Trails
 

Cayman Wildlife Connection is working on a guide to the lesser-known nature trails around the Cayman Islands. To join us for a walk in the bush, please CONTACT US.

Below you should find information on trails throughtout the Cayman Islands:

 
Guided Tours
  Grand Cayman Nature Trails
 
  Trail Plants to Avoid
 
 
 

Guided Tours

 
 

Contact the National Trust at mlaing@nationaltrust.org.ky or phone (345) 949-0121 for referrals if you are interested in a guided tour of Cayman's wilder side.
Please CONTACT US if you'd like to come along on our regular/irregular explorations "in the bush".

 
 

Grand Cayman Nature Trails

Our starter list of trails and good nature walks: Again, a work in progress.

These “trails” are completely unofficial!  Some are open to the public and some are on private land and you must have the owner’s approval to use them. Their listing here in no way authorizes anyone to use them without permission. This list is very preliminary. We are actively seeking permission from the owners to use these trails and this site will be updated as we develop this idea.

Please look at the TRAIL KEY below to better understand the information about each trail listed.

Trail Key:
 
  • name of trail
walking condition   trail type additional information
Walking condition:
1   Easy walking
  2   medium or rocky
  3   very rocky or not suitable for children under 6 years old
  *   Watch out for Maiden Plum, contact with this plant causes a very itchy rash
 
 
West Bay:
1   seashore vegetation  
  • Barkers Dyke Roads
 1   brackish area vegetation  
  • Vixville Woodland Trail
 2*   secondary growth dry woodland  
  • Tarquynn Manor/Jackson’s Pond Dyke Roads
 1   brackish area vegetation  
 George Town vicinity:
 
  • Esterley Tibbetts Hwy
 1   Mangroves (Harquail By-pass) Dyke Roads
  • George Town Barcadere/Airport Dyke Roads
 1   Mangroves  
  • Liguinea Circle Woodland
 1   original growth dry woodland  
  • Community College Woodland
 1   original growth dry woodland  
 
Spotts:
 
  • Jasmin Lane
 1   original growth dry woodland  
   
North Sound Estates:
 
  • North Sound Estates Dyke Roads
 1   brackish area vegetation  
 
Lower Valley:
 
  • Agricultural Pavilion area
 1   original growth dry woodland  
  • Sea Spray Drive Woodland road
 1   original growth dry woodland  
  • Mahogany Estates
 1   original growth dry woodland  
  • Pedro St. James to Sea Spray Drive
 3   cliff walk Beach Bay
 
Midland Acres:
 
  • Midland Acres roads
 1   water birds Trail Guide brochure available $5
 
Frank Sound – North Side:
 
3*   varied vegetation

Trail Guide brochure available $5
See "Walk The Mastic" in our Press Section

  • Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park
 1   mixed woodland Park admission: Adults $6, Children (6-12) $4
 
North Side:
 
  • Canaan Land Road
 1   original growth dry woodland  
  • Forest Glen Woodland Trail
 2*   original & secondary growth dry woodland  
 
East End:
 
1   original growth dry woodland  
  • Sunnyfield Road
1   woodland & open area – butterflies seasonal
  • Farm Road
 1   dry woodland & farmland  
  • Vintners Pond
 3*   open pasture & original growth dry woodland  
 
 

 
 

Trail Plants to Avoid

   

Maiden Plum

 
 

Beware of Maiden Plum! Do not hike in Cayman's woodlands until you learn to recognize this dangerous plant!

Maiden Plum Comocladia dentata is a Very Nasty native plant that grows aggressively in cleared areas. Forest trails should be cut as narrow as possible to prevent too much sunlight from entering the forest floor and stimulating the growth of these pests.

 
   
Lady Hair Malpigihia cubensis
 

Covered in very fine hairs that react with the skin like fiberglass. Dr. George Proctor's book Flora of the Cayman Islands says  “leaves…clothed on both sides with numerous yellowish, stiff, stinging, malpighiaceous hairs. Sometimes has a lovely red berry. Learn it and avoid it!
 
   
 


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