MBN Social- Hike and Picnic

MBN Social Walk/Picnic Registration Machabée Forest Loop

Event Timing: Sunday June 9th, registration at 8:30
Meeting point: Petrin, Plaine Champagne; Entrance to Black River Gorges in Petrin (start and finish) https://goo.gl/maps/BE2gUTdsworTNdah7

This event is NOT only for members of MBN, please invite your family and friends to come along.


The Machabee Forest Loop will take us on a dirt road for the first few km's and then through dense forest before descending to the lip of the Mare Aux Joncs waterfall cascading down towards Black River. We will then go up through forest and back on the dirt road. There are great views looking down the Black River Gorges and west towards the sea along the trail.

We will also be collecting rubbish and Recyclean will facilitate the sorting of the recyclables.

What you need to know:
DISTANCE /- 9k (We can turn around at any point)
TIME 3-4 hr followed by a bring your own picnic
LOWEST POINT 480mt
HIGHEST POINT 650mt
ELEVATION GAIN 280mt
DIFFICULTY Medium to Challenging

Some recommendations from our guide Frederic Koenig from Sea2Peak Adventures:
* Good hiking shoes and socks (we might have wet feet as we will cross some rivers)
* Appropriate clothing, windbreaker / raincoat (in case of rain) cap or hat.
* Backpack with a min of 1 liter of water and some snack (dry fruits and/or cereal bar)
* Insect repellent & sunscreen.


Contact us at ( 230) 54749851 or [email protected]
To let us know that you will be there, please register yourself , your family and friends on: https://forms.gle/cEbqAV5mVHcPg8yK9

Thank you to our sponsors: Sea2Peak Adventures, The Hive, Get in Touch Event, The Creative Couch, HIITandRUN Fitness Tribe, Phoenix Bev, Promix Entertainment and Recyclean Black River