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Halape Backcountry Trail

📍 Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii

Strenuous 📏 16.0 Out-and-Back

The Halape Backcountry Trail descends from the rim of Kilauea caldera through stark lava fields and over the dramatic Hi…

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Alakai Swamp Trail

📍 Kokee, Kauai, HI

Strenuous 📏 7.5 Out-and-Back

The Alakai Swamp Trail traverses the highest elevation swamp in the world, a haunting and biologically extraordinary eco…

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Awa'awapuhi Trail

📍 Kokee, Kauai, HI

Strenuous 📏 6.0 Out-and-Back

The Awa'awapuhi Trail delivers one of the most spectacular viewpoints in all of Hawaii, ending at a narrow ridge 2,500 f…

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Barking Sands Dune Trail

📍 Polihale, Kauai, HI

Easy 📏 1.5 Loop

The Barking Sands Dune Trail explores the remarkable sand dunes at Polihale, where a rare acoustic phenomenon produces a…

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Canyon Trail to Waipo'o Falls

📍 Waimea, Kauai, HI

Moderate 📏 3.2 Out-and-Back

The Canyon Trail to Waipo'o Falls traverses the dramatic interior of Waimea Canyon, often called the Grand Canyon of the…

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Crater Rim Trail – Halema'uma'u

📍 Kilauea Visitor Center, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, Hawaii

Easy 📏 2.0 Out-and-Back

The Crater Rim Trail section near Halema'uma'u offers the most direct view into Kilauea's active summit caldera — a 280-…

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Devastation Trail

📍 Devastation Trail Parking, Big Island

Easy 📏 1.0 Out-and-Back

Devastation Trail crosses the cinder field deposited by the 1959 Kilauea Iki eruption — one of the most violent eruption…

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Devastation Trail

📍 Devastation Trail Parking, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, Hawaii

Easy 📏 1.0 Out-and-Back

Devastation Trail crosses the surreal cinder field deposited during the 1959 Kilauea Iki eruption — a 36-day volcanic ev…

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Ethnobotanical Loop

📍 Wailuku, Maui, HI

Easy 📏 0.3 Loop

The Ethnobotanical Loop within Iao Valley State Monument is a short educational walk through a living collection of plan…

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Halemau'u Trail

📍 Halemau'u Trailhead, Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii

Strenuous 📏 7.4 Out-and-Back

Halemau'u Trail descends the dramatic inner wall of Haleakala crater — a 7-mile-wide, 2,600-foot-deep erosional depressi…

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Halemau'u Trail to Holua

📍 Halemau'u Trailhead, Maui

Strenuous 📏 8.0 Out-and-Back

Halemau'u Trail descends from the crater rim at 8,000 feet into the floor of Haleakala's volcanic depression via a serie…

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Hanakapiai Falls

📍 Haena, Kauai, HI

Strenuous 📏 8.0 Out-and-Back

The hike to Hanakapiai Falls extends two miles inland from Hanakapiai Beach through a lush valley carved by the Hanakapi…

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Hosmer Grove Loop

📍 Hosmer Grove Campground, Maui

Easy 📏 0.5 Loop

Hosmer Grove Loop at Haleakala National Park provides access to the extraordinary endemic bird community of the Hawaiian…

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Iao Needle Overlook Trail

📍 Wailuku, Maui, HI

Easy 📏 0.6 Loop

The Iao Needle Overlook Trail leads to the most famous natural landmark on Maui, the Iao Needle, a 2,250-foot volcanic s…

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Iliau Nature Loop

📍 Waimea, Kauai, HI

Easy 📏 0.3 Loop

The Iliau Nature Loop is a short interpretive trail at the rim of Waimea Canyon that introduces visitors to the rare ili…

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Kalalau Full Trail

📍 Haena, Kauai, HI

Strenuous 📏 22.0 Point-to-Point

The full 11-mile Kalalau Trail is widely regarded as the ultimate Kauai hiking experience and one of the most spectacula…

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Kalalau Trail - Mile 0-2

📍 Haena, Kauai, HI

Strenuous 📏 4.0 Out-and-Back

The first two miles of the Kalalau Trail represent the most accessible and rewarding section of the most dramatic coasta…

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Kepaniwai Park Trail

📍 Wailuku, Maui, HI

Easy 📏 0.5 Loop

The Kepaniwai Park Trail winds through a unique heritage park within Iao Valley that celebrates the diverse ethnic group…

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Kilauea Iki Trail

📍 Kilauea Iki Trailhead, Big Island

Moderate 📏 4.0 Loop

Kilauea Iki Trail is the finest day hike in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, descending through a rain forest of giant tr…

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Kukui Trail

📍 Waimea, Kauai, HI

Strenuous 📏 5.0 Out-and-Back

The Kukui Trail is the most demanding route in Waimea Canyon State Park, descending steeply from the canyon rim all the …

