Cluster · Accra

Independence Square & Nkrumah Park

Morning cluster: the memorial park and the big square within a short walk of each other; go from opening and be back in the shade by 11:00.Morning cluster: the memorial park and the big square within a short walk of each other; go from opening and be back in the shade by 11:00 AM.

Key facts

28″ bags: forbidden
Time budget: half
Rescue coverage: 100% ≤7′; max p90 3.8′
Places: 2; 1 sleep area in reach

Independence SquarePhoto: Sir Amugi, CC BY-SA 4.0

Rules in force · 10Nine African countries on this site have no trip line bec…Carry an original yellow fever vaccination certificate on…Broken pavements, traffic and heat

Africa ↗When a route touches a yellow-fever country — even a transit of 12 hours or more — keep the original yellow card (ICVP) in your hand luggage; health desks and airlines can refuse boarding or entry without it.
Africa ↗Nine African countries on this site have no trip line because governments advise against travel; several others have no-go regions. Read your government's advice for every country on the route before paying deposits.
West Africa ↗Carry an original yellow fever vaccination certificate on any West African trip: several countries on the coast road demand it of every arrival, and the rest demand it after you have passed through a neighbour.
West Africa ↗Cross land borders and drive between cities in daylight only; plan each crossing as a full travel day with cash for fees and passport copies for checkpoints.
Ghana ↗Check visa and entry rules for your passport with the Ghana Immigration Service or a Ghanaian mission before booking; many nationalities need a visa in advance.
Ghana ↗Check the yellow-fever vaccination certificate rules for Ghana before you fly; carry the certificate with your passport if you have one.
Ghana ↗Do not photograph police, military sites, airports or the presidential buildings.
Greater Accra ↗Leave Accra before 07:00 for the coast or the airport: traffic doubles ride times by 08:00.
Accra ↗Broken pavements, traffic and heat: bags go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
Accra ↗Avoid crossing the city 07:00–09:30 and 16:30–19:30: plan one cluster per morning and stay put at rush hour.

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Plan

How the ground walks, and what is here

Bound and physics

Black Star Square, the Independence Arch and the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park (approximate box).

Slope: flat
Stairs: None
Shade: low
Surface: paved squares, wide roads to cross
Sleep here or visit: visit

Eat and drink here

Jollof rice, Independence Avenue

Tomato-based jollof rice with chicken or fish at a lunch spot near the government quarter: go at midday when office workers queue, for the freshest pot.

On the ground

Where to rest, how to leave, where to sleep nearby

Rescue anchors

9 places to rest · checked on a 40 m (130 ft) grid

A rescue anchor is a spot where you can stop and recover if the walk goes wrong: a bench, a café, a toilet. Every letter on the map is one anchor, and each has a card below. We check that any point in the cluster is within about 7 minutes’ walk of one, so you are never far from somewhere to sit down.

Map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Lettered circles: rescue anchors (green works in any conditions, amber only on hot days). Dashed outline: the cluster. Red dots: spots more than 7 min from any anchor (none if you see no red). North is up; not for navigation.

Independence Square north-west rest point

Place to sit · Shelter from rain · works in any conditions

Independence Square north rest point

Place to sit · Food & drink · works in any conditions

Independence Square north-east rest point

Place to sit · works in any conditions

Independence Square west rest point

Place to sit · Toilet · works in any conditions

Independence Square centre rest point

Place to sit · Food & drink · Toilet · works in any conditions

Independence Square east rest point

Place to sit · Shelter from rain · works in any conditions

Independence Square south-west rest point

Place to sit · Food & drink · works in any conditions

Independence Square south rest point

Place to sit · works in any conditions

Independence Square south-east rest point

Place to sit · Shelter from rain · works in any conditions

100% of the cluster is within 7 min of an anchor in any conditions (slowest walker, worst cell 3.8 min) · 100% on hot days

Nodes in this cluster

Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park
The first president's mausoleum, museum and gardens: 45 minutes to an hour in the morning, before the heat.
Black Star Square
The large parade square with the Independence Arch: a 15-minute look on the same morning as the memorial park; no shade.

Edges out

directed

To	How	p50	Climb
Osu & Oxford Street	Car north-east	~15 min	flat
Makola market	Car west	~15 min	flat
Jamestown	Car south-west	~20 min	flat

Sleep within reach

Ridge and Independence Avenue — 4–8 min

Red lines here

Do not photograph the presidential and government buildings nearby.

Deep dive

Around this cluster

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