Mount Mazinga

I felt that the higher you get, the more this hike turns into a climb, which is especially true for the descent into the crater. It probably didn’t help that on my day it was super hot and humid followed by torrential rain! Nevertheless, the nature is amazing, very lush and green and the smell was amazing, and lots of land crabs on the way!

The hike to the top and in the crater of the Quill is probably the most amazing hike I've ever done! The views are amazing (especially when looking into the crater from the top), the nature is beautiful, and the hike itself is very adventurous with parts that include climbing (the ropes were a big help). In most parts of the hike it is very easy to find the right way, since they indicated this with orange ribbons around tree trunks and branches 🌄🌿

Nice hike. Go to Mazinga, on the ridge. Second highest point of the vulcano, where you can climb on a rock higher than the trees. This spot gives a 360 view, but keep in mind: once you climb up, you have to come down. Took about 4 hours to hike to the ridge, into the crater, back to the ridge, up over the ridge to mazinga and then all the way back down.

This is at the same time a very beautiful and a very doable hike of about 2 hours up and 1,5 hours down, mostly through very lush forest that shelters you from the sun. The path ascends gradually, there are just a few short sections with rock stairs, and every level of relative fitness will make it to the rim. Even if you only have a few hours on the island during a one-day visit from a neighbouring island, make sure to hike at least a part of this trail. You won't regret it !

The Quill is a stratovolcano located on the island of Sint Eustatius in the Caribbean Netherlands. The summit elevation is 601 m (1,972 ft) above sea level. It is also the second highest mountain in the Netherlands.

It was not hard to reach the ridge of the volcano, and it only took me 1.5hours to there

Oh mais quelle rendo ! C'est absolument incroyable de se retrouver dans une forêt humide (dans la caldeira) sur une île aussi sèche. On peut voir de magnifiques points de vu mais aussi des arbre gigantesque comme des fromagers et des figuiers maudits. Le marquage est en plus jolie et simple à comprendre. Je recommande à 1000%.

Prachtige Hike. Door het bos naar de kraterrand. Vanaf daar kun je de krater in of over de rand beide kanten op verder omhoog klimmen. Fatastische uitzichten over heel statia