SABA TRAILS A The Ladder Hiking time: 40 minutes one way. Difficulty: Strenuous. The stairway begins near The Bottom, a short distance past the hospital. From the lookout at The Gap, continue down a steep road through a Atlantic Ocean residential area. The Ladder begins where the steps veer off to the left. The Ladder was used until the 1970s to bring up cargo from Ladder Bay to The Bottom. Overlooking the Saba Marine Park & Diamond Rock. Highlights: Views of coastal bluffs, old Custom’s House and ocean vistas. -40 -50 -45 B Crispeen Track -55 -35 SABA NATIONAL MARINE PARK Hiking time: 30 minutes to Crispeen, one hour to Rendez vous from The Bottom. Difficulty: Moderate. -30 The Crispeen Track begins a short distance past the dormitory in The Bottom -25 and is well marked. Follow the signs to either Bud’s Mountain Trail or The Dutch Caribbean -20 Bottom Hill Trail. The trail to Rendez vous begins above the last house on the aba left. The trail enters a rain forest and passes through fields and over a forest ridge. The trail continues into pasture land and on to junction with the Mt. -15 Scenery Trail. Access to Crispeen Track from Mt. Scenery/Windwardside is via Rendez vous trail. Highlights: Views of The Bottom and secondary rain forest. Green Island -10 8m (25ft) C Mas’ Cahone’s Hill also known as Maskehorne Hill 26 SABA NATIONAL -5 Hiking time: 20 minutes one way. Difficulty:Moderate. MARINE PARKDiamond Rock 25m (80ft) 6 Look for the trailhead signboard on your left as you head up Mt. Scenery from 6 Shark Shoal Diamond Rock Windwardside. The route passes through landscape with lush vegetation 28m (90ft) 25m (80ft) Old Sulphur Oven thick with Elephant ears and climbs past tall boulders. Highlights: Views of Hot Spring AIRPORT 4 7 Cave of The Pirate Cliffs Windwardside. S Man O’War Shoal 250 Sulphur Mine 5m (15ft) Rum Bay Entrance D Mt. Scenery Stairway Sulphur Mary’s Point Flat Point Hiking time: 1 1/2 hours one way. Difficulty: Moderate-Strenuous. Ruines F Mine Track Tidepools The stairway to the top of Mt. Scenery begins just west of The Trail Shop in 300 TH The Tide Pools 9 Windwardside. Appropriate footwear is necessary as the steps are often 250 Cover Bay Well G Torrens Piont 400 at Flat Point 350 slippery. Highlights: Secondary rain forest, fascinating changes in vegetation 7m (23ft) 300 Cove Bay 9 North Coast Trail 28 8m(25ft) along the way, abundant bird and spectacular views of neighbouring islands. 500 All Too Far Trail J H I SABA NATIONAL PARK 250 Ravine Cove bay Mary’s Point Mtn Rainforest Hell’s Gate E Sandy Cruz Trail G Hiking time: 3 hours one way. Difficulty: Moderate. 572m (1877ft) a.k.a. Zion's Hill Kelbey’s TH The trail extends from Upper Hells Gate to Troy Hill. Highlights: Primary F 400 Ridge rainforest, secondary rainforest, abundant bird life and spectacular views. Wells Bay 450 Spring Bay E Moorings B-H 500 maximum Spring Bay F Sulphur Mine Track 50 tons 550 Well D Hiking time: 40 minutes one way. Difficulty: Moderate. From the Windwardside, as you pass the church at Hell’s Gate, make a sharp C Anchorage Zone left at the second road to your left (which leads to The Gate House Hotel). 550 Continue driving along the road until you reach the end of it, there is a B Sandy Cruz Trail Troy Hill A Old Booby Hill Moorings A 586m 850 224m (735ft) private home on the left hand side. At the trail junction, follow the sign and maximum Mount Scenery (1923ft) 877m (2877ft) continue down to your right. Once you reach a grassy area overlooking the 150 tons E 250 350 Wells Bay Road Communication sea, a short scramble down the sulphur deposit will lead you to the mine Tower Third --52 250 entrance. Exploring the mine is possible, but flashlights are essential. Encounter Outer Limits 750 450 Temperatures and humidity inside the mine are high. Enter at your own risk. 31m (100ft) 1 3 30m (95ft) Spring Bay Trail Custom’s House 500 H 22m (70ft) Buds Mountain Trail700 -33 Twilight Kelbey’s Ridge Highlights: Views of Green Island, the Pirate Cliffs above the airport and Zone (Mt. Scenery) 1 