Cinnamon Bay Trail

Hiking trails St. JohnLast verified October 31, 2026

Around St. John

The white beach of Trunk Bay and the small, wooded Trunk Cay seen from the hillside above — Trunk Bay, St. John

Sailboats moored in Cruz Bay below red-roofed buildings on the hillside of St. John — Cruz Bay, St. John

Boats anchored off a palm-lined beach in Cruz Bay, St. John, beneath tall white clouds — Cruz Bay, St. John

The Cinnamon Bay Trail is a strenuous 1-mile climb in Virgin Islands National Park from the Cinnamon Bay plantation ruins on North Shore Road up to Centerline Road. It begins east of the ruins, across the road from Cinnamon Bay Beach and Campground; hikers can park in the beach lot. The path rises through shaded forest with tall mango, genip, guava berry, kapok and mammee apple trees. A 0.38-mile side trail leads to America Hill, the ruins of a great house that look out over Maho Bay, Francis Bay and Mary's Point. The trail ends on Centerline Road, so plan to hike back down or arrange a pickup; the park discourages walking on its narrow roads. Carry at least half a gallon of water for every four hours of hiking and expect little or no cell service. There is no fee, and leashed dogs are allowed.

Services

Strenuous 1-mile trail from North Shore Road to Centerline Road
0.38-mile spur to the America Hill great house ruins
Parking in the Cinnamon Bay beach lot
No fee
Leashed dogs allowed

How we checked

Last verified on October 31, 2026. We checked it against the sources below.

Source: National Park Service pages https://www.nps.gov/thingstodo/cinnamon-bay-trails.htm (updated March 30, 2021; strenuous 1-mile Cinnamon Bay Trail beginning east of the ruins, shaded forest and tree species, 0.38-mile spur to the America Hill great house ruins, ends at Centerline Road, parking in the beach lot, leashed dogs on trails), https://www.nps.gov/viis/planyourvisit/hiking-in-viis.htm (updated September 8, 2022; photo of the America Hill ruins with the view of Maho Bay, Francis Bay and Mary's Point; half a gallon of water per four hours; limited or no cell service; avoid hiking on the narrow roads), https://www.nps.gov/viis/planyourvisit/fees.htm (no entrance fee) and the park alerts feed https://www.nps.gov/viis/park-alerts-viis.json (no closure posted); Friends of Virgin Islands National Park FY26 Terrestrial Programs Report, https://friendsvinp.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/FY_26-Trails-Terrestrial-Report.pdf (Cinnamon Bay Trail, America Hill Spur and America Hill ruins maintained); all accessed 2026-10-31. NPS gives no hiking time for this trail. Map point: NPS Public POIs dataset, trailhead 'Cinnamon Bay Trail' (OBJECTID 27457), https://mapservices.nps.gov/arcgis/rest/services/NationalDatasets/NPS_Public_POIs_Geographic/FeatureServer/0, accessed 2026-10-31.

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