Ram Head Trail St. John: 2023 Detailed Hiking Guide

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• Hiking distance: 2 miles roundtrip
• Hiking time: 90 minutes as long as you do not accidentally take any of the spur trails
• Difficulty: moderate

Rent a Jeep and drive to the Salt Pond Bay parking lot to park.

If you are coming from Coral Bay on Centerline Road, take a left on Route 107 and follow it down PAST Concordia. Once you pass Concordia, the road will turn sharply right and the dirt parking lot for Salt Pond Bay will be on the left.

The parking lot fills up quickly, so get there early. You also want to get there early because the hike is mostly exposed to the sun and it gets HOT.

After you park, walk 7 minutes down a dirt path until you reach Salt Pond Bay Beach, a beautiful crescent-shaped beach with gorgeous clear water.

Walk all the way to the left side of Salt Pond Bay Beach (as you face the water) and you will come across a well-marked side path that will lead you to the Salt Pond.

Yes, it actually produces salt! See the photo below.

Check it out and then make your way back to the main rocky shoreline trail.

Side trail to Salt Pond

Salt Pond

Continue your hike along the water’s edge until the very end of the shoreline, and then the trail turns left inland.  

After you turn left inland, you will navigate the path up and down a few rocky, dirt-path hills.

After about 15 minutes, the trail will abruptly end at Blue Cobblestone Beach.

We snorkeled to the right of the beach on our return hike from Ram Head, which was incredibly refreshing after getting all hot and sweaty.

Walk all the way to the left END of the beach (as you face the water) where you will pick up the trail again as it makes its ascent up the hill.

Once we navigated our way back down to the beach, we come across some other hikers and followed them to the end of the beach. The trail picks back up here as it winds its way upward toward Ram Head.

Now, the fun part.

As we made the gentle ascent, we passed by multiple gardens of Turks Head Cacti (also known as Barrel Cacti). They have these little pinkish-red fruits on top that you can supposedly eat.

We did not try it, but I read it tastes like Dragon Fruit.

We hiked past a deep ravine and crashing waves right before we reached the summit.

The breeze feels amazing as you get to the top, especially with the intense sun!

Wow, our effort was rewarded with stunning panoramic views!

Ram Head is apparently the site where slaves tragically leaped to their death to avoid recapture and torture during a slave rebellion in the 1700s.

My husband and I really enjoyed hiking the Ram Head Trail until the point we took that spur trail and got lost for 50 minutes. If you follow my instructions though and stay on the correct trail, this is an incredibly enjoyable day hike!

Looking for more outdoor activities? Check out my St. John Snorkeling Guide on all 11 sites we visited! 

If you are just in the beginning stages of planning your St John USVI getaway, then don’t miss my guide on the Top 12 Things to Do in St. John and the Best Places to Stay in St. John. 

And if you want to know how to piece all the amazing St. John activities together, check out my ultimate itinerary below. 

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