About
Length (round trip)2.2 mi
ShapeOut-and-Back
DifficultyModerate
Elevation gain600 ft up
Typical time23 min
TrailheadCinnamon Bay, North Shore Road
SurfaceOld plantation road, steep and rocky
Best seasonDecember to April is drier and cooler. Hurricane season runs June to November; heat and humidity are constant.
DogsLeashed / limited stretches
AccessibilityParts of Cinnamon Bay Loop are accessible. There is a boardwalk that meanders through the ruins suitable for strollers and wheel chairs.
What you'll see 🌄 Big views🌲 Old growth🏛️ Historic site

Meander through the ruins of the historic Cinnamon Bay Sugar Plantation. Smell the scent of the leaves from the bay rum trees, which were once used to make the famous St John Bay Rum Cologne. The boardwalk and nature loop are located across the road from the entrance to the Cinnamon Bay Campground. The nature loop is an easy 0.5 mile hike. For a more adventurous hike, try the strenuous 1 mile Cinnamon Bay Trail which begins east of the ruins. Hike uphill through a shaded forest filled with several tall trees including mango, genip, guava berry, kapok, and mammee apple. There is a 0.38 mile spur off of this trail leading to the ruins of a great house known as America Hill. This trail ends at Centerline Road.

Tips
The self-guided nature loop at the bottom takes twenty minutes and explains the plantation ruins. The main trail climbs to the America Hill great house ruin, which is unstable - look, do not enter.
Location

Cinnamon Bay, North Shore Road

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