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St. John On Foot And By Car
St. John, USVI Hiking Trails Many of the hiking trails on St. John were once part of the colonial Danish road system. Today they connect visitors with the beautiful beaches and bays, rugged mountains, tropical forests, dry cactus woodlands and historic ruins on the island. |
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| Hiking Trails |
| Lind Point Trail (1.1 miles, 1 hour) Connects the US Virgin Islands National Park Visitor Center at Cruz Bay with Honeymoon Beach at Caneel Bay. Hike ascends 0.4 miles to St. John's scenic Lind Point overlook. At 0.7 miles, a side-trail leads to Solomon Beach. Vegetation features open dry forest with cactus scrub environment. |
| Cinnamon Loop Trail (0.5 mile, 1 hour) Shady, signed, history-nature loop trail passes through an old sugar factory, an old Danish cemetery and native tropical trees. Hike begins a few yards east of entrance road into Cinnamon Bay Campground. |
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Bay Trail (0.5 miles, 30 minutes) Begins at the west end of the Mary Creek
paved road near Maho Bay Campground. Hiking along the trail, you pass through a
dry scrub forest, past historic Francis Bay Estate House and onto the beach. A
mangrove forest and brackish pond provide good bird habitat. An area has been
cleared for viewing pond bird life.
Annaberg (0.2 miles, 30 minutes) Historic hike through the stabilized ruins of a U.S. Virgin Islands sugar plantation. Complete tour included elsewhere in St. John On Foot And By Car. One of the most popular attractions in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Salt Pond Trail (0.2 miles, 15 minutes) Pleasant down hill hiking through arid vegetation to beach at Salt Pond Bay. One of the prettiest beaches in U.S. Virgin Islands. |
| Reef Bay Trail (2.2 miles, 2 hours) Trail begins 4.9 miles east of Cruz Bay on Centerline Road. The hike descends through both shady moist and dry forests, both of which incorporate a wide variety of plant life and passes through several sugar estates along the way. Visit ancient rock carvings (“petroglyphs”) made by Taino Indians. One of the most famous attractions in the U.S. Virgin Islands.. |
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