Cluster · Castries

Morne Fortune and Fort Charlotte

Taxi cluster: the hill above the town with the old fort and views over the harbour; go by taxi in the morning, and ask the driver to wait.

Not field-verified

28″ bags

forbidden

Time budget

half

Rescue coverage

100% ≤7′

max p90 4.6′

Places

Rules in force · 6Morne Fortune is steep and has no pavement in places

Saint Lucia ↗Check entry rules for your passport on official Saint Lucia government sources before you fly.
Saint Lucia ↗Camouflage-pattern clothing is illegal for civilians: leave it at home.
Saint Lucia ↗Check which airport your flight uses: long-haul flights land at Hewanorra (UVF) in the south, regional ones at George F. L. Charles (SLU) in Castries.
The north (Rodney Bay, Gros Islet, Castries) ↗June to November is hurricane season with the peak in August to October: buy flexible fares and insurance that covers storm cancellations.
Castries ↗Castries is very quiet on Sunday: the market and most shops are closed. Do the town on Saturday morning, or Monday to Friday.
Castries ↗Morne Fortune is steep and has no pavement in places: go by taxi, not on foot.

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Bound and physics

Morne Fortune's fort area and the road that climbs to it.

Slope: steep
Stairs: Some
Shade: low
Surface: narrow road, steps
Sleep here or visit: visit

Rescue anchors

272 grid cells · 40 m

Green: rescue anchor (always). Amber: heat-only anchor. Red dots: grid cells more than 7 min (p90) from every valid anchor. North is up; not to scale for navigation.

A — Fort Charlotte gate (field-verify)

shelter · toilet · valid: always

B — Lookout benches (field-verify)

seated_rest · valid: always

C — College grounds edge (field-verify)

shade · seated_rest · valid: always

D — Hilltop café (field-verify)

food · seated_rest · valid: always

E — Roadside viewpoint (field-verify)

seated_rest · valid: always

F — Bus stop shelter (field-verify)

shelter · seated_rest · valid: always

always: 100% covered, max p90 4.6′, worst cell 4.6′ · heat: 100%

Nodes in this cluster

Fort Charlotte, Morne Fortune
The old hill fort above the harbour with views over Castries: 45 minutes by taxi, in the morning before the heat.

Edges out

directed

To	How	p50	Climb
Derek Walcott Square and the cathedral	Taxi down	~10 min	flat

Red lines here

No pavement on parts of the road: do not walk up or down.

Around this cluster

Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.