Hawaii hiking trails - Crater Rim Trail, Hawaii County

   
  Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, Crater Rim Trail in Hawaii County, Hawaii is a perfect pick. Going for a trek here in Hawaii is so much fun. There are backcountry trails all over Hawaii; Crater Rim Trail in Hawaii County is one of them. Every Hawaii backcountry trail is worth backcountry backpacking. Hiking here in Hawaii is a must. Crater Rim Trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole backpacking and hiking trail. Crater Rim Trail is 10.6 miles long; it's
    longer than many backpacking and hiking trails. This backcountry trek should take you about 1.5 days, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. An average amount of rainfall falls at Crater Rim Trail; the month of January is the wettest with most of the rain while
June is the month with the least amount of precipitation. For the period of the warm months highs here at Crater Rim Trail get into the 60's. All through the dark hours of summer temperatures drop down into the 50's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 60's, and night lows during the wintertime for Crater Rim Trail tend to be in the 40's. This is just one of a large number of trails in this neighborhood. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. Pretty far from Hilo you come upon Crater Rim Trail,  
but there's tremendous natural splendor awaiting you here along it. This wilderness hiking trail sometimes gets very dry, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. Keep in mind that this is a long wilderness hiking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. This great outdoors hiking trail is a very long great outdoors hiking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this a very tough trail for advanced walkers looking for a good challenge. This hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 474 feet, and that is lower than average.

Briefly about the general area:
If time allows, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is a national park worth stopping at; Ka Desert is a great place to check out.
A wonderful forest near Crater Rim Trail is Klauea Forest Reserve, and why not take a look at Halap also while you're here. Near Crater Rim Trail you come across splendid places like Kahele, and if you came for an overnight stay Nmakanipaio Campground is a fine site to camp.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 19.43, Longitude -155.2821
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Total hiking length = 10.6 miles

Total climbing distance = 5.4 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 5.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 474 feet


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 Trails Near Crater Rim Trail:
Halemaumau Trail, Hawaii County County , 0 miles away, 3 hiking miles, 469 feet elevation difference
Byron Ledge Trail, Hawaii County County , 0 miles away, 3.9 hiking miles, 444 feet elevation difference
Devastation Trail, Hawaii County County , 1 miles away, 0.5 hiking miles, 56 feet elevation difference
Sulphur Banks Trail, Hawaii County County , 1 miles away, 0.5 hiking miles, 58 feet elevation difference
Napau Crater Trail, Hawaii County County , 7 miles away,  11.4 hiking miles, 663 feet elevation difference
Kau Desert Trail, Hawaii County County , 7 miles away, 5.6 hiking miles, 2266 feet elevation difference
Maunaiki Trail, Hawaii County County , 7 miles away,  3.8 hiking miles, 145 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Crater Rim Trail:
Nmakanipaio Campground, Hawaii County, 2 miles away
 National Parks Near Crater Rim Trail:
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - HI , 0 miles away
 Hotels Near Crater Rim Trail:
Chalet Kilauea Collection, Volcano, Big Island , 2 miles away
Kilauea Volcano Cottages, Volcano, Big Island , 2 miles away
Volcano House, Hilo, Big Island , 6 miles away
Inn at Kulaniapia, Hilo, Big Island , 17 miles away
Sea Mountain, Pahala, Big Island , 20 miles away
 Lakes Near Crater Rim Trail
Solomons Waterhole, Hawaii County , 10 miles away

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