Cluster · Banjul
Arch 22 and Independence Drive
The arch, its viewing platform and museum, and the wide road at the town's entrance.
Key facts
- 28″ bags
- painful
- Time budget
- 90m
- Rescue coverage
- 100% ≤7′
- max p90 4.8′
- Places
- 1
Rules in force · 10Nine African countries on this site have no trip line bec…Carry an original yellow fever vaccination certificate on…Uneven pavements, crowds and touts
- 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.
- The Gambia ↗Check visa and entry rules for your passport on official Gambian government sources before booking.
- The Gambia ↗Dress modestly away from the beach: shoulders and knees covered in towns and villages.
- The Gambia ↗Keep about US$20 or €20 in cash for the airport security fee charged on arrival and again on departure; card machines at the desk are unreliable.
- Atlantic Coast ↗Taxis are yellow and unmetered: agree the fare and the return before you get in.
- Banjul ↗Uneven pavements, crowds and touts: bags go from the car to the hotel door, never on a walk.
- Banjul ↗Unofficial guides (bumsters) approach visitors: a polite firm no is enough; agree any price first.
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Plan
How the ground walks, and what is here
Bound and physics
Arch 22 and the streets around it at the west end of the island.
- Slope
- flat
- Stairs
- Yes, to the viewing platform
- Shade
- low
- Surface
- paved
- Sleep here or visit
- visit
On the ground
Where to rest, how to leave, where to sleep nearby
Rescue anchors
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.
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. Drag to move; click the map, then scroll to zoom.
Arch plaza
Place to sit · works in any conditions
Arch museum entrance
Toilet · Shelter from rain · works in any conditions
Roadside café
Place to sit · Food & drink · works in any conditions
Park bench shade
Place to sit · Shelter from rain · works in any conditions
Hotel lobby
ac · Food & drink · Toilet · works in any conditions
Kiosk
Food & drink · works in any conditions
100% of the cluster is within 7 min of an anchor in any conditions (slowest walker, worst cell 4.8 min) · 100% on hot days
Nodes in this cluster
- The town's landmark arch: a platform view across the town and a small museum inside; twenty minutes early in the day.
Edges out
| To | How | p50 | Climb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Market and Liberation Avenue | Walk east | ~10 min | flat |
Red lines here
- Do not photograph police posts at the arch.
Deep dive
Around this cluster
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.