I am an office rat and sit on the computer atleast 14hrs daily! :(
But, during weekends I head out and cut off from everything and get lost in Mauritius forests. I recently went trekking with my friends at Mare Longue which is a 6-7 miles trip with plenty of beautiful spots.
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Some cool pictures I took:
The loop starts with a beautiful opening like so:
Before getting deeper into the rain forest, we get many beautiful views of the mountain ranges, small ponds and waterfalls:
The confluence to the reservoir is just beautiful and relaxing to the eyes:
Some guys goes dirt biking & quad biking:
Some people goes fishing:
Meanwhile we continue with our trekking journey:
After 3-4 hours trekking the rain forest, you get to hang out at the dam and chill with friends:
The loops is very easy and really difficult to get lost. You just follow the directions and return back to the initial opening road.
Route:
Type of trail: Loop
Start/end point: Petrin
Length: 4 miles round trip
Duration: 3-4 hours
Lowest point: 1923ft
Highest point: 2216ft
Total elevation gain: 771ft