Zion's Hill, also known by its former name Hell's Gate, is a town on the Dutch Caribbean island of Saba.
Upper Hell's Gate is the highest village in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, at an altitude of 450 m (1,480 ft) above sea level.
Lower Hell's Gate is located approximately 300 m (980 ft) above sea level.
[4] Throughout the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, most men in Hell's Gate engaged in farming as well as fishing.
[4] Before then, residents of Hell's Gate had to rely on footpaths to reach the closest village, Windwardside.
In 1959, Remy de Haenen, made the first landing of an aircraft on the island, at Flat Point, in Lower Hell's Gate.
[clarification needed] Upper Hell's Gate is a trailhead for the Sandy Cruz Trail, which ends in The Bottom.
[14] The trail takes roughly 2 hours to complete (2.5 if begun in The Bottom), and has views of Diamond Rock and the northern coastline.
[15][14] It can be reached via the Sulphur Mine Trail, which begins between Upper and Lower Hell's gate.
[14] Lower Hell's Gate is also the main trailhead for the North Coast Trail.
The trail takes roughly 3.5 hours to complete and has views of Saba's northern coastline and the ruins of the historic Mary's Point village.