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Cluster · Kingstown

Fort Charlotte hill

Taxi cluster: the hill fort west of town, with views over Kingstown and the coast; go by taxi in the morning, and check the opening times.

Key facts

28″ bags
forbidden
Time budget
half
Rescue coverage
100% ≤7′
max p90 4.6′
Places
1
Fort Charlotte hill
Fort Charlotte hillPhoto: Ein Dahmer, CC BY-SA 4.0
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  • Caribbean ↗Several islands (Turks and Caicos above all, also the Bahamas and Jamaica) jail visitors for a single stray bullet or cartridge in their luggage; empty every bag and pocket before you pack.
  • Caribbean ↗From August to October keep a free last day before your flight home and check the national hurricane centre daily; airports close when a named storm approaches.
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  • St Vincent mainland ↗June to November is hurricane season with the peak in August to October: buy flexible fares and insurance that covers storm cancellations.
  • Kingstown ↗Kingstown is very quiet on Sunday: the market and most shops are closed. Do the town from Monday to Saturday.
  • Kingstown ↗Book the Bequia ferry the day before and check the last sailing: do not plan a tight connection to your flight out.
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Walking weather, next 5 days

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Plan

How the ground walks, and what is here

Bound and physics

The fort on the hill and the road that climbs to it.

Slope
steep
Stairs
Some
Shade
low
Surface
narrow road, steps
Sleep here or visit
visit

On the ground

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

Rescue anchors

6 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.

ABCDEF
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.

Fort gate

Shelter from rain · Toilet · works in any conditions

Lookout benches

Place to sit · works in any conditions

Roadside viewpoint

Place to sit · works in any conditions

Snack stall

Food & drink · works in any conditions

Road shelter

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

Hillside café

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

100% of the cluster is within 7 min of an anchor in any conditions (slowest walker, worst cell 4.6 min) · 100% on hot days

Nodes in this cluster

  1. Fort Charlotte

    The old hill fort above Kingstown with views of the town and the coast: 45 minutes by taxi, in the morning before the heat.

Edges out

directed
ToHowp50Climb
Bay Street, market and ferry terminalTaxi down~12 minflat

Red lines here

  • No pavement on parts of the road: do not walk up or down.

Deep dive

Around this cluster

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