Chapel and pass Xrobb L-Ghagin, Il-Munxar peninsula and St Thomas Bay on our way back to our cars.

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Saturday, February 14th

Bingemma

 

Meeting Point:  We park in the centre of the village.

Meeting Time: 2.15pm     Walk Starts: 2.30pm.

Buses:  No buses go to Bingemma village. 44 from Valletta, also 238 but every hour.  101 from Mellieha centre.  Stop on FISHER, walk to the roundabout, turn left and then a 6 minute walk to Bingemma centre.

By Car: Park in centre of Bingemma to clarify not Mgarr

Location: Google Maps click here Coordinates: 35.910182, 14.373794

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After walking along minor roads and narrow tracks surrounded by cultivated fields, we follow a footpath that takes us along the bottom of the Victoria Lines with beautiful views all the way round from Ras Il-Pellegrin, Gnejna Bay, Gozo all the way to Maghtab.  At our first opportunity we cross these lines of defense and walk back along the top towards Bingemma Gap.  If time permits, we will have a quick look at the cart ruts and the cave under the chapel.

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Saturday, February 28th

Birzebbuga

 

Meeting Point:  As we approach Birzebbuga on the main road, we park opposite the Alfresco Restaurant.

Meeting Time:  2.15pm.      Walk Starts 2.30pm.

Buses:  80, 82 from Valletta,  210 from Mater Dei Hospital,  119 from Airport.  Stop on NADUR.

Location: Google Maps click here    Co-ordinates: 35.831959, 14.530185

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Soon after we start our walk, we pass the 5000-year-old remains of Borg-In-Nadur temple and the impressive 3000-year-old Bronze Age defensive wall.  We walk up the Has-Saptan valley and soon come to “Casa Ippolita” - a derelict hunting lodge that was built by a Sicilian nobleman in 1735.  Following surfaced narrow roads and tracks through fields we go over the top and down into another valley where we walk in the shade of trees for quite a distance.  At the end of the valley, we circle back to the derelict hunting lodge and eventually back to our cars.

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  MARCH  2026  WALKS

In case of inclement weather, please call or SMS Mario Farrugia on 99268508 or 21666166 after 8:30am

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Wednesday, March 4th

Bobbyland & Dingli​

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Meeting Point:  We park our cars close to Bobbyland Restaurant on Dingli Cliffs.

Meeting Time: 2.15pm     Walk Starts: 2.30pm.

Buses: 56 from Valletta, 201 from Airport or Rabat.  Stop on DEPIRO.

Location: Google Maps click here Co ordinates: 35.858362, 14.372833

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We walk towards Dingli Church on asphalted roads but soon find ourselves on cart-tracks which wind down through intensive farming land to Wied Liemu where we turn left at the waterfall.  We walk along the bottom of the valley with the beautiful Lunzjata ridge on our right and eventually come across a unique little “bridge” that was used by the local farmers to cross the flooded valley.  After a short break we take a steep uphill to the interesting geologic feature of Hofret ir-Rizz where a large area of land has collapsed due to subterranean caves.  We continue along country roads and paths as we make our way back to our cars.

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Saturday, March 14th

Bidnija Bridge (South)

 

Meeting Point:  We turn off the Mosta-Burmarrad road onto the Bidnija road and park our cars at the bottom of the valley, close to the newly widened bridge.

Meeting Time: 2.15pm     Walk Starts: 2.30pm.

Buses: 103 from Mosta centre and stop on XEMX.  Then 6 minutes walk down to the small bridge.

 

We walk upstream along the bottom of Ghajn Rihana valley all the way to San Anton School where we turn uphill and continue to the outskirts of Zebbiegh.  From here we follow the Wardija sign to the ex “Thursdays” disco and on through the countryside passing a fireworks factory and the clay pigeon shooting range.  At Bidnija we drop down into Ghajn Rihana valley again and walk down-stream back to our cars.

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Saturday, March 28th

St Thomas’ Bay - Marsaxlokk

 

Meeting Point:  We park our cars in the car park at the beginning of St Thomas Bay.

Meeting Time: 2.15pm     Walk Starts: 2.30pm.

Buses:  91 from Valletta, 135 from Mater Dei Hospital, 119 from the Airport.  Stop on BAJJA.

 

We walk southwards with the Fisherman’s Rest Restaurant on the right, onto the beach and around the bay.  At the end of the bay we turn left onto a track that follows the headland all the way round Il-Munxar peninsular.  Turning left uphill we join the road that takes us alongside the boundary wall of the Xrobb l-Ghagin Nature Park and St Paul’s Chapel.  Following a field path, we continue all around the bay between Xrobb L-Ghagin and Ras Il-Fenek.  At the end of the peninsular we can have our break and enjoy the views.  We follow a different route to St Paul’s Chapel and pass Xrobb L-Ghagin, Il-Munxar peninsula and St Thomas Bay on our way back to our cars.

