The route started in town, with registration opening as early as 4.30am at the Visitor Information Centre on North Esplanade, with walkers continuing on to checkpoints at Jerbourg, Le Gouffre, Pleinmont, Cobo, Chouet and Bordeaux, before completing the walk back at the Liberation Monument.
‘It’s going pretty well,’ said walker Jason Liddy.
‘I did it last year as well, and I think this year has been slightly easier. The weather’s not as bad as it was last year either.’
Though the weather may have been milder than last year, walkers still faced higher than average rainfall and fresh winds.
Nevertheless, the community fundraiser drew participants of all ages and occupations to take to the cliffs to raise money for local causes, from family groups to a team of local firemen, who completed the route in 14 hours while fully decked out in uniform and laden with firefighting apparatus.
Some walkers even came to the island specifically for the purpose of participating in the walk.
‘We just heard about it and thought it sounded like a good thing to do,’ said Eleanor Griffin, who had travelled to Guernsey to complete the walk with her sister, Lauren.
The Saffery Rotary Walk is one of the island’s biggest annual community fundraisers, with the 2025 event raising more than £100,000 for more than two dozen Bailiwick charities.
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