TL;DR: We hiked 201 km around Malta & Gozo in 7 days, carrying all our gear, exploring wild coastlines, ancient temples, and hidden beaches – leaving no trace. Not encouraging wild camping, just sharing the adventure.
My partner and I set out to explore Malta & Gozo in a way most people never see – on foot, carrying everything we needed on our backs. 150 km around Malta, 50 km around Gozo, over cliffs, beaches, and forgotten paths.
Along the way, we stumbled across megalithic temples older than Stonehengeprehistoric sites aligned with the solstices, watchtowers, salt pans, caves, and wild coastlines. We met stray cats, lizards, ducks, and some incredible strangers who helped us along the way.
We slept wherever we could – pitching tents, considering caves, or passing derelict buildings and never left a trace. You wouldn’t have known we’d been there.
⚠️ Not encouraging wild camping – this was our personal adventure. We just hope it inspires people to get outside, explore, and connect with nature.
If you’re curious to see it all:
🎥 Full 7-day journey here
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1qky4z7
Posted by Tight_Investment_672
6 Comments
Epic stuff op
Thank you for cleaning after yourself, enjoy! Camping in malta is wonderful when you get to find just the spot
Hi guys, thanks for posting this…when exactly did you go Is it this month?
Love this. I’m on a very similar trip right now…not wildland camping, but hiking around the country for a month. It was a bit of a relief to see that you lost the trail in the same spots I did. I thought I was crazy but maybe the trail really does just disappear. The clay cliffs are something else. I had to hose off my shoes afterwards.
Just landed in Gozo and I LOVE IT. Can’t wait to get on the coastal trail, and thrilled to get visual confirmation that it actually exists.
That’s just impressive especially taking in consideration how anti pedestrian Malta is.
How did you find good sleeping spots ? 😂
I hiked around gozo Last year in 2 days, and my sleeping Spot was full of rats at night . (slept on the smooth Sandy rocks in the north, so No fields nearby etc) .