Cluster · Gibraltar city
Alameda Gardens & Cable Car
Morning cluster at the foot of the Rock: the Alameda Botanic Gardens and the cable car's lower station; go early, before wind stops the cable car.
28″ bags
painful
Time budget
half
Rescue coverage
100% ≤7′
max p90 3.7′
Places
1
1 sleep area in reach
Rules in force · 6The frontier with Spain and the runway crossing can hold …
- Gibraltar ↗Gibraltar sets its own entry rules; it is outside the Schengen area and the EU customs union. Check the Gibraltar government and your own government's advice for your passport.
- Gibraltar ↗The border with Spain is a controlled crossing. An EU–UK arrangement changing how it is managed has been negotiated; check the current procedure before you rely on past experience.
- Gibraltar ↗Leaving Gibraltar into Spain means re-entering the Schengen area; if your Schengen stay is limited, count the days.
- Gibraltar town and Main Street ↗Leave at least an hour of buffer around the frontier and the runway crossing before a flight or a bus.
- Gibraltar city ↗The frontier with Spain and the runway crossing can hold you for minutes to over an hour; do not plan a tight connection on either side of it.
- Gibraltar city ↗Gibraltar sets its own entry rules and is outside the Schengen area; check the Gibraltar government and your own government's advice for your passport.
Map to the centre
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Walking weather, next 5 days
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Bound and physics
The Alameda Botanic Gardens, Grand Parade and the cable car's lower station on Red Sands Road.
- Slope
- rolling
- Stairs
- Paths and steps in the gardens
- Shade
- high
- Surface
- garden paths and paved road
- Sleep here or visit
- visit
Rescue anchors
A — north-west block: garden bench (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
B — north block: kiosk and café (field-verify)
seated_rest · shelter · valid: always
C — north-east block: shaded path (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · ac · valid: always
D — west block: road-side bench (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
E — Alameda Gardens shaded bench (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · toilet · valid: always
F — east block: kiosk and café (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
G — south-west block: shaded path (field-verify)
seated_rest · shelter · valid: always
H — south block: road-side bench (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · ac · valid: always
I — south-east block: garden bench (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
always: 100% covered, max p90 3.7′, worst cell 3.7′ · heat: 100%
Nodes in this cluster
- Shaded gardens at the foot of the Rock: a cool morning stop before the cable car, and a good place to sit if the wind closes the Rock.
Edges out
| To | How | p50 | Climb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Street south & Southport Gates | Walk north | ~10 min | flat |
Sleep within reach
- Main Street — 22–30 min
Red lines here
- Barbary macaques are wild: do not feed or touch them; keep food and bags closed.
Around this cluster
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.