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  APRIL  2026  WALKS

In case of inclement weather, please call or SMS Mario Farrugia on 99268508 or 21666166 after 8:30am

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Wednesday, April 1st

Bingemma Gap

 

Meeting Point:  We park close to the Chapel of Our Lady of Itria at Bingemma Gap.

Meeting Time: 2.15pm     Walk Starts: 2.30pm.

Buses: 109 from some parts of Malta.  Call 212222203 or 21222000 for more information.  Stop on stage SANTI, then a 5 minute downhill walk to the Itria Chapel.

 

We walk uphill and take a right turn that takes us to the Ghemieri Palace (Villa Gomerino) which is painted red.  We admire this rather unique collection of dwellings and proceed uphill past some large greenhouses and take a track to the top of Tas-Santi valley, where we aim for the Victoria Lines on our right.  We pass Bingemma Fort and walk first on top of the Victoria Lines and then below admiring the views of Mgarr, Zebbiegh and across to Comino and Gozo.  When we reach the surfaced road, we turn uphill back to the Chapel where we left our cars.

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Saturday, 11th April

Selmun - Mellieha - Mgiebah Bay

 

Meeting Point:  We park our cars close to Welbee’s Supermarket, and near bus stop Il-Mellieha.

Meeting Time: 2.15pm     Walk Starts: 2.30pm.

Buses: 41, 42, 49 from Valletta, 101 from Cirkewwa, 221 from Bugibba, 222 from Sliema Ferries, 250 from Mater Dei Hospital and X1 from the Airport.  Stop on stage Il-Mellieha.

 

We go into Triq il-Qortin and ahead we turn to the right onto an unsurfaced path (opposite house “Edera”).  We soon start descending along a winding path towards the outer reaches of Mellieha Bay with beautiful panoramic views across the bay towards the Red Tower, Comino and the Ta' Cenc cliffs on Gozo. At the bottom we turn right and skirt the bay along a single-file path to some camouflaged military look-out posts.  We continue onwards along undulating clay paths to Mgiebah Bay where we turn inland.  Along the way up we can see lovely rubble-walled fields on the side of the valley.  Of particular interest are 4 "kennuri" (ancient Maltese stone stoves) that are embedded in the construction of a "garage for carts" at the "Ir-Razzett tal-Melliehi".   At the crossroad we take the path up at our right and we end in Triq il-Qortin again and back to our transport.

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Saturday, April 25th

Bobbyland & Dingli

 

Meeting Point:  We park our cars close to Bobbyland Restaurant on Dingli Cliffs.

Meeting Time: 2.15pm     Walk Starts: 2.30pm.

Buses: 56 from Valletta, 201 from Airport or Rabat.  Stop on stage DEPIRO.

 

We walk towards Dingli Church on asphalted roads but soon find ourselves on cart-tracks which wind down through intensive farming land to Wied Liemu where we turn left at the waterfall.  We walk along the bottom of the valley with the beautiful Lunzjata ridge on our right and eventually come across a unique little “bridge” that was used by the local farmers to cross the flooded valley.  After a short break we take a steep uphill to the interesting geologic feature of Hofret ir-Rizz where a large area of land has collapsed due to subterranean caves.  We continue along country roads and paths as we make our way back to our cars.

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  MAY  2026  WALKS

In case of inclement weather, please call or SMS Mario Farrugia on 99268508 or 21666166 after 8:30am.

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Wednesday, May 6th

Siggiewi - Laferla Cross - Hal Xluq

 

Meeting Point:  We park our cars in the open area in front of the Siggiewi Parish Church.

Meeting Time: 2.15pm     Walk Starts: 2.30pm.

Buses:  62 from Valletta, 109 from Rabat and 201 from Airport.  Stop on stage NIKOLA at Siggiewi square.

 

From in front of the Church we meander through the narrow village streets towards the Laferla Cross which lies atop one of the highest points in Malta.  As the hill to the top is very steep, members will be able to avoid the most difficult section of the walk and rejoin the main group after their descent.  The panoramic views from the top are beautiful.  Below the cross there is an ancient troglodyte church cut into the cliff face.  We walk down a very steep hill and make our way along country roads to the Tal-Providenza Chapel.  More country roads take us to the village of Hax-Xluq with its quaint chapel.  A narrow track takes us around a quarry, across Wied Xkora and up to the Siggiewi by-pass.  We continue along the main road, past Limestone Heritage and back to our cars in the village square.