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Kulanaokuaiki Campground Trail

📍 Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii

Easy 📏 2.5 Loop

The Kulanaokuaiki Campground Trail explores the surreal summit plateau landscape of the Kau Desert within Hawaii Volcano…

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Leleiwi Overlook Trail

📍 Leleiwi Overlook, Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii

Easy 📏 0.5 Out-and-Back

The Leleiwi Overlook Trail is a short walk to one of Haleakala's most remarkable atmospheric phenomena — the Brocken spe…

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Leleiwi Overlook Walk

📍 Leleiwi Overlook, Maui

Easy 📏 0.3 Out-and-Back

Leleiwi Overlook provides the most dramatic view of the cloud inversion phenomenon that defines Haleakala's visual chara…

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Lighthouse Trail

📍 Makapu'u, HI

Easy 📏 0.5 Out-and-Back

The Lighthouse Trail at the eastern tip of Oahu provides a short and accessible coastal walk to a viewpoint overlooking …

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Mauna Iki Trail

📍 Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii

Moderate 📏 7.0 Loop

Mauna Iki Trail traverses a remarkable section of the Kau Desert within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, passing through …

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Mauna Loa Summit Trail

📍 Mauna Loa Road End Trailhead, Big Island

Strenuous 📏 13.0 Out-and-Back

Mauna Loa Summit Trail climbs to the caldera of the world's largest active volcano, reaching the rim of Moku'aweoweo Cal…

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Napau Crater Trail

📍 Mauna Ulu Trailhead, Big Island

Strenuous 📏 14.0 Out-and-Back

Napau Crater Trail traverses the East Rift Zone of Kilauea through some of the most active and recently formed lava fiel…

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Napau Crater Trail

📍 Mauna Ulu Trailhead, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, Hawaii

Strenuous 📏 14.0 Out-and-Back

The Napau Crater Trail traverses the most volcanically active corridor in Kilauea's East Rift Zone, crossing 14 miles of…

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Oahu Coastal Vista

📍 Honolulu, HI

Easy 📏 0.75 Loop

The Oahu Coastal Vista loop traces the lower rim of the Diamond Head crater, offering the first panoramic lookout encoun…

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Pihea Trail

📍 Kokee, Kauai, HI

Strenuous 📏 7.6 Loop

The Pihea Trail begins at the Puu o Kila Overlook, one of the most dramatic viewpoints on Kauai, perched above the Kalal…

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Pipiwai Trail to Waimoku Falls

📍 Kipahulu District, Maui

Moderate 📏 4.0 Out-and-Back

Pipiwai Trail in the Kipahulu District — the remote coastal section of Haleakala National Park on Maui's lush eastern co…

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Polihale Beach Walk

📍 Polihale, Kauai, HI

Easy 📏 3.0 Out-and-Back

Polihale Beach Walk traverses the southern end of the longest beach in Hawaii, a 17-mile continuous stretch of golden sa…

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Sliding Sands – Lower Section

📍 Kalahaku Overlook / Summit Visitor Center, Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii

Moderate 📏 4.0 Out-and-Back

The lower section of the Sliding Sands Trail (Keonehe'ehe'e) descends the steep southwest wall of Haleakala crater throu…

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Sliding Sands to Holua Cabin

📍 Summit Visitor Center, Maui

Strenuous 📏 8.0 Out-and-Back

Sliding Sands Trail descends from the Haleakala summit rim into the volcanic depression below on a gradual slope of volc…

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Summit Trail

📍 Honolulu, HI

Moderate 📏 1.6 Loop

The Summit Trail at Diamond Head State Monument climbs the interior of an extinct volcanic tuff cone to a commanding 761…

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Sunset Ridge Trail

📍 Polihale, Kauai, HI

Easy 📏 2.0 Loop

The Sunset Ridge Trail climbs to the low cliffs and rocky headlands at the northern end of Polihale Beach, the precise p…

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Thurston Lava Tube Loop

📍 Thurston Lava Tube Trailhead, Big Island

Easy 📏 1.0 Loop

Thurston Lava Tube is the most accessible lava tube experience in the national park system, a 500-foot-long tunnel forme…

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Chain of Craters Road Cycling

📍 Crater Rim Drive Junction, Big Island

Strenuous 📏 40.0 Out-and-Back

Chain of Craters Road descends 20 miles from the Kilauea summit to the Pacific Ocean coast, dropping 3,700 feet through …

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Hana Highway Cycling -- Hana to Kipahulu

📍 Hana, Maui

Strenuous 📏 16.0 Out-and-Back

The section of the Hana Highway between Hana town and the Kipahulu District of Haleakala National Park is the most chall…

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