On a warm but slightly hazy day we set off from Siggiewi for Ghar Lapsi where we stayed a while to admire the attractive bay and some crashing waves. After stopping for refreshments we retraced our steps climbing towards Dar tal-Providenza, turning left towards the Annunciation Chapel. We rested a while at Ta Zuta Chapel before climbing the rocky path towards Dingli Cliffs, the highest point on the island. We turned right to take the road between two busy quarrries. Immediately after the quarry on our right we took the right hand path to take the long steady climb towards the Laferla Cross which we reached via a narrow path to the left of a small chapel. We then continued sharply downhill past a series of statues, turning left onto the road and then taking the left fork immediately afterwards. We turned right at the GR stone to follow a path between farmhouses that became quite narrow at tmes. We crossed the Wied via a small stone bridge, carried straight on across the road and climbed towards the Verdala Palace. Following the road to the right of the Palace, we then turned right along the road to Rabat where we caught our bus back. Distance: c. 12 miles, very rough in places with several stiff climbs but with the reward of some of the most spectacular coastal and countryside views in Malta.
