Lion Mountain — Attraction in Bois des Amourettes

Unfortunately the weather was against me but from what i heard and the infos i got it is a very nice hike and an awesome view !

I’m sharing here a map and what i got because took me some time to have a good idea of how to acces :

“ From the police station you will reach a fork in the road. The west trail goes to the left/northwest and the north trail goes to the right/northeast. Turn left/northwest. Continue on this road for a ~320ft until there is a turn on your right called Adrien Street. Follow Adrien Street into the sugarcane. Follow the main sugarcane road towards the middle part of the lion, just east of the west cliffs. The road curves right and the trail continues straight towards your goal – keep an eye out.

Once you find the trail continue following it towards the mountain. You will reach a few rocky sections where it is possible that the trail is not immediately clear, just ascend them and you will find it on the other side. It will lead you through the woods to a large boulder/cliff that is not difficult to pass over. The path continues just above this cliff. You can ascend on the rocks to your left, using the roots to your right, or slog through the brush around the cliff and come back to its top.

The next section is up a steep drainage with many roots. Keep heading up – your goal is the ridge. The trail will become faint as the drainage opens up. There will be quite a few exposed roots and loose dirt where people have taken many different routes towards the ridge. Just keep heading upwards along the easiest/most well-worn path you can find.

Once you reach the ridge the trail will be quite clear. You can turn left/west and continue out towards a viewpoint above the west cliffs. It is a steep, slippery descent, but the views are quite good. The path to the right goes to the summit. The trail will eventually come to a significant intersection, this is the east trail.

Turn left/north and continue ascending. The climb is rocky and requires the use of your hands here and there, but nothing too difficult. This section is quite fun – your goal is to stay on the spine of the ridge here, or as high as seems sensible. There is a trail, but it fades in and out due...

It was sunday 13.08.2021 I and my friends started our hike behind grand Port police at 1015 hours and we reached the summit at 1245 hours. We stopped at several spot to admire the magnificent view of the old grand port sea, the landscape , the beautiful view of Bois des amourette,we took snaps and really enjoyed the hike in our own pace. The track has been marked up with red paint 🎨 . However you need to be very careful, at times very risky and quite technical. It was my first time hiking this beautiful mountain ⛰. Its the most dangerous mountain in Mauritius rating 5/5. Its better to wear a pair of good hiking shoes. From the top there is a view point, with a sign post flag, don't miss it, very beautiful , however this is not the summit. Tto reach the summit u need to continue to the left instead of the flag post. Once upstairs its like heaven on 3arth. Indeed this is God's creation. Its more than perfect 🥰. U feel like staying thereat. We returned back to grand port police...

A seated shaped lion is what gives the name to this mountain. The trail is difficult only in the first part (starting from the pomice station of Grand Port Vieux), becouse you need to use not only legs but arms as well. The effort is compensated by a wonderful view of the see with its barrier reef. The rest of the trail becomes very easy while getting off...