Central Stanley & Sapper Hill East Stanley
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Distance: 6.5 km Time: 1.5 - 2 hrs Terrain: Easy/Mod Sapper Hill summit CENTRAL STANLEY 1 & SAPPER HILL Sapper Hill commemorates the Royal Sappers and Miners who This very simple route is designed to guide walkers to the summit were stationed for some time of Sapper Hill via the fascinating whalebone display. It is a good in the Falklands. option for those with little time and no transport who wish to get a Rick Jo lly W great view of Stanley and its surroundings combined with a visit to ay 1982 memorials. Gate Rifle butts Walking is on pavements, road surfaces and a stony vehicle track with a short section across open grassland an optional extra. Tips: Gate to Sapper Hill JEREMY MOORE AVE MOORE JEREMY In summer months, add in a WATER TANKS San short detour to see an amazing dy W Main route oo dw a display of whalebones rd R o Begin the walk at the head of the public jetty, heading up a Strong footwear is essential if d Philomel Street to the junction with Davis Street, the third you wish to follow any of the road on the right. off-road sections Turn right into Davis Street and keep walking. Continue, Welcome to crossing Villiers Street and Brisbane Road to the junction Stanley sign with Dairy Paddock Road. At this point, the more intrepid walker may wish to strike a Rex Hunt Road Jhelum ROSS RD WEST RD ROSS path down across the open grassland just slightly to the left of RD RACECOURSE Take a slight detour here to see the whalebone shipwreck the vehicle track to look for old rifle butts and perhaps take an DARWIN RD display (summer only) by turning left at this junction. alternative route through the new Sapper Hill housing estate. The whalebone display is just up the hill on the right. Solar system A gate leads through to join the roads of the estate then wend After admiring the whalebones, turn back and walk down a way through the paths and roads to join Diamond Jubilee TO MOUNT the hill to the junction with Brandon Road. PLEASANT WW1 Battle Memorial Road. Turn right on to this road which then meets the road back Turn left and walk along Brandon Road to the end. At this down, past the Leisure Centre building, to the town centre. Battle Memorial wall junction, almost a roundabout, turn left to walk uphill. Alternatively, return by the same route to the “Welcome to A footpath is on the right side of the road, to the back of STANLEY BY PASS Stanley” sign and on downhill, past the Leisure Centre building, Government House the building which comprises the Community School and COMMUNITY RD ROSS to the town centre. SCHOOL Government House Dr Leisure Centre. Continue walking uphill, along the road, to LIBRARY SWIMMING reach the junction with the main Stanley-Darwin road. At Keep walking to the bottom of Reservoir Road and turn right POOL Royal Marine’s Monument RESERVOIR RD the “Welcome to Stanley” sign, turn right onto the main to pass the Liberation Monument, on the right. Continue along WEST RD BRANDON ALLARDYCE ST ALLARDYCE road, towards Sapper Hill. Walk on the right side of the road Ross Road to the starting point at the public jetty. ST MOODY to face the oncoming traffic. Drive Thatcher ST MARY’S WALK MARY’S ST Walk further Pensioner’s HOSPITAL A little further along there is a gate on the right. This is Cottages Add in a look at Government House by turning left at the foot Liberation Monument the entrance to a vehicle track to the top. A cairn with a Cartmell Cottage CABLE ST commemorative plaque dedicated to the Welsh Guards of Reservoir Road and making a short detour to this historic King St Margaret Thatcher Whalebone Memorial building. Don’t miss the Royal Marine’s Memorial on the left. Rd Pioneer involvement in 1982 is situated to the right of the track. display FIRE Allow an additional 15 minutes. STATION Antarctic DAIRY PADDOCK RD Rd Brandon Monument It’s a straightforward route to the summit. Close to the top is BARRACK ST WC the memorial for the Corps of the Royal Engineers. ST DURY Dockyard Museum BRISBANE RD BANK St. Mary’s Church Police station VILLIERS ST Callaghan Rd Callaghan DAVIS ST DAVIS FITZROY RD FITZROY JOHN ST JOHN ROSS RD ROSS Endurance Ave Endurance STANLEY BY PASS BY STANLEY Victory Green DEAN ST WC Rifle Butts Whalebone display Christ Church 1 Cathedral 3 Whalebone arch Distance: 5.5 km Time: 1.5 hrs Terrain: Easy PHILOMEL ST Jubilee villas CROZIER PL CROZIER FITZROY RD FITZROY Jetty Visitor Centre Callaghan Rd Callaghan Teaberry Way WC Jersey Rd Jersey START 2 EAST STANLEY HERE