Trails & Hiking · St. John
Cinnamon Bay Nature Loop
An easy half-mile nature loop through Cinnamon Bay plantation ruins and shaded forest, with an accessible opening boardwalk.
Trail details
- Distance
- 0.5-mile loop
- Estimated time
- 30-60 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Route type
- Loop
- Terrain
- Boardwalk followed by moderately sloped packed earth with occasional roots and rocks
- Shade / exposure
- Deep shade through much of the forest section
- Accessibility
- The first 0.09 mile is a four-foot-wide concrete and wooden boardwalk with very little slope; the remaining loop is not fully accessible
Highlights
- Cinnamon Bay plantation ruins
- Interpretive waysides
- Bay rum trees
- Birding
- Historic tombs
Plan the route
- Access
- Located across North Shore Road from the Cinnamon Bay Campground entrance; use the beach parking lot.
- Pets
- Leashed dogs are allowed on trails with restrictions
Important hazards
- Roots and rocks occur beyond the boardwalk
- Cross North Shore Road carefully between parking and the trail area
Conditions and access can change. Check current notices before setting out.
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