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St Michiel around the saliña

Details
03 January 2014
  • Total distance km: 4.2
  • Difficulty: Moderate
  • Terrain: Mostly level, Possibly moist
  • Duration (hours): 2 - 2.5

StMichiel rondom salina
Hike from the bay in the small fishermen's village of St. Michiel around the saliña (saltpan) of St. Michiel. 

Highlights of this trip:

  • Remains of an old salt storage building (only part of the foundation left)
  • Remains of the old indigo tank
  • sometimes lots of water birds
  • flamingoes
  • Mangroves along the saliña

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St Michiel's mountain via Seru Blandan

Details
03 January 2014
  • Total distance km: 6
  • Difficulty: Difficult
  • Terrain: Hilly, Possibly moist, Rough / sharp
  • Duration (hours): 3

User Rating: 5 / 5

StMichielsberg SeruBlandan
Hike from the bay in the small fishermen's village of St. Michiel to the top of the St. Michiel's mountain (105 meters high) via another mountain, the Seru Blandan

Highlights of this trip:

  • Remains of the old indigo tanks
  • Nice vegetation along the path
  • Lots of crabs in a muddy area
  • View from the top of the Seru Blandan
  • View from the top of the St. Michiel's mountain

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Caracasbay peninsula

Details
03 January 2014
  • Total distance km: 6.5
  • Difficulty: Moderate
  • Terrain: Mostly level, Rough / sharp
  • Duration (hours): 3

Caracasbaai schiereiland
Hike from the Caracasbay over the Caracasbay peninsula with a visit to several historical buildings in this area. An alternative route goes to the top of the Kabrietenberg (mountain of the goats) after visiting the historical buildings. A third option is to extend either of these two tracks by following an alternative route back to the car.

Highlights of this trip:

  • Fort Beekenburg which was built in the beginning of the 18th century (1703)
  • The former water building
  • Quarantine building
  • View over the Spanish water
  • Nice nature trail around the mountain or nice view from the top of the mountain

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Kabrietenberg (mountain of the goats) - new route

Details
03 January 2014
  • Total distance km: 6.4
  • Difficulty: Difficult
  • Terrain: Hilly, Rough / sharp
  • Duration (hours): 3.5

Kabrietenberg Nieuwe Route
Hike from the Caracasbay  to the top of the Kabrietenberg (78 meters high) which is the Dutch word for Mountain of the goats. From there we take a route to the coast of the Spanish Water where we continue along the coast.
This is a rather challenging hike partly over easily accessible paths, partly over rocks. The pace is somewhat higher than during most of my other hikes.

Highlights of this trip:

  • View from the top of the Kabrietenberg
  • Various views from the path along the coast
  • Challenging climbs and descends
  • Walk along historical buildings: quarantine building, fort Beekenburg

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Jan Thiel West

Details
31 December 2013
  • Total distance km: 4.7
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Terrain: Mostly level
  • Duration (hours): 2 - 2.5

User Rating: 5 / 5

JanThiel West
Hike from Jan Thiel bay to the entrance of the lagoon along the coast and then back via a different path
Highlights of this hike:

  • Ruin of the kiln with water tanks
  • Ruin of the old storage building for salt
  • Traces of the old pier
  • Old border wall
  • Nice views

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