MURRAY HEIGHTS Pl Hebe HEBE ST 2 FITZROY RD EAST RD FITZROY Eliza Cres Eliza James St James This short circular trail includes some historical features, a little East St Davis Eliza Cove Road EAST RD ROSS of Stanley’s scenic coastline and an interesting wander through Rd Kent Stanley Harbour part of the housing development of east Stanley. Walking is on a Liberty Lodge Falkland thrift combination of pavements, roads and some soft, grassy ground. The route has gentle up/down hill stretches. Fieldhouse Cl Tips: HILL SNAKE Strong walking shoes are recommended in damp periods as the B slip Main route Cross of Sacrifice grassy sections of the walk can become deceptively slippery. STANLEY BYPASS Begin the walk at the head of the public jetty. Walk very Keep a look-out along the shoreline for sea lions and penguins Cemetery briefly up Philomel Street, taking the first turn to the left at which can sometimes be seen in the harbour. the Globe Tavern into Crozier Place. Pass by the warehouse, 1982 Memorial wood Watson Way Watson “Home Living”, café, offices (a long white, green-roofed Rd Jones H building) and garage of the “Falkland Islands Company”. Take time to wander and explore the wood. To leave the wood, Discovery Follow the road to “B Slip” – the concreted slip leading into head down the hill by the main entrance sign and Memorial Cl Scoresby N the water. Continue to the Cross of Sacrifice, situated in Wood map to Ross Road. u t t Shackleton Dr C front of Stanley cemetery and along Ross Road. As the road a r From here, turn left and it’s a straightforward walk along the t m e ROSS RD EAST RD ROSS l l turns to the right, uphill, with the Narrows Bar on the corner, road to return to the starting point at the public jetty. C Mckay Cl l continue straight ahead along the coastal path, following RD GOSS the shoreline to the Seafarers’ Mission. To the right are areas Walk further Pl Pitaluga of cultivated land and polytunnels belonging to the market At the main entrance sign and Memorial Wood map, follow the garden. gravel path straight ahead. The path turns left and upwards to Turn right immediately after the Lighthouse Seafarers’ exit the wood via a short flight of steps. Turn right at the top. As Mission. FIPASS – Falklands Interim Port and Storage System, the road ends, follow the path to join Snake Hill. Turn right into Cl Gleadell or floating port – is to the left. Entry is controlled but visiting this road and then left into Fitzroy Road East. Continue straight DR ANDERSON Hansen Hill ships can often be observed alongside. At the top of this across at the first crossroads. Rd Airport stretch of road turn right on to the Airport Road. At the next crossroads, turn right and walk down Philomel GYPSY COVE SURF AIRPORT, TO BAY, Walk on the right to face oncoming traffic. Shortly after Street to the starting point. There are hostelries en-route. Allow the Chandlery supermarket, take the right turn marked an additional 10 minutes; and perhaps time to enjoy a drink in St Short Rowlands Rise and head downhill to Liberty Lodge. a pub! St Sulivan Just after Liberty Lodge as the road bends to the left, take a left turn to walk along Hansen Hill, then first right into ROSS RD EAST Anderson Drive. At the end of the road, turn right onto Biggs Road and then left almost immediately into Goss Road. Walk ROWLANDS RISE along Goss Road and take the third path that leads off to Liberty lodge the right, between house numbers 6 and 4. A short distance along there is a left turn onto the path which leads to the Annex of the Memorial Wood. Southern giant petrel Afterglow shipwreck FIPASS Seamen’s Mission www.falklandislands.com contact the Royal Falkland Islands Police on 28100. on Police Islands Falkland Royal the contact finding a suspect item, mark the spot if possible and and possible if spot the mark item, suspect a finding facebook.com/FITBTourism particularly along the coast. In the very rare event of of event rare very the In coast. the along particularly twitter.com/FITBTourism war are very occasionally found around the islands, islands, the around found occasionally very are war Unexploded ordnance and land mines from the 1982 1982 the from mines land and ordnance Unexploded +500 22281 [email protected] 22281 +500 and sun-lotion or sun-block. or sun-lotion and FALKLAND ISLANDS FIQQ 1ZZ FIQQ ISLANDS FALKLAND drink. Take clothing to account for all weather conditions conditions weather all for account to clothing Take drink. Jetty Visitor Centre, Ross Road, Stanley Road, Ross Centre, Visitor Jetty estimated return time.