Blue Mountain Peak and Holywell: choosing your hike in Jamaica
A practical choice between the demanding ascent to Jamaica’s highest point and Holywell’s shorter trails, set within cloud forest and maroon history.
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Portland Gap is a starting point for the final section to Blue Mountain Peak and a possible overnight stop before the hike. Accommodation is rustic, and cabins and campsites require reservations.
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What makes it special
- The section from Portland Gap to the peak is 5.6 kilometres.
- The ascent from there takes about two to three hours each way.
- Rustic lodging and camping are available.
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- Jamaica · Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata · Q1320403
- Jamaica · Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata · Q3450853
- Jamaica · Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata · Q1913470
- Jamaica · Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata · Q3377006
- Jamaica · World Countries — mledoze · ODbL 1.0 · World countries dataset by mledoze and contributors · ODbL 1.0
- Jamaica · World Bank Open Data · CC BY 4.0 · World Bank
- Jamaica · DBpedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · DBpedia
- Blue Mountain Peak · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Blue Mountain Peak, Portland, Surrey County, Jamaica · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, Portland, Surrey County, Jamaica · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Kingston · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Kingston · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Kingston, Surrey County, Jamaica · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Norman Manley International Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0 (base de datos) / DbCL 1.0 (contenidos) · Norman Manley International Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0
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Profile updated: 28/09/2026