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St. John USVI Trails: Water
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 Water Catchment Trail Map |
The Route
The
0.8-mile Water Catchment Trail runs between Centerline Road and
the North Shore Road.
For a long time the trail was not maintainedand could be rugged going, but in 2009, the trail was improved by volunteers from the Friends of the Park and is now in excellent condition.
Highlights
The Water Catchment Trail , as its name implies, provides access to the Caneel Bay Water Catchment.
The trail is also useful for making trail loop swith the Caneel and Margaret Hill Trail by utilizing one of the two spurs connecting the two trails or where the trails intersect at the Centerline Road trailhead
Environment
The dry forest environment
is beautiful and rarely traveled and you can be relatively certain
that you will not meet other hikers on this trail.
A short spur trail lying about a quarter mile from the trailhead on Centerline Road leads back to the Caneel Hill Trail. This also provides an easier access to the Margaret Hill Overlook.
 Stone Retaining Wall |
The Water Catchment Trail passes an old stone retaining wall and a concrete drainage gutter that used to feed the reservoir with rainwater coming from the mountain valley via the natural gut.
The catchment is an extensive concrete slab that catches rainwater, leading it into a basin for temporary storage. From there, the water is piped through the force of gravity to the Caneel Bay Resort.
