North Coast Fusion Trail - Path

This is a fusion trail. I've only done short sections of this trail in 2013, but it was well marked and clear at the time.

North Post to Macqueripe (from trini outdoors)hike offers the opportunity for ridge hiking through natural forest, secondary forest and abandoned agricultural land interspersed with views of the Caribbean Sea. To get to North Post, you drive to the end of the Diego Martin Main Road, going past the River Estate Museum and then proceed up the North Post Road to its end. The area has been called North Post because in the days of sailing ships there was a signaling station atop the hill at the end of the road. This station was used to send signals to Port of Spain about ships approaching Trinidad. At present there is a telecommunications installation at the site of the former signals station. The hike begins at this installation and there is space for limited vehicle parking along the roadway.

The initial portion of the hike provides a clear view of the Caribbean Sea, then goes through a pine forest, followed by semi-agricultural land. The start of the hike is just below the telecommunications installation and on the mornings of the Great Race (a power boat race between Trinidad and Tobago usually held in August) the area is used by many to get a view of the boats as they race along the north coast. For those who simply desire a short walk in cool natural surroundings with clean air, this first leg of the hike provides that opportunity with a full view of the Diego Martin Valley and a clear view of the Caribbean Sea. The total one-way distance covered on this hike is five miles (8 kilometers) which should take approximately 4 hours. The Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists Club Trail Guide rates this hike between moderate to strenuous