Kuncizzjoni and Wied is-Santi - Sunday 26th February

This was by no means the easiest of walks with some clambering and muddy paths to be dealt with - but then neither was the drive to Kuncizzjoni an easy one since the road is riddled with a few impressive potholes after the recent rains. About sixty-five ramblers turned up in reasonably good weather and it was left to the energetic Lino Bugeja to do the introductory commentary on the area we were in - highlighting the chapel and its history as well as the important British era artefacts in the area; the defensive line of fortifications known as the Victoria Lines taking pride of place. In fact Kuncizzjoni sees the western end of these lines which stretch for 12 kilometres to Bahar ic-Caghaq at their eastern end. Lino once again reminded participants of his incessant efforts to get the old military road to Fomm ir-Rih bay reopened and encouraged ramblers to make their own representations with the authorities as well. The walk followed a path down the eastern slope of Wied Gerzuma overlooking Fomm ir-Rih bay with sweeping views of Ras ir-Raheb and the bay itself, and then an ascent was made through some wet pathways until the small fortress at the end of the Victoria Lines was reached. From here the walk followed the defensive wall for a while and then a small road led down to Wied is-Santi - certainly one of the more picturesque in this area. After following the valley course for a while the group again ascended to reach the Santi road. From here on it was easier terrain to get back to Kuncizzjoni as the going was on a surfaced road.



Once again on this walk it was noticed that one or two surfaced roads are marked as "No Entry" even though they give access to other surfaced roads. Needless to say we utilised these roads.

Walk duration 2.5 hours with two brief stops.

Group Leader: Romano Cassar