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Re: St John Trails
[Re: Volle Maan]
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10/31/2021 02:49 PM
10/31/2021 02:49 PM
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Posts: 1,951 St. John, USVI
RickG
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Here is the text from the Coral Bay Cruising Guide that that Coral Bay Yacht Club will be publishing online very soon The National Park has many hiking trails. The best map for the trails is at https://trailbandit.org/Downloads.html.You can do a great flat walk in Coral Bay by: - Walking from the dinghy dock to a right on Fortsberg Road (turn right on East End Road at Skinny Legs, first right) - Back on East End Road, head left and walk to the triangle intersection, take a left on Salt Pond Road. - At the intersection where the dumpsters and Love City Mini Mart are, take a right down Kings Hill Road. - The first cement road on the right goes up to the LaLa Land neighborhood. - Continuing on Kings Hill Road, past the sign that says “You are Lost”, you will come to Josephine’s Greens and Coral Bay Garden Center on the left. Josephine sells organic produce, fruits, and herbs. The Europa Bay trail in Little Lameshure is a nice flat hike. Great hilly hikes include: - Johnnyhorn Trail - from Leinster Bay to Coral Bay - Brown Bay Trail - spur off the Johnny Horn trail - Ram Head Trail from Salt Pond Bay Add the Reef Bay trail from one of the NPS moorings in Reef Bay. See the Great house, sugar house, and hike up to the Petroglyphs. Cheers, RickG
S/V Echoes, 2003 Beneteau 423 Grenada
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Re: St John Trails
[Re: Volle Maan]
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11/02/2021 12:00 PM
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RobT
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I have a book called "St John, Feet, Fins, and Four Wheel Drive" published in 1994 that is probably still fairly accurate. The times are from that book.
My recommendation is the Rams Head trail out of Salt Pond Bay. It has the best views. Hiking time is 45 minutes each way.
From nearby Lameshur Bay, you can hike to Reef Bay., about a 60 minute hike each way.
Beach Hunter
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Re: St John Trails
[Re: Volle Maan]
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11/02/2021 12:01 PM
11/02/2021 12:01 PM
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Posts: 507 Florida
RobT
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I have a book called "St John, Feet, Fins, and Four Wheel Drive" published in 1994 that is probably still fairly accurate. The times are from that book.
My recommendation is the Rams Head trail out of Salt Pond Bay. It has the best views. Hiking time is 45 minutes each way.
From nearby Lameshur Bay, you can hike to Reef Bay., about a 60 minute hike each way.
Beach Hunter
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Re: St John Trails
[Re: Volle Maan]
#270649
12/04/2021 12:14 PM
12/04/2021 12:14 PM
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Posts: 559 Apex, NC
agrimsrud
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Some of the trails are a bit rough imho. You might consider your foot wear and be prepared for some steep, rocky, rooty and washed out trails. Dont' get me wrong - still enjoyed the hikes.
The only app I've actually paid money for is called "St John Off The Beaten Path". Used it a bit to figure out which fork in the path to take and found it very useful as it overlays you on the map with your gps location.
Life's short - sail more!
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