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mblitch favorited abto.de's trip W Torres del Paine on Feb 19, 2013

Torres del Paine, Chile • 49 miles

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mblitch favorited abto.de's trip W Torres del Paine on Feb 19, 2013

Torres del Paine, Chile • 49 miles

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mblitch favorited marsflyer's trip Fitz Roy - Laguna de los Tres on Feb 19, 2013

El Chalten, Santa Cruz, Argentina • 14.7 miles

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mblitch favorited wolff5000's trip Monoa Falls to Nature center to Mall on May 15, 2011

Punahou, Hawaii, United States • 10.7 miles

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mblitch favorited fernandoeverytrail's trip Stairway to Heaven, Hawai'i on May 15, 2011

Pū‘ōhala Village, Hawaii, United States • 2.8 miles

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What happens once you meet up with the security guard? Just a disappointed look?

by chris on Feb 06, 2010 at 11:55:49 pm

Chris: Actually the security guard we met was quite friendly when we met up with him on the way back down from the trail. If we me him starting the trail or another guard and it may not be so amicable. Go early enough on the trail (prior to 7am) and you shouldn't have any problems.

by fernandoeverytrail on Sep 18, 2010 at 01:28:42 pm

awesome i think i will need to do koko head a few more times before i attempt this

by MITCH808LA on Apr 13, 2011 at 12:40:04 pm

Been before, but it's always nice to have directions. Awesome pics too.

by Bloodwych77 on Apr 16, 2011 at 07:01:22 am

The guards hours have changed! On the weekends the guard gets there at 4 AM and weekdays 6 AM. Sometimes on rainy drizzly days the guard isn't there but you never know. I'm not sure if these hours are temporary or not. If the guard is there he will NOT let you pass. If you actually manage to get by the guard and it's Laredo (he's the guard with the colored hair in the picture) he will chase you down. Unless you're in super good shape you ain't got a chance. His record is bottom to top in somewhere around 25 minutes I think. His record in a single day is 7 times up and down!

by Brothe on May 09, 2011 at 04:30:17 am

I'm going to flying into HNL Tuesday and hope to attempt this on Wednesday, so hopefully I don't get busted.

by mblitch on May 15, 2011 at 03:35:59 pm

Saturday morning, 4:30, guard was there- Bummer.

by rosejp on Aug 06, 2011 at 11:09:33 am

I went there at 4:30PM on a weekday; no guard. I was informed by a fellow on the way down that on the weekdays (maybe just during the summer) the guard is there 0430-1230/1300.

by ChanchoTrails on May 03, 2012 at 07:21:14 pm

At the entrance, is there a fence to climb behind that stop sign, or is the trail easily accessible so long as there isn't a guard?

by Traciface on Aug 28, 2012 at 07:13:54 pm

Just posting this as a concerned parent....
Yes, the hike is gorgeous, Yes the stairs are still technically "closed" .
Unfortunately the route shown here runs through Dept of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) property and is currently leased to 2 entities, charter school Ke Kula o Samuel M. Kamakau and the Koʻolaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club.
So there is still no "legal" access to the stairs. Currently the only legal way to access the trail is on a sanctioned hike with the Friends of Haiku Stairs or by getting to them from the Moanalua side of the Koʻolau. http://haikustairs.org
If you live on the island, or visiting, see if the sanctioned hikes work out.
By the way,if you are going trespass, have some respect for the families taking their kids to school, and get off the roadway and not make like you own it.

by 808Stoney on Apr 11, 2013 at 03:11:17 pm

mblitch favorited fernandoeverytrail's trip Stairway to Heaven, Hawai'i on May 15, 2011

Pū‘ōhala Village, Hawaii, United States • 2.8 miles

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What happens once you meet up with the security guard? Just a disappointed look?

by chris on Feb 06, 2010 at 11:55:49 pm

Chris: Actually the security guard we met was quite friendly when we met up with him on the way back down from the trail. If we me him starting the trail or another guard and it may not be so amicable. Go early enough on the trail (prior to 7am) and you shouldn't have any problems.

by fernandoeverytrail on Sep 18, 2010 at 01:28:42 pm

awesome i think i will need to do koko head a few more times before i attempt this

by MITCH808LA on Apr 13, 2011 at 12:40:04 pm

Been before, but it's always nice to have directions. Awesome pics too.

by Bloodwych77 on Apr 16, 2011 at 07:01:22 am

The guards hours have changed! On the weekends the guard gets there at 4 AM and weekdays 6 AM. Sometimes on rainy drizzly days the guard isn't there but you never know. I'm not sure if these hours are temporary or not. If the guard is there he will NOT let you pass. If you actually manage to get by the guard and it's Laredo (he's the guard with the colored hair in the picture) he will chase you down. Unless you're in super good shape you ain't got a chance. His record is bottom to top in somewhere around 25 minutes I think. His record in a single day is 7 times up and down!

