Explore Three Pools on Sunday

This natural landscape is located one kilometre upstream from the Spring Bridge along the course of the Marianne River. The river plunges over a steep escarpment to create three consecutive basins.

There is a natural water slide which acts as a boundary between the first and second.

The pools are a pleasure for fun seekers with broad and shallow areas for swimming and jumping.

The Marianne River represents the soul of Blanchisseuse, and in the 18th century, the English surveyor Frederick Mallet saw the women washing their clothes in the river and called it Ladies River. Later the settlers referred to the place as washerwoman, which in French is Blanchisseuse.

In 1869, the first recorded Englishman to horseback through the mountains of the Northern Range to Blanchissesue was Charles Kingsley. In 1962 after Independence, the first Governor General Sir Solomon Hochoy grew up in Blanchisseuse and was greatly admired for his skill in horseback riding.

The walk to Three Pools will take 30 minutes and begins at the Spring Bridge. The route to the basins is upstream along the undulating banks of the river.

The trail crosses the river at a shallow area and passes through an abandoned cacao and citrus estate.

For those wishing for a more challenging experience, there is an alternative forest walk with an exciting river exploration.

Island Hikers explore Three Pools on Sunday Assembly 1: 8 am at the entrance to Central Bank Auditorium.

Assembly 2: 7.30 - 8.15 am opposite Sam’s Bar Maracas Bay at the end of the beach.

Life jackets provided if you have one bring it along.

Bathing is optional, bring an extra change of clothing.

Rating: 2 an easy walk to the Pools Note: optional forest walk and river exploration Rating 4 moderate For more info visit: islandhikers.

com and persons requiring transport must call in advance to book.