We set off in warm sunshine from the outskirts of Mosta heading westward along the Victoria Lines, passing a deep quarry on our left. Crossing the Mosta-Mgarr road, we joined the Dwejra Lines following a rough, narrow path. Meeting a wider path, we turned left and then right past some former military buildings. After a short distance, we turned right to join the narrow path along the Dwejra Lines, admiring some striking views across northern Malta as far as Gozo in the distance. After a mile or so we crossed a valley, stopping to look back towards the catacombs. By then a huge back cloud had added something of a sense of drama to the view. We decided to risk carrying on rather than taking the shorter route to Mgarr. Luckily, the black cloud gave way to sunshine. We followed a rough narrow path, still following the lines, climbing to a high promontory then descending to join a narrow road. After a few yards we followed another narrow path that forked off to the left and climbed to an even higher promontory with an abandoned fort. We descended to a narrow road that turned south to join the Mgarr road, which we followed through farmland for two miles or so until we reached our destination. Not a walk for the faint hearted!
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