Pointe Banane and Bois Pothau

Start from Pointe Savane, in a residential area with no parking facilities: park at the side of the road.

(S/E) Take the path signposted with a sign showing the route for the Pointe Banane circular path. Expect a path with stones and roots. You’ll come to a junction.

(1) Turn right, following the^GR® coastal path, marked in red and white.

(2) Let the coastal path branch off to the left, and turn right to follow the Pointe Banane circular path, passing the first mangrove.

(3) Turn right to start the circular loop. There’s a small viewpoint along the way.

(4) Head down towards the mangrove on the left (before that, you can go down to the pebble beach overlooking Cayol Bay).

(5) At the end of the path, on the right, is the first lime kiln. Then head off to the left, skirting the beach, and you’ll reach Pointe Banane beach (which has two picnic tables).

(6) Why not enjoy a quick dip in the turquoise waters? Continue along the coast to the left, passing the mangrove swamp and its mangrove trees twice. You’ll reach the junction of the Pointe Banane circular loop.

(3) Follow the route back in the opposite direction to the way you came, until you reach the next junction, where you’ll rejoin the^GR® (Nord Atlantique Côtier).

(2) Follow it to the right, towards Trinité.

(7) At the next junction, stay on the coastal^GR®, heading towards Trinité. About fifty metres further on, watch out for a misleading sign: to follow the path to Trinité, turn left. (However, if you veer slightly to the right, you’ll find the second lime kiln.) As you walk up alongside the mangrove on your right, you’ll come across an abandoned fisherman’s hut – a 150-metre round trip, very rustic… Retrace your steps to rejoin the path running alongside the mangrove. You’ll emerge into a field of sugar cane, after a brief stop at a viewpoint overlooking the bay.

(8) Turn right and follow the farm track up through the plantations. Walk almost to the edge of the woodland, then take the path on the right which continues uphill.

(9) At the top of the sugarcane field: a panoramic view of the bay. Head off to the right again to walk alongside the woodland.
Almost at the end of the field, look for the small path leading back up into the woodland on your left (not easy to spot). You’ll come back to the junction you passed on the way out.

(1) Follow the route back in the opposite direction to return to the car park (S/E).

No particular difficulties and no steep gradients, but do wear sturdy footwear as the path is covered in roots, mud and stones; not recommended for running.