Spyke Falls (Fond St Jacques, St Lucia, Caribbean)

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Spyke Falls

Spyke Falls was actually a waterfall we didn't expect to see on our St Lucia trip. It was introduced to us by a guide (Peter Simon) who also guided us to Enbas Saut Falls. It's allegedly the tallest waterfall on the island at somewhere over 100m, but as you can tell from the photo, it's difficult to get a decent view of the entire falls (more like cascades) in one shot. There were also more lower tiers below our viewing spot.

The trail itself was quite primitive as it weaved through some dense vegetation before climbing up steeply along what looked like a gully. If it was raining, I'm sure this gully would have been very muddy and ultra-slippery (it might not have been possible to even get to the falls). Moreover, if the falls were pumping, it might have been extremely difficult to even get a satisfying view of the falls since the viewing spot was essentially on the lip of one of the waterfall's leaps.

Bottom line is that this excursion really depends on the conditions. We were fortunate to have sunny weather when we did it in November 2008.

Directions: Access to the falls begins around Fond St Jacques. It's not signposted and probably requires a guide to even know where to stop the car. You'll be crossing through private land so you'll probably have to pay around $5 EC per person.

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Peter Simon leading us through an overgrown path to the falls

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Sweep from base of one of the lower tiers to its shadowy top