This Saturday, the Men In Need team along with our volunteers will be walking from Gibraltar to Alcaidesa to raise money to provide appliances like fridges and washing machines to elderly men who have been living without them.
Please join us at the Piazza This Saturday 24th May at 9am to register for the walk. The walk is suitable for all ages and water will be provided.
You can Register in Advance for the walk now, or donate directly to Men In Need by clicking here:
Itinerary
Registration 9:00am – 9:55am at the Piazza (John Macintosh Square).
We recommend that you take part in the Stretch Classes conducted by our Founder - Jayne Wink, before we set off on our 25 Km Walk.
Set off at 10am. Please bring your Passports and ID Cards and water for the route to Alcaidesa.
Gibraltar Route – Proceeding from John Macintosh Square, we will walk along through Main Street to Casemates and go through the tunnel towards Laguna Estate. Continue walking along the right pavement of Winston Churchill Avenue due North and cross Devil’s Tower Rd. by the petrol station. We will cross the Airport Runway towards Spain.
Spanish Route – After passing Spanish Passport & Customs at the Frontier, we will assemble at the exit car park and ensure that all the registered walkers are together.
We will go along Calle Gibraltar to the junction with Ave. del Ejercito towards the eastern side. Go along Calle Torijos to Paseo del Mediterraneo (which is the pedestrian walkway along the beach) going all along Calle Santa Maria to Calle Canarias (just after the little church). Cutting through Calle Canarias we will walk on the pedestrian walkway all along Camino Sobrevela (this is the pedestrian walkway along the beach).
We will have a very short break here, to allow stragglers to catch up and for all walkers to drink some water.
At the end of Camino Sobrevela the road joins the junction of the start of Avenida del Burgo, we cross it into a path and walk along it to meet up with Camino Estepona.
This takes us all the way to Alcaidesa. We will finish the first leg of our Sponsored Walk at the One Eden Chiringuito, at the beach in Alcaidesa.
We will rest for one hour for a toilet stop and have refreshments. We have made arrangements at the One Eden Chiringuito and reserved beach barrels and stools for 20 persons on the sand at the Chiringuito.
Recommendations:
- You should drink 1.5 Litres of still water for each leg of the Walk, i.e., 3 Litres in total. Staying hydrated is essential when walking a distance in warm weather.
- Wear a hat or cap, ideally covering your head, ears, and the back of your neck.
- Wear shorts and a T-shirt, preferably in blue.
- Wear comfortable shoes with socks. The terrain will be mainly street, pavement, and a cross-country path.
- Take a small towel.
- Take some fruit and/or energy bars.
- Take sunglasses.
- Take swimwear, should you wish to cool off at the beach in Alcaidesa.
- Take a blister pack in case your feet start to blister.
- Mosquito repellent.
- Take some personal cash to pay for any food or drink that you purchase in Alcaidesa.
The return leg back to Gibraltar will retrace our journey but this time stopping at Casemates where the Walkers will be addressed and thanked by Jayne Wink.