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| | It's a long journey from Hilo to Hilo Trail, but it's one of those places where hiking is delightful. While visiting this neighborhood in Hawaii it's an outstanding idea to go hiking too. There are many good great outdoors trails in Hawaii; one of them being Hilo Trail in Hawaii County. This is one of many great outdoors hiking trails in the surrounding region. Hilo Trail has two trailheads, so backpacking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. For the duration of the summer months, highs regularly are in the 80's at Hilo Trail while |
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night lows are commonly in the 60's. For the duration of the winter highs are commonly in the 70's, and night lows in the 60's for Hilo Trail. Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, if you happen to be in Hawaii County of Hawaii, Hilo Trail is a tremendous local
| | hiking trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. This hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 1,191 feet which is about average. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Hilo Trail is many miles long with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this great outdoors hiking trail delightful for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. This walk should take you about 3.5 days, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need. This is a long great outdoors hiking trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. | |
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Sometimes this great outdoors hiking trail gets really dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. Every great outdoors trail in Hawaii is worth hiking. Being 23 miles long; it's considered a longer hike.
You spend the whole hike in roughly the same elevation zone, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your hike. Backpacking in Hawaii is always an enjoyable thing to do. The yearly precipitation here at Hilo Trail is about average; the month with most of
the rain is January, and the driest of the months is June.
Briefly about the general area:
Upper Waikea Forest Reserve is a wonderful local forest, and Nmakanipaio Campground is a brilliant campground nearby. The nice folks of Hilo like to hang out nearby, and a short
visit to Waterhole Spring is always worthwhile.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is one of the destinations close to Hilo Trail that are glorious to go to. Hopukani Springs is an inspiring site to stop by during your stay, and nearby you locate glorious locations like Waiaama Gulch.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 19.6722, Longitude -155.3452
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 19.7224, Longitude -155.3885
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 11.5 miles
Total climbing distance = 7.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
6.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 11.5 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.1 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 23 miles
Total climbing distance = 8.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 days
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 23 miles
Total climbing distance = 8.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 days
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Total elevation difference: 1191 feet
Inn at Kulaniapia, Hilo, Big Island
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4 miles away
Kulaniapia is a large parcel, 22 acres and features our 120-ft. waterfall which is viewable from almost every corner of our inn. We are perched at a cool 850 feet above Hilo with panoramic ocean and w...
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Volcano House, Hilo, Big Island
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16 miles away
Since 1846, this historically famous hotel is located on the summit rim of the Kilauea Cadlera and is nestled in an Ohia forest right inside of the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Steps away from th...
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User input for Hilo Trail, Hawaii County, Hawaii:
Outdoors Recreation Near Hilo, Hawaii
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Hilo, Hawaii, the metro area neareast to Hilo Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Hilo Trail, Hawaii County, Hawaii
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| | Trails Near Hilo Trail:
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Puu Oo Volcano Trail, Hawaii County
County
, 2 miles away, 5 hiking miles, 108 feet elevation difference |
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Mauna Kea Umikoa Trail, Hawaii County
County
, 10 miles away, 7 hiking miles, 3631 feet elevation difference |
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Maulua Trail, Hawaii County
County
, 12 miles away, 1 hiking miles, 89 feet elevation difference |
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Mauna Loa Trail, Hawaii County
County
, 14 miles away, 26.8 hiking miles, 6527 feet elevation difference |
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Waipunalei Trail, Hawaii County
County
, 17 miles away, 4.8 hiking miles, 3314 feet elevation difference |
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Sulphur Banks Trail, Hawaii County
County
, 19 miles away, 0.5 hiking miles, 58 feet elevation difference |
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Byron Ledge Trail, Hawaii County
County
, 19 miles away, 3.9 hiking miles, 444 feet elevation difference |
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| | Hotels Near Hilo Trail:
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Inn at Kulaniapia, Hilo, Big Island
, 4 miles away |
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Volcano House, Hilo, Big Island
, 16 miles away |
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Kilauea Volcano Cottages, Volcano, Big Island
, 19 miles away |
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Chalet Kilauea Collection, Volcano, Big Island
, 20 miles away |
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Uncle Billys Hilo Bay, Hilo, Big Island
, 21 miles away |
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19 miles away
