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Dublin Island Highpoint

hike | 2023-03-30
167 m altitude, 165 m prominence, - km isolation

Situated off the coast of Yawri Bay, south-west of the Freetown peninsula, the Banana Islands are a group of three islands. The name comes from their shape, which resembles a banana. Dublin and Ricketts are connected by a stone causeway, while Mes-Meheux is privately owned and used as an adventure tourism destination. Dublin Island is known for its beaches and Ricketts Island for its forests. The islands are home to around 900 people.

Our boat is being loaded with other goods
Kent port (left)
Beautiful sandy beaches (right)
Here on the shore are the typical boats built by masters

At Kent beach, we took time to look at how local boats are built and were asked by locals to pay for a picture of the ocean and the island. They said it was “a little money”, which turned out to be ten US dollars or more. I think it is not that little. Nevertheless, we left them with their ocean pictures and sailed to Dublin Island.

After half an hour of waiting, we are ready to go
Rob, Denise, retired meteorologist and Richard in the boat
It takes about 20 minutes to get from the mainland to the Banana Islands
Richard in the boat (left)
Our port of arrival on the island of Dublin (right)

Once on the island, we were given a short warm welcome and escorted to our luxury tents on the seafront. Looks like a very nice place to spend a day or two. We quickly repacked, leaving most of our stuff in the tent, and set off for the top of the island.

The camp has a nice bar with a half empty fridge and a nice dinner menu
The tents on the seafront look very attractive
This is comfortable enough. The only problem is that it can get up to +40 degrees or more inside during the day.
Preparing to eat the remaining sardines with Richard, Denise and Rob
Hibiscus ??
Agama africana is a species of small lizard in the family Agamidae, found in West Africa. The same lizard is pictured in the featured article.
Camp beach with a few sunbeds

We set off from our camp and walked through a small settlement before heading out onto a few kilometres of flat track in the forest. Unfortunately we couldn’t find a path to the summit, so when we reached the highest and closest point to the summit we decided to go straight for it. The forest wasn’t too dense, so it was a fairly quick walk, despite the afternoon heat.

Huts on the island
After some bushwhacking we found the lower summit and then the true summit with a concrete square trig pillar

We had limited visibility at the top due to the vegetation. However, we were surprised to find a square concrete trig pillar. We took a short break and measured the altitude before descending back to the trail. We then continued up towards Ricketts Island Highpoint.

Back to sea level
Dublin and Ricketts Island are connected by a stone causeway

Dublin Island Highpoint 167 m altitude
165 m prominence
Ranges West Africa Mountains - Guinea Highlands
Countries/regions Sierra Leone - Western Area
Distance 5.00 km up 2.10 km down
Elevation 163 m gain 163 m loss
Time
1h20 up
0h10 other
1h00 down
2h30 total
Trailhead 2 m altitude 8.1395270, -13.1905270
Route

We start our trek at the campsite and walk about four or more kilometres on a wide path used by the locals. We then turn south-east and walk through the bush straight to the summit. The forest is not very dense, but there is no trail. Soon we reach a lower peak and a few hundred metres later we reach the highest point of the island with a trig pillar. On the way down, we will try to follow our ascent path, as it was not bad.

Difficulties

Buswhaking

Links GPX trail
  • West Africa III 2023
  • « Sankan Biriwa
  • Ricketts Island Highpoint »

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Anatolia
Taurus Mountains
Western Anatolia
Andes
Puna de Atacama
Atlas Mountains
High Atlas
Northwestern Atlas
Central America Ranges
Costa Rica-Panama Ranges
Central Central America
Eastern Europe Ranges
Southeast Baltic Plains
Iberian Peninsula
Cordillera Cantabrica
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Portugal-Galicia
Pyrenees
Malay Archipelago
Java
Nusa Tengarra
Sulawesi
Sumatra
Mongolia Ranges
Altai
Gobi Desert Ranges
Northwest Europe
Great Britain
North France-West Rhine Area
Philippines
Central Philippines
Luzon
Mindanao
Southeast Asia
Malay Peninsula
Southeast South America
Pampas
Sierras de Cordoba
West Africa Mountains
Bight of Benin
Cameroon Mountains
Guinea Highlands

Countries / regions

Algeria
Ain Guezzam
Ain Salah
Aïn Témouchent
El Bayadh
Ghardaïa
Oran
Ouargla
Saïda
Sidi Bel Abbès
Tamanrasset
Argentina
Catamarca
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
Córdoba
Jujuy
Salta
Tucumán
Belgium
Brussels Capital Region
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Cameroon
Southwest
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Cartago
Guanacaste
Heredia
Limón
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Czechia
Prague
Denmark
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France
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Bali
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Sumatera Barat
Lithuania
Vilnius County
Mongolia
Bayankhongor
Govi-Altai
Khovd
Omnogovi
Ovorkhangai
Ulan Bator
Morocco
Béni Mellal-Khénifra
Drâa-Tafilalet
Fez-Meknes
Marrakesh-Safi
Souss-Massa
Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
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Gelderland
Noord-Holland
Zeeland
Nicaragua
Chinandega
Managua
Masaya
Rivas
Philippines
Bicol Region (V)
Cagayan Valley (II)
Calabarzon (IV-A)
Central Luzon (III)
Cordillera Administrative Region
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Western Visayas (VI)
Poland
Greater Poland Voivodeship
Masovian Voivodeship
Portugal
Castelo Branco
Leiria
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São Tomé Province
Sierra Leone
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TRIPS

2023
Mongolia Ranges 2023
Philippines 2023
West Africa III 2023
West Africa II 2023
Iberian Peninsula 2023
West Africa 2023
Central America 2023
2022
Andes 2022
Northwest Europe 2022
Malay Archipelago III 2022
Malay Archipelago II 2022
Anatolia Mountains 2022
Iberian Peninsula 2022
Atlas Mountains 2022
North France-West Rhine Area 2022

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1 162 km walked, 88 924 m climbed

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