St. Croix Opens Maroon Sanctuary Hiking Trails (cntraveler.com)

Maroon Sanctuary Territorial Park in St. Croix opened its first official three-mile hiking and mountain biking loop on Mount Eagle this May. The new park protects 2,469 acres of forested interior containing former sugar plantations and burial grounds for escaped slaves from the 1700s and early 1800s. Planners aim to complete a 30-mile trail network through the backcountry, which also safeguards Cane Bay's coral reefs from pollution.