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December to January 2026 Walks​

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

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Saturday, December 13th

St Thomas Bay - Zonqor Point

 

•    Meeting Point :   We park our cars on the left-hand side of St Thomas Bay.

•    Meeting Time  :   2.15pm.

•    Walk Starts      :   2.30pm.

•    Buses              :   91 from Valletta.  Stop on bus stop BAJJA at St. Thomas Bay.

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

 

We walk northwards, keeping as close to the coastline as possible.  At Mignuna Point we pause to see the only sundial engraved on Globigerina rock.  After skirting the ex-Jerma Palace Hotel, we can either walk along the promenade or, for the more adventurous, go down the ramp and along the sea shore.  We follow the promenade around Marsaskala Bay and continue all the way to Zonqor Point. Here we leave the promenade and walk on a wide track along the coast.  At the Knights-era tower, we turn inland, cross the 'old' Zabbar to Marsaskala road and pass through the quaint little village of Bidni, where we can see the Three Crosses monument, the chapel and remnants of a sundial on one of the old houses.  We take a short cut through the Family Park and proceed along a country road back to St Thomas Bay.

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Saturday, December 27th

Gharghur - Victoria Lines - San Pawl Tat-Targa

 

•    Meeting Point :   We park our cars in the vicinity of Gharghur Church.

•    Meeting Time  :   2.15pm.

•    Walk Starts      :   2.30pm.

•    Buses              :   46 from Valletta,  260 from Mater Dei Hospital.  Stop on Bus Stop Gharghur in front of the Parish Church.

•     Location:      Google Maps click here      Co-ordinates: 35.924081, 14.453322

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From the church, we walk in the general direction of Madliena, heading down into the valley where we go over the bridge, past Busietta Gardens. Towards the top of the valley, we follow a lane down amongst some expensive villas that take us to the Victoria Lines.  We follow the lines southwards and soon cross Wied Il-Faham by walking down and up some very steep steps.  We continue along the Lines until we come to a small public garden, where we turn downhill.  Here we have views of the valley bottom in front of us and some interesting caves on our right. On the valley floor we pass “The Ear” that was used by the British for detecting enemy aircraft taking off from Sicilian airfields in WWII - before the invention of radar.  We continue up the Victoria Lines to San Pawl tat-Targa and meander back along the “quarry” road to our cars.

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  JANUARY  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, January 7th

Birzebbuga

 

• Meeting Point:  As we approach Birzebbugia on the main road, we park in the car park opposite the Alfresco Restaurant in Rabat.

• Meeting Time:  2.15pm.

• Walk Starts 2.30pm.

• Buses:  80, 82 from Valletta.  210 from Mater Dei Hospital.  119 from Airport.   Bus stop NADUR.

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

 

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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Saturday, January 17th

Zurrieq

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• Meeting Point: To get to the starting point of the walk pass the built-up area on the Zurrieq to Blue Grotto Road and park on the right-hand side at the first small crossroads.

• Meeting Time: 2.15pm

• Walk Starts: 2.30pm.

• Buses:  74 from Valletta, 201 from Airport.  Bus stop WIED.

• Location: Google Maps click here   Co-ordinates: 35.828102, 14.465842

 

We take the road to the left at the small crossroads and soon find ourselves walking along a track with lovely views of Wied Babu and the Blue Grotto. After a while we pass an interesting rock formation known as “Il-Munqar” because of its resemblance to a bird’s beak. At the quarries, we turn right and walk along the cliffs where we can have a short break. Turning inland, we walk along an interesting narrow path between two quarries and if time permits, we can spend a few minutes in the garden and playground in the Nigret area. We retrace our steps, walk round the playground and meander back towards our cars.

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Saturday, January 31st

Ghadira - Red Tower - Popeye Village

 

• Meeting Point: We park our cars in front of Ghadira Police Station, near Bus Stop GHADIRA

• Meeting Time: 2.15pm

• Walk Starts: 2.30pm

• Buses: 41, 42, 49, X300 from Valletta, 221 from Bugibba, 222 from Sliema Ferry. Bus Stop GHADIRA.

• Location: Google Maps click here    Co-ordinates: 35.969124, 14.349515

 

From behind the bus stop we walk the path around the Nature Reserve.  After passing the green summer houses’ we turn inland and uphill and make our way to the Red Tower.  We can investigate some lovely old beehives close to the tower. We turn left onto a surfaced road and soon go down some steep steps where there are more old beehives to investigate.  We continue down a steep path, by-pass WWTP and make our way to Popeye Village.  We continue on the county paths close to Danish Village and back to our cars.

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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:  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.

 

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

Birzebbugia

 

Meeting Point:  As we approach Birzebbugia 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.

 

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.

 

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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​​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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