Coastal walk Malta-Gozo: stage 5

Stage 5 of the long-distance hike is a half-day hike and runs along the northern coast of Gozo. The hike is quite lonely in the first part, shortly before the stage destination Marsalforn it gets busier. Here you can find countless salt pans in the most varied of shapes and forms, which are connected to one another by small channels. In the summer half of the year, salt is sometimes still extracted from seawater here.

Tip: Since stage 5 only requires the morning, there is nothing to be said against a more extensive lunch shortly before the end of the stage: the restaurant Qbajjar is highly recommended - the dessert menu is particularly worth seeing (Link: qbajjarrestaurant.com)

In the map included above and in the downloadable GPX files, we have drawn the following waypoints for better orientation:

• Waypoint 1: start of stage 5
• Waypoint 2: From the dirt road we switch to a narrow path along a watercourse
• Waypoint 3: Warning: do not miss the turn to the right, the path now runs above the edge
• Waypoint 4: spectacular gorge with rock gate, but at risk of collapse, entering is not recommended
• Waypoint 5: Don't miss the turn: Just before the wind turbine, make a sharp left.
• Waypoint 6: swimming in the gorge
• Waypoint 7: From here you can find the first salt pans
• Waypoint 8: Recommended: Restaurant Qbajjar
• Waypoint 9: Goal stage 5 / Overnight in Marsalforn