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Saturday, May 16th

Marsaxlokk

 

Meeting Point:  We park in the car park near the ex Hunters’ Tower Restaurant and close to the Kinder Garden Playground in Marsaxlokk.

Meeting Time: 2.15pm     Walk Starts: 2.30pm.

Buses: 81 from Valletta, 119 from Airport, 210 from Mater Dei Hospital.  Stop on stage MARSAXLOKK, near the Church.

 

We walk away from the village up a narrow track leaving the panoramic view of Marsaxlokk Bay behind us.  We proceed towards Tas-Silg Battery and walk along the headland passing St. Paul’s Chapel and the Xrobb l-Ghagin Nature Park (ex. Duetsche Wella radio station).  We then go down to the beach in St. Thomas’ Bay.  Here we turn inland and walk along paths and through some fields that bring us to the Chapel at Tas-Silg and back to our starting point.

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Saturday, May 30th

Bingemma Gap

 

Meeting Point:  We park close to the Chapel of Our Lady of Itria at Bingemma Gap.

Meeting Time: 2.15pm     Walk Starts: 2.30pm.

Buses: 109 from various parts of Malta.  Call 212222203 or 21222000 for more information.  Stop on stage SANTI, then a 5 minute downhill walk to the Itria Chapel.

 

We walk uphill and take a right turn that takes us to the Ghemieri Palace (Villa Gomerino) which is painted red.  We admire this rather unique collection of dwellings and proceed uphill past some large greenhouses and take a track to the top of Tas-Santi valley, where we aim for the Victoria Lines on our right.  We pass Bingemma Fort and walk first on top of the Victoria Lines and then below admiring the views of Mgarr, Zebbiegh and across to Comino and Gozo.  When we reach the surfaced road, we turn uphill back to the Chapel where we left our cars.

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​​Advice for Walkers

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This section provides advice for anyone taking part in a walk organised by the Malta Geographical Society.

Most walks involve using paths around and occasionally across fields; they can be uneven and muddy. In spring and summer you may have to cope with vegetation on and next to the paths.

Our walks are led by experienced walk leaders.

Here there is advice on clothing, what to bring on walks and good practice for group walks.

       All walkers

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• Note that walks start at the time given on the walk program. Anyone who wants to join the walk after it has started or who decides to leave before it has finished should make sure the leader knows.

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    Parking

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• The Society  encourages car sharing to get to walks – partly to reduce our carbon footprint and partly to ensure we all can park.

      Clothing/Footwear  

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• Anyone coming on a Society walk should be suitably clothed. A list of essential items includes:

• a pair of walking boots or shoes,also a spare pair of shoes in the car

• a waterproof jacket, outdoor trousers; a hat of some sort depending on the weather, something to eat and drink. Water is important to keep you hydrated.

• A walking pole is useful and a whistle for emergencies and for wet weather a pair of over trousers.

• Something to sit on to protect against the damp and the cold is important.

• Some may wish to bring a first aid-kit, a change of clothing and sun-glasses and sun cream. 
   

      Food and drink

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• Bring food and drink  for the refreshment breaks. 

 

      Accidents/incidents

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• Alert the walk leader immediately if you feel unwell or need medical attention.

In the event of an incident/accident occurring report it to the Secretary or Chairman as soon as possible after the walk.

•    Leaders do carry First Aid kits and have basic First Aid training.

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    On the walk

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     The walk coordinator is in charge and responsible for ensuring the safety of the group and follow all instructions when directed. Do not move ahead of the walk coordinator.

     It is important that we all play a part in keeping walkers in touch on a walk. If you need to go into the bushes please tell someone so that they can tell the leader. Please let someone know if you are stopping – for whatever reason. Be aware of the walkers behind you at path junctions and ensure they have seen you turn off onto a sometimes hidden path.

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     We ask all walkers to respect protected plants and vegetation and to leave no trace of food/fruit as it will take months to decompose. Take any rubbish that you have accumulated on the walk home with you.

    Particular care should be taken when walking along a road without a pavement. You are advised to walk single file and face the oncoming traffic unless blind bends make this dangerous. Please take care when crossing a road and when walking on quiet, narrow lanes and try to keep to one side, normally the right hand side.

    When using gates make sure that any gate is left as found, and not left open when it should be closed. When walking across a field and through crops keep as close as you can to any obvious route but sometimes the leader has to rely on a map to guide the way. Please walk in single file where the pathway is narrow and keep together and walk briskly when using the public footpaths which go through private gardens close to houses.

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    A farmer/land manager may have posted notices with instructions for walkers; look out for these. Similarly there may be notices from local councils saying that a path is obstructed for some reason and advising an alternative route.

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