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| | Going for a backcountry hike here in Hawaii is a nice way to spend some time. Every single Hawaii hiking and backpacking trail is worth backpacking. Can’t wait to get out in the great outdoors, Kaaha Trail in Hawaii County, Hawaii is the great outdoors at its best. This backpacking and hiking trail is a mid length backpacking and hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this wilderness trail tremendous for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Kaaha Trail is a wilderness hiking trail quite far from Hilo, but when you backcountry |
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trek it you're always having a fine time. Kaaha Trail gets very little precipitation; the month with most of the rain is January while June is mostly the driest month. This is a long great outdoors hiking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. The total elevation
| | difference for Kaaha Trail is 2,271 feet which is an average number. Being 6.8 miles long it's a mid length backcountry hike. This is a one trailhead great outdoors hiking trail, so you'll be backcountry hiking it in and back out. Backcountry trails are delightful and plentiful in Hawaii, and among these are Kaaha Trail in Hawaii County. This is one of many wilderness trails in the surrounding vicinity. This wilderness trail goes through some very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the wilderness trail could be very different from | |
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other parts of it. Outdoors folks generally like this part of Hawaii. During the months of summer highs here at Kaaha Trail get into the 50's. Once the sun is down it drops down to the 30's. The winter comes with highs in the 40's with temperatures at Kaaha Trail dipping down into
the 30's throughout winter nights. The time needed for this hike is roughly 6 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. This vicinity does get very dry sometimes, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove
or make a camp fire. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping.
Briefly about the general area: Opihinehe is close by and always splendid to stop at, and since you're here why not check out Pohakaa. This is a popular place for folks from Hilo. Hawaii
Volcanoes National Park is a pleasant local destination here at Kaaha Trail, and camping at Nmakanipaio Campground is always a great experience.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 19.2961, Longitude -155.3059 - - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 6.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Total elevation difference: 2271 feet

Sea Mountain, Pahala, Big Island
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12 miles away
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Volcano Kilauea Accommodations, Volcano, Big Island
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12 miles away
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| | Trails Near Kaaha Trail:
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Hilina Pali Trail, Hawaii County
County
, 4 miles away, 9.6 hiking miles, 1823 feet elevation difference |
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Halape Trail, Hawaii County
County
, 5 miles away, 14.2 hiking miles, 2922 feet elevation difference |
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Kau Desert Trail, Hawaii County
County
, 5 miles away, 5.6 hiking miles, 2266 feet elevation difference |
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Maunaiki Trail, Hawaii County
County
, 6 miles away, 3.8 hiking miles, 145 feet elevation difference |
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Keauhou Trail, Hawaii County
County
, 8 miles away, 13.8 hiking miles, 2698 feet elevation difference |
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| | Hotels Near Kaaha Trail:
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Sea Mountain, Pahala, Big Island
, 12 miles away |
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Volcano Kilauea Accommodations, Volcano, Big Island
, 12 miles away |
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Kilauea Volcano Cottages, Volcano, Big Island
, 13 miles away |
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Hilo Seaside Hotel, Hilo, Big Island
, 35 miles away |
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Hilo Hawaiian Hotel, Hilo, Big Island
, 35 miles away |
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