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The World’s 100 Best Hikes

Le Morne Brabant

Mauritius, Mauritius

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST HIKES WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 62 2026
Le Morne Brabant

A basalt mountain on the southwestern tip of Mauritius, climbed on an out-and-back trail from a dirt-road trailhead. An easy lower walk to lagoon viewpoints gives way, past a gate and warning signs, to a steep hands-on scramble to the summit cross.

Highlights

  • Lagoon viewpoint at the plateau
  • Scramble beyond the gate
  • Summit cross view

Good to know

  • About 3 hours round trip
  • Sign the logbook at the gate
  • Upper section slippery and dangerous when wet

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