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Reef Bay, where a boat runs you back to Cruz Bay (hence the fee). It's very popular,
and the park recommends reserving at least two weeks in advance.
The various trails lead to ruins, archeological sites, mountain peaks and secluded
shores. All have identifying signs at the trailheads. The following are some of our fa-
vorite treks (mileage is one way).
North Shore Trails
LindPointTrail (1.1 miles, moderate) This is one of the most accessible trails. It de-
parts from behind the national park visitors center in Cruz Bay and moseys through
cactus and dry forest, past the occasional donkey and bananaquit, to Honeymoon
Beach. A scenic, 700-yard upper track goes to Lind Battery, once a British gun em-
placement, 160ft above the sea. The lower track goes directly to the beach. If you
don't want to hike back, you can walk onward to the Caneel Bay Resort and catch a
taxi.
Caneel Hill Trail (2.4 miles, rugged) It links Cruz Bay with the Caneel Bay Resort
entrance on North Shore Rd. The hike starts with an almost one-mile schlep to the
top of Caneel Hill (719ft), where there's a viewing platform and vistas all the way to
Puerto Rico. It then climbs further to the top of Margaret Hill (840ft) before making a
steep descent through the forest to the coast.
PeaceHillTrail (170 yards, easy) It takes just 10 minutes to walk to the old windmill
on this grassy promontory with eye-popping land and sea views. It's 2.8 miles from
Cruz Bay, signposted off the North Shore Rd.
CinnamonBayLoopTrail (900 yards, easy) Pick up the trailhead a few yards east of
the Cinnamon Bay Campground entrance road, and follow a shady trail among native
tropical trees to the ruins of a sugar factory. Placards along the way identify relevant
vegetation and explain local history. Takes about one hour.
CinnamonBayTrail (1.1 miles, rugged) No question about it, this hike through trop-
ical wet forest on an old plantation road is a challenging hill climb (unless you walk it
one way downhill from Centerline Rd). You join the trail 100 yards east of the camp-
ground entrance and start your climb to the top of the island's spine, where the trail
hits Centerline Rd. Serious trekkers continue east along the road for about a mile,
where they join the Reef Bay Trail.
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