Over 12Km of Fortifications!

Splitting The North & South Of Malta

Where is Malta’s best walking trail? It surely has to be the epic Victoria Lines Malta hiking route, which stretches from coast to coast, across the north of the main island.

As a walking trail today, it provides stunning views to both the north and south coast from the numerous vantage points high above the valleys on either side. 

The 12km long Victoria Lines Malta trail runs along the top of a natural geographical barrier in Malta known as the Great Fault.

This natural ridge across the island has been used as a defensive barrier for hundreds of years.

The name Victoria Lines comes from the completion of a line of forts and defenses along the route by the British in 1897, the year of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee.

The line was built to protect the towns and harbours to the south from any invasions to the north across the wide-open lowlands.