by Brothe on May 09, 2011 at 04:30:17 am

I'm going to flying into HNL Tuesday and hope to attempt this on Wednesday, so hopefully I don't get busted.

by mblitch on May 15, 2011 at 03:35:59 pm

Saturday morning, 4:30, guard was there- Bummer.

by rosejp on Aug 06, 2011 at 11:09:33 am

I went there at 4:30PM on a weekday; no guard. I was informed by a fellow on the way down that on the weekdays (maybe just during the summer) the guard is there 0430-1230/1300.

by ChanchoTrails on May 03, 2012 at 07:21:14 pm

At the entrance, is there a fence to climb behind that stop sign, or is the trail easily accessible so long as there isn't a guard?

by Traciface on Aug 28, 2012 at 07:13:54 pm

Just posting this as a concerned parent....
Yes, the hike is gorgeous, Yes the stairs are still technically "closed" .
Unfortunately the route shown here runs through Dept of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) property and is currently leased to 2 entities, charter school Ke Kula o Samuel M. Kamakau and the Koʻolaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club.
So there is still no "legal" access to the stairs. Currently the only legal way to access the trail is on a sanctioned hike with the Friends of Haiku Stairs or by getting to them from the Moanalua side of the Koʻolau. http://haikustairs.org
If you live on the island, or visiting, see if the sanctioned hikes work out.
By the way,if you are going trespass, have some respect for the families taking their kids to school, and get off the roadway and not make like you own it.

by 808Stoney on Apr 11, 2013 at 03:11:17 pm

mblitch commented on fernandoeverytrail's trip Stairway to Heaven, Hawai'i on May 15, 2011

Pū‘ōhala Village, Hawaii, United States • 2.8 miles

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What happens once you meet up with the security guard? Just a disappointed look?

by chris on Feb 06, 2010 at 11:55:49 pm

Chris: Actually the security guard we met was quite friendly when we met up with him on the way back down from the trail. If we me him starting the trail or another guard and it may not be so amicable. Go early enough on the trail (prior to 7am) and you shouldn't have any problems.

by fernandoeverytrail on Sep 18, 2010 at 01:28:42 pm

awesome i think i will need to do koko head a few more times before i attempt this

by MITCH808LA on Apr 13, 2011 at 12:40:04 pm

Been before, but it's always nice to have directions. Awesome pics too.

by Bloodwych77 on Apr 16, 2011 at 07:01:22 am

The guards hours have changed! On the weekends the guard gets there at 4 AM and weekdays 6 AM. Sometimes on rainy drizzly days the guard isn't there but you never know. I'm not sure if these hours are temporary or not. If the guard is there he will NOT let you pass. If you actually manage to get by the guard and it's Laredo (he's the guard with the colored hair in the picture) he will chase you down. Unless you're in super good shape you ain't got a chance. His record is bottom to top in somewhere around 25 minutes I think. His record in a single day is 7 times up and down!

by Brothe on May 09, 2011 at 04:30:17 am

I'm going to flying into HNL Tuesday and hope to attempt this on Wednesday, so hopefully I don't get busted.

by mblitch on May 15, 2011 at 03:35:59 pm

Saturday morning, 4:30, guard was there- Bummer.

by rosejp on Aug 06, 2011 at 11:09:33 am

I went there at 4:30PM on a weekday; no guard. I was informed by a fellow on the way down that on the weekdays (maybe just during the summer) the guard is there 0430-1230/1300.

by ChanchoTrails on May 03, 2012 at 07:21:14 pm

At the entrance, is there a fence to climb behind that stop sign, or is the trail easily accessible so long as there isn't a guard?

by Traciface on Aug 28, 2012 at 07:13:54 pm

Just posting this as a concerned parent....
Yes, the hike is gorgeous, Yes the stairs are still technically "closed" .
Unfortunately the route shown here runs through Dept of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) property and is currently leased to 2 entities, charter school Ke Kula o Samuel M. Kamakau and the Koʻolaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club.
So there is still no "legal" access to the stairs. Currently the only legal way to access the trail is on a sanctioned hike with the Friends of Haiku Stairs or by getting to them from the Moanalua side of the Koʻolau. http://haikustairs.org
If you live on the island, or visiting, see if the sanctioned hikes work out.
By the way,if you are going trespass, have some respect for the families taking their kids to school, and get off the roadway and not make like you own it.

by 808Stoney on Apr 11, 2013 at 03:11:17 pm

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