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Excerpted from St. John Off The
Beaten Track ©
2006 Gerald Singer
The Yawzi Point Trail begins at the eastern end of the beach
at Little Lameshur Bay and ends at the tip of the peninsula at
Yawzi Point. This narrow headland divides Great Lameshur from
Little Lameshur Bays.
The 0.3-mile Yawzi Point Trail passes through thorny scrub vegetation,
century plants, cactus, maran bush and frangipani.
This peninsula is called Yawzi Point because people infected
with yaws, an infectious tropical disease causing destructive
skin and bone lesions, were once forced to live, and die, here.
Near the beginning of the trail, about half way up the first
hill, you will find the remains of two old stone buildings.
About
200 yards further down the trail, a short spur to the left (east)
leads to a small cove surrounded by large rocks. A profusion
of wild spider lilies abound in and among the rocks and on the
hillside. For experienced snorkelers, this is a good place to
access the excellent snorkeling around Yawzi Point and on to
Little lameshur Bay.
The
Yawzi Point Trail ends at a rocky point where there are spectacular
views of Great Lameshur Bay to the east, and of the southern
shore of St. John to the west.
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