Trips
After reviewing the host of literature on the key hikes to do in Kauai, we decided on this loop trail that provided breathtaking views of the Napali Coast. In researching, we came across a great website that offered great resources on hikes throughout the Islands. Strongly recommend checking out http://www.kauaiexplorer.com/hiking_kauai/ for up-to-date information and a great forum section with comments and questions from hikers. We hoped to get on the trail by 7:30am...
We drove to the top and hiked down into the Waimea Canyon, then hiked back up to the car.
Awesome hike. When it looked like rainy weather for the day we headed to the south side for some sun, and decided to hike this trail knowing that it would be dryer on this side of the island. We were right. We had a beautiful sunny day and downright hot sometimes. We saw wild goats on the way down and the way up, as well as the nene goose. The trail is well...
Bev wanted to do something active today and has always liked the Waimea Canyon, so I chose the Kukui Trail. It didn't look like it would be too hard at only about five miles, but it is steep, rough, and slippery. The mileage stats don't look impressive, but check out the altitude changes. We hiked down to the Waimea River at the bottom for a late lunch and then started the climb...
Mary Jo and I parked at the Koke'e lodge and hiked from the Nu'alolo trailhead to Lolo Vista and the Cliff Trail and back up the Awa trail and back to the lodge to complete the 11+ mile loop. This was my first attemp at uploading to FB from a cell phone app hope it works the views were incredible!
Nice hike towards the Ocean with very nice views.
It's actually a combination of 3 trails to make it a loop...
1) Canyon Trail
2) Kumuwela Trail
3) Halemanu-Koke'e Trail
The canyon portion has spectacular vistas. The next two are quite jungly and allow the hiker a great cross section of flora at the various altitudes. It's a great hike with lots of variety for those who don't like to return on the same trail you hiked out on.
Enjoy!
This is the canyon hike with the black pipe trail added on the way back for some different scenery. that is why you see a loop off to the left, to shorten the hike skip the loop and go back the same way you came because we ended it at the look out. not where we stared. if you end where we did it a little walk up hill on the road...