TH TH steeply eroded North Coast. Sea bird watching is exceptionally rewarding in 34m 2 11 English Quarter Mt. Scenery Stairway -50 2 (110ft) L D this area. Core Gut -55 Ladder TH K 25 13m (40ft) -60 -37 The Mountain Road -49 -35-40 G The Tide Pools at Flat Point Bottom -25 Bay 650 -45 -55 550 -61 The Ladder Hiking time: 15 minutes one way. Difficulty: Easy. -43 Mountain Trail 600 -20 TH The Gap TH -15 A road just before the airport building goes down to Cove Bay and Flat Point. Mas’ Cahone’s Hill Windwardside -5 Porites 350 Mt Michel A 480 -10 Point 300 31m (100ft) (Maskehorne Hill) At the bottom of the road, walk out to the bluff overlooking the ocean. There 5 16m(50ft) 12 250 400 is no trail as such. Highlights: Tide-pools and views of the remains of the Babylon 13 15m (47ft) C 450 The Level sugarcane boiling house. Ladder The Bottom Maskehorne Hill 514m (1686ft) Labyrinth Great Hill 547m (1795ft) 14 16m(50ft) 422m H Spring Bay Trail - Kelbey’s Ridge (1383ft) Crispeen Track 500 Hiking time: 3 hours one way. Difficulty: Strenuous. Hot Spring From English Quarter, walk down the road to the right of the Agricultural TH 14 B Paris Hill Station. At the end of this road, the trail starts on your left. Continue down Hot Springs 352m Peak Hill the path to Old Booby Hill and further down to Spring Bay. Take enough 13m (40ft) 15 (1155ft) St. John’s Hill 401m (1316ft) 421m (1381ft) water and use sunblock. Highlights: Spectacular views of the ocean, Bunker Hill the airport and the island. -30 B Booby Hill 378m -5 447m (1467ft) -10 (1240ft) -40 -15 St. John’s 250 I North Coast Trail -20 Thais Hill -25 389m Hiking time: 3 hours one way. Difficulty: Strenuous, must be accompanied (1276ft) Tedran Reef by a guide. Access the North Coast Trail from the main trailhead in Lower 22m (70ft) Hell’s Gate. This trail continues beyond the boundaries of the Saba National C Park to Mary’s Point and Wells Bay. Only guided hikes are allowed beyond 16 David’s the All Too Far junction. Highlights: Spectacular views of the ocean and the Tent Reef Wall St. John’s Flat Drop-Off ruins of May’s Point. 13m (40ft) 329m (1079ft) 16m(50ft) 27 Fort Hill Hole in Hole in 137m(449ft) the Corner 24 the Corner 17 AJ ll Too Far Trail Tent Reef Saba Conservation Foundation 13m (40ft) 31m (100ft) 24 Tent Reef Wall 18 13m (43ft) Marine Park Visitor Centre Hiking time: 1 1/2 hours one way. Difficulty: Moderate-Strenuous. 13m (40ft) 17 Tent Reef Tent Reef Deep Can be started in Upper Hell’s Gate or Lower Hell’s Gate (Zion’s Hill). 13m (43ft) 18 19 22m (70ft) Starting Point in Upper Hell’s Gate; the Sandy Cruz Trailhead, connects North LEGEND -60 -55 -45 -50 SABA NATIONAL Anchorage Zone Coast Trail. Starting Point in Lower Hell’s Gate; the Sulpher Mine trail head, Dive site mooring Trailhead MARINE PARK connects North Coast Trail. -5 Highlights: Transition from dry forest to rainforest. -10 -15 Giles Quarter -20 BK ottom Mountain Trail Dive site mooring Hospital Greer Gut 22 25m (80ft) 19m (60ft) Big Rock Market Hiking time: 1 1/2 hours. Difficulty: Moderate. 13m (40ft) 21 From the Windwardside: begin Mt. Scenery Trail, follow Crispeen Track to 20 Yacht mooring Scenic view Rendez vous. At junction take right turn and follow path to Troy Hill. Highlights: Secondary rainforest and The Bottom. National park Parking BL uds Mountain Trail, Mt. Scenery Hiking time: 1 1/2 hours. Difficulty: Moderate. From Windwardside; Begin the Mount Scenery stairwell, at the junction in The Road Anchorage Rendez vous, the first trail on your left is Mas’ Cahone’s Hill. The second trail on your left is the Crispeen trail, continue past the Eco- Lodge, eventually you will pass a cottage. On your left is a sign to Bud’s Trail Fuel station Mountain, make a right turn on this trail and it will take you to Mount Scenery. Highlights: Views of Windwardside, St. Johns and secondary 0 ½ Kilometre rainforest. Mountain/Hill Police 0 ½ Mile There are more trails available. For more information: © Copyright tvc reclamebureau bv The Trail Shop, Windwardside, tel: +599 416 2630..