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Cluster · Pointe-à-Pitre

Darboussier & Mémorial ACTe

Half-day cluster: the memorial museum on the old sugar-factory site and the quay beside it; an air-conditioned midday option.

Key facts

28″ bags
painful
Time budget
half
Rescue coverage
100% ≤7′
max p90 6′
Places
3
1 sleep area in reach
Darboussier
DarboussierPhoto: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0
Rules in force · 10Several islands (Turks and Caicos above all, also the Bah…Pavements are narrow and uneven
  • 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.
  • Caribbean ↗Wearing camouflage clothing is illegal for civilians in several islands, including Barbados, Antigua, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Grenada, Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica; leave it at home, children's clothes included.
  • Guadeloupe ↗Entry follows French rules for overseas departments, which can differ from mainland France and the Schengen area: a Schengen visa alone is not valid unless it is endorsed for Guadeloupe. Check France-Visas for your passport.
  • Guadeloupe ↗Sargassum seaweed can pile up on some beaches, mainly in spring and summer: check conditions before booking a beach base.
  • Guadeloupe ↗La Soufrière is an active volcano: check the alert level and trail status before hiking.
  • Guadeloupe ↗Tap water supply is unreliable in parts of Guadeloupe, with scheduled cuts and occasional quality warnings: keep bottled water at your lodging.
  • Grande-Terre ↗Avoid driving across the Pointe-à-Pitre area at about 06:30–08:30 and 16:00–18:30: traffic is heavy.
  • Pointe-à-Pitre ↗The centre empties after dark and on Sundays: eat early, take a taxi door to door in the evening and do not wander the back streets.
  • Pointe-à-Pitre ↗Pavements are narrow and uneven: bags go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
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Darboussier
DarboussierPhoto: Aristoi, CC BY-SA 3.0

Walking weather, next 5 days

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Plan

How the ground walks, and what is here

Bound and physics

Darboussier quay and the memorial complex (approximate box).

Slope
flat
Stairs
Few
Shade
low
Surface
quay and paved forecourt
Sleep here or visit
visit

Eat and drink here

Rum bars and terraces at the marina

Late-afternoon ti-punch and light plates at the waterfront bars near the memorial: a 45–60 minute sunset stop; book the ride home.

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.

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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.

Memorial forecourt benches

Place to sit · works in any conditions

Memorial entrance hall (AC)

ac · Place to sit · Toilet · works in any conditions

Quay-side bench in shade

Place to sit · works in any conditions

Café by the marina side (AC)

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

Cruise-terminal shelter

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

Kiosk on the quay

Food & drink · works in any conditions

100% of the cluster is within 7 min of an anchor in any conditions (slowest walker, worst cell 6 min) · 100% on hot days

Nodes in this cluster

  1. Mémorial ACTe

    A large memorial museum of the slave trade and slavery on the old sugar-factory site: two hours indoors, a good midday choice.

  2. Darboussier quay and marina walk

    A short waterfront stroll beside the Mémorial ACTe and the marina: 15–25 minutes at the end of the day, when the light is soft and the heat is down.

Edges out

directed
ToHowp50Climb
Place de la Victoire & cathedralCar east~8 minflat

Sleep within reach

Red lines here

  • Memorial: quiet and respectful behaviour.

Deep dive

Around this cluster

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