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South West Point Postbox Walk

On West Point, South Atlantic Ocean

Local route3.7 km · 2.3 miGood year-round

Next nearby hike: Peak Dale Postbox Walk 1.4 mi · 2.3 kmExplore West Point →

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Best time to hike

Year-round

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Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Mapped length
3.7 km · 2.3 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain
West Point (mountain; GeoNames)
Mountain range
South Atlantic Ocean (GMBA)
Nearest town
6.4 km SW of St. Paul's (Saint Helena) · GeoNames
Best months
Year-round
Country
Saint Helena
Region
Saint Helena
Continent
Africa
Route type
Local route
Operator (OSM)
Saint Helena National Trust
From / to
Thompson's Wood → South West Point
Route centre
-15.9989, -5.7619
Route start
-15.9979, -5.7482
OpenStreetMap
relation 18302080
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Peak Dale Postbox Walk

1.4 mi · 2.3 km · Saint Helena

Thompson's Valley Postbox Walk

1.5 mi · 2.4 km · Saint Helena

Lot's Wife's Ponds Postbox Walk

1.9 mi · 3.1 km

Great Stone Top Postbox Walk

5.5 mi · 8.8 km · Saint Helena

Sharks Valley Postbox Walk

5.9 mi · 9.5 km · Saint Helena

Sugar Loaf Postbox Walk

6.1 mi · 9.8 km · Saint Helena

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