Kukui Trail (Kauai)
A new KamloopsTrails short video is now published: Click the YouTube link for more KamloopsTrails videos.
Continue reading...A new KamloopsTrails short video is now published: Click the YouTube link for more KamloopsTrails videos.
Continue reading...On successive trips to Kauai, Maui, and the Big Island of Hawaii we have hiked as many trails as we can and then on return we have included posts about these hikes on Kamloops Trails. We estimate that we have done 100 different hikes on established trails, over headlands, scrambling down to remote beach routes, on muddy jungle paths, through … Continue reading…
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Continue reading...KamloopsTrails has a new video on You Tube – The Alakai’i Swamp Trail. this unique trail is through the highest swamp on the planet on top of the mountain on Kauai. I have done this hike three times and will return when I can to do it again.
Continue reading...Nonou or The Sleeping Giant is a small mountain overlooking the east shore of Kauai near Wailua. It is a popular hike near the population centers of Kapa’a, Wailua, and Lihue. There are 3 trailheads – from the southwest (longest), from the west, or from the east. All 3 trails join up on the ridge. We chose the east … Continue reading…
Kalepa Ridge overlooks the shoreline of the east coast of Kauai between the Wailua River and Hanamaulu. The highest point on the ridge is 709 feet so there is a short steep climb on an access road to the south end of the ridge. From there the ridge route (informal trail) goes north to a point overlooking the Wailua River. … Continue reading…
There are a number of “kayak rental companies” that have plastic sit-on-top kayaks for use on the ocean in protected waters. We have rented them several times when these are all that are available. We paddled the Hanalei River on Kauai last year hen this year we paddled A’ Bay on the Big Island. First of all, we were astounded … Continue reading…
Backroads climb up into the bottom of the east crater of Wai’ale’ ale, below the wettest spot on the planet. From the end of the paved road at the Keaha Arboretum we have to drive through two streams and navigate unsigned, muddy and rough backroads deep into the rainforest. For those wishing to explore the Kaapoko Tunnels or the Blue … Continue reading…
Just south of Kilauea on the island of Kauai a backroad bears east down the hills to a parking area about Kahili (Rock Quarry) Beach. This fine beach is a short hike down to a crescent breach on the northeast corner of the island. On calm days this is a good place to swim and snorkel. On our last visit, … Continue reading…
Princeville sits on rocky bluffs overlooking the ocean on the north shore of Kauai. there are long beaches at either end – Anini Beach is a fine beach for families on the east side and the wide crescent of Hanalei Beach is on the west side. For most beach-goers these are the best choices, but there are more options for … Continue reading…
On the west side of Kauai, we can climb the Waimea Canyon Road to look into the canyon and hike the trails along the rim. At the upper end of the canyon road we enter Kokee Park for more wonderful hikes. Right at the junction between the two is a small parking area where we can hike a series of … Continue reading…
The only Hawaiian island that has navigable rivers is Kauai. The Hanalei River is the second largest (in flow) on the island, descending from the upper slopes of Mt. Wai’ale’ale to the ocean in 15.7 miles. The lower part of the river flows slowly through dense forests, past taro fields, and then it winds through a flat coastal estuary. … Continue reading…
Kauai has many wonderful hikes but there are also a number of excellent seacliff routes down to pocket beaches. Many of these are off backroads to a parking spot. Larsen’s Beach is down Koolau Road south of Kilauea, then along the Larsens Beach sideroad. At the end of the gravel road are a number of parking spots. The trail … Continue reading…
The north shore of Kauai has fewer trails than other parts of the island, although it does have the Kalalau Trail, one of the top destination hikes in the world. There are a few beach hikes or scrambles down to pocket beaches, but the only other hike in the Hanalei area is the Okolehao Trail. We went out with a … Continue reading…