Why you should do it: Easy nature walk among towering trees leads to the beautiful Kilauea Stone Dam.Area: North ShoreTrail Length: 3.50 miles (1.75 miles each way)Difficulty: Easy The Wai Kao Loop Trail, at the Anaina Hou Community Park in Kilauea, Kauai, is an easy nature walk set amidst rows of towering trees and mountain …
Hikes
The Hanalei River Jungle Hike trail, located at the end of Ohiki Road in Hanalei, is a seldom-used, overgrown trail in the dense underbrush of the upper Hanalei River area. Unfortunately, the trail is in a prohibited area. A yellow gate (on your left very near the end of the road when traveling up Ohiki …
The Awaawapuhi Trail is one of Kauai’s premier hikes and is a bucket list item for many hikers. The trail almost literally takes hikers to the edge of the world. The payoff after a rather mundane hike down a three-mile forested, substantially muddy path is a spectacular, jaw-dropping view of Kauai’s Na Pali Coast from …
The Powerline Trail on Kauai is a hardscrabble trail that cuts across a swath of the island from the Keahua Arboretum to Princeville. That’s right, there’s a trail that links these two disparate points! The trail is actually an old road that follows a powerline (hence the name). However, don’t let the word “road” fool …
Why you should do it: Stunning trail is perhaps the most beautiful on Kauai and one of the most scenic in the entire world.Trail Length: 1.6 miles (one way)Area: Kokee State Park / Waimea CanyonDifficulty: Moderate when drier, difficult when muddy and during rains. Kauai’s Kalepa Ridge Trail is perhaps the most beautiful trail on …
Why you should do it: Perhaps the most scenic mountain stream trail in Hawaii. Area: Kokee State Park Trail Length: 1.8 miles Difficulty: Easy Location at Google Maps The Kawaikoi Stream Trail is a loop trail that starts at the Sugi Grove campsite and follows the Kawaikoi Stream in a beautiful forest setting that includes Japanese …
Why you should do it: Little known trail offers grand views of Waimea and Poomau Canyons, along with much greenery along the way.Trail Length: 1.5 milesArea: Waimea CanyonDifficulty: Intermediate The Poomau Canyon Ditch Trail is off the beaten path, and off the radar for many Kauai hikers. The trail gets far less mention than other …
The short Iliau Nature Loop Trail is a nice introduction to the Waimea Canyon area. The trail offers beautiful views of Waimea and Waialae canyons and features unique vegetation endemic to the island of Kauai. Well maintained, the wide trail consists of the red dirt common in the Waimea Canyon area. Elevation gain is less …