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Shirley to Indian Crek

​Shirley Heights To Indian Creek & Beyond


Level:        Moderate cross country. 
                   Kevlar protectors/ thorn proof tubes required.
Duration:   30 min to Willoughby Rd 

There is an alternative way down from the Shirley Heights road towards Indian Creek. Note that the clearly mapped road ( on some maps) starting off at Shirley Heights visitor center and going towards the medical school grounds is fenced off and cannot be used.

Going up along the Shirley Heights road, ride past the visitor center. The road levels off,  then climbs some more before slightly dipping down. As you start climbing again, you will see an overgrown track off to the left, next to some ruined walls.

Take this track, that goes down steeply- watch the ruts. Depending on the season, it can become very faint. At the bottom of the hill you will come to a crossroad: here, a right turn will bring you to a peaceful and secluded spot on the western shore of Indian Creek, and will make you wonder why no more yachts chose to moor here. The road disappears by a farmers shack. Turn around, and you will soon be riding across the mudflats at the head of Indian Creek. There are apparently remains of an Arrawack village here... though I have never spotted anything!

The track starts again on the other side of the mudflats, and brings you out on a major dirt road.

On this road, a right turn will bring you to the little peninsula between Indian Creek and Mamora Bay (St James resort), tipped by the Clapton mansion. A left turn will bring you to the Medical School grounds gate, from which you can follow the asphalt back on to the main Willoughby/ Cobbs Cross road.

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  • Home
  • Antigua
  • Cycling
    • Around Falmouth Harbour >
      • Shirley Heights
      • Shirley to Indian creek
      • Monk's Hill
      • Rendez vous bay
      • The Donkey Loop
    • Island wide >
      • Cycling to St John's
      • The Big Loop: Fig Tree, St John's, Potswork dam
      • Devil's Bridge & Long Bay
      • Harmony Hall & Half Moon Bay
      • The other way to St John: Bendals to Swetes via the Body Pond Valley
      • Mount McNish
      • The North Coast
      • Five Island Peninsula
  • Hiking
    • The Goat Track (Middle Ground trail)
    • Monk's Hill
    • Walks around Shirley Heights >
      • Shirley Height main road
      • Desmond's and Carpenter's trails
      • Jone's Valley Trail
    • Sugar Loaf Hill
    • Wallings dam walks >
      • Wallings Dam to Signal Hill
      • Wallings Dam to Rendez-vous Bay and Falmouth
    • Mount Obama
    • Mount McNish
    • West Antigua map
  • Activities
  • Time Out
    • Eating Out >
      • Around Falmouth
      • Elsewhere
    • Playing Out
    • Sleeping out
  • Beyond!
    • The Kingdom of Redonda
    • Montserrat
  • Feedback