The Victoria Lines Malta | Maps, guides, locations, route, photographs of these Maltese fortified defensive walls

The Victoria Lines Malta are a great day out walking, hiking, cycling across the island of Malta. Walking along the Victoria Lines Malta will give you great views across the island and show you how this Maltese island is divided by this large escarpment rising out of the land.

The Victoria Lines Malta are a fascinating reminder of older days of warfare and everyone who goes on holiday to Malta should at least have a quick walk along one of the sections of the Victoria Lines Malta

The Victoria Lines Malta

Bingemma Gap wall bridge on the Victoria Lines Malta at the end of the Dwerja Lines section

Victoria Lines Malta Maps, guides, locations, route, photographs of these Maltese fortified defensive walls, built by the British and finished in the year of Queen Victoria's Jubilee.

The Victoria Lines Malta run from Madliena Heights (east), near the Madliena Fort, and the Victoria Lines Malta end near Fomm Ir-Rih (west).

The Victoria Lines Malta were built along the top of the escarpment known as the Great Fault line and you can walk across the whole island of Malta along the Victoria Lines Malta.

Below are photographic guides of the route along the Victoria Lines Malta, each link below the photo will take you to a walking guide of each section and many more photographs showing the route and what you will see.

If you want an overall view and guide, route and maps to walking the Victoria Lines Malta then click here. This will give you help with the actual route to take, where the Victoria Lines Malta start and finish, how to get to or from it. This guide to walking, trekking or hiking along the Victoria Lines Malta also has Google Earth kmz and co-ordinates.


Victoria Lines Malta | Maps, guides, locations, route, photographs of these Maltese fortified defensive walls

Victoria Lines Malta walk trek hike
Victoria Lines Malta | Kuncizzjoni (start or end)

Victoria Lines Malta Kuncizzjoni to Bingemma Fort guide walk trek hike
Victoria Lines Malta | Kuncizzjoni to Bingemma Fort

Victoria Lines Malta guide Bingemma Fort to Bingemma Gap guide walk trek hike
Victoria Lines Malta | Bingemma Fort to Bingemma Gap

The Bingemma Gap walk way path along the Victoria Lines Malta at the end of the Dwejra Lines
Victoria Lines Malta | Dwejra Lines

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Victoria Lines Malta | Dwejra Lines to Falka Gap to Targa Gap

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Victoria Lines Malta | Fort Mosta section guide

Victoria Lines Malta
Victoria Lines Malta | Fort Mosta to Naxxar Gap guide

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Victoria Lines Malta | Gharghur to Naxxar Gap route


Victoria Lines Malta video
- good video with dramatic classical music to emphasise the scenary and history of the Victoria Lines Malta


Photographs of the Victoria Lines Malta

Victoria Lines Malta | Maps, guides, locations, route, photographs of these Maltese fortified defensive walls

The Victoria Lines Malta are one of the best days walk across the island, offering spectacular scenary. Along the Victoria Lines Malta you will pass beside the wonderfully puzzling Cart Tracks of Malta. What are they, who built them, why were they built and when?

From the Victoria Lines Malta you will also be able to see the sound mirror or accoustic radar, known locally in Maltese as Il Widna (the ear) at Maghtab, Malta