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M aintained by the Saba Conservation Foundation, about twenty well-marked hiking trails await visitors. The most famous, the Mount Scenery Stairway,starts at the entrance of Windwardside village, on the left as you go uphill. Nearby, the Trail Shop provides detailed information about the trail network. The hike, which takes about an hour and a half through lush vegetation and shaded forest, leads to the summit of the volcano, whose last eruption occurred around 1640. At the top, in a cool,misty atmosphere, hikers will discover a tropical rainforest filled with tree ferns, orchids, and mahogany trees. The Elfin Trail, the island’s oldest path, was once used by generations of farmers culti- vating the volcano’s slopes. Another must-do hike is The Ladder, a 400-step staircase once used to haul goods—on men’s or donkeys’ backs—from boats landing below,long before the current road was completed in 1958. Near the airport, a small path leads to the Tide Pools, striking natural pools carved out by the waves. For something unusual, another trail takes you to the remains of an old sulphur mine. More info on https://www.lovesabadutch caribbean.com/hiking.html Hiking Trails The tide pools © Laurent Benoît Sous les fougères arborescentes / Beneath the tree ferns © Laurent Benoît