Hawaii hiking trails - Kalapana Trail, Hawaii County

   
  Here in Hawaii backpacking is an outstanding idea. Every Hawaii backcountry hiking trail is different from the others. Can’t wait to get out in the fresh air, Kalapana Trail in Hawaii County, Hawaii is a tremendous site for getting out. This is a long great outdoors hiking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. All the water falling down from the sky makes Kalapana Trail a wet place; the month with most of the rain is March, and the driest month of the year is June. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you
    go. Kalapana Trail is to be found a rather long drive from Hilo, but It's always exciting to trek here. Kalapana Trail is 35.4 miles long; it's considered a longer hike. For the period of the warm months at Kalapana Trail temperatures are generally in the 60's while nighttime lows
are ordinarily in the 50's. Daytime highs throughout the wintertime are in the 60's while Kalapana Trail nighttime low temperatures throughout the wintertime are in the 40's. This is just one of a large number of great outdoors hiking trails in this neighborhood. This hiking trail has only one trailhead, so you'll be backcountry hiking it in and back out. Hawaii has plenty of delightful backcountry hiking trails, and among these are Kalapana Trail in Hawaii County. A visit to Hawaii is not complete without some backpacking. Some parts of Kalapana Trail are  
much higher up than other parts of the backpacking trail which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the backpacking trail. Kalapana Trail has a total elevation difference of 2,831 feet which is a higher than average number. The length of this hiking trail is on the longer side having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a perfect great outdoors hiking trail for experienced walkers in nice shape. This walk should take you about 5 days, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need.

Briefly about the general area:
If you're looking for a beach in the neighborhood of Kalapana Trail, we recommend Kamokuna, and if you're here at Kalapana Trail it's a great idea to pop by Ka Desert. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is one of the destinations near Kalapana Trail that are perfect to go to.
Kalapana Trail is a nice place to camp, Nmakanipaio Campground is a nice place, and close by you discover Ka Lae Apuki. Since you're here at Kalapana Trail why not explore Kahele, and a wooded neighborhood close by is Naulu Forest.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 19.306, Longitude -155.0828
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Total in and out hiking length = 35.4 miles

Total climbing distance = 14.7 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 5 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 3.5 days

Total elevation difference: 2831 feet


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 Trails Near Kalapana Trail:
Naulu Trail, Hawaii County County , 3 miles away,  4.2 hiking miles, 632 feet elevation difference
Napau Crater Trail, Hawaii County County , 5 miles away,  11.4 hiking miles, 663 feet elevation difference
Puna Ka Trail, Hawaii County County , 6 miles away,  20.8 hiking miles, 607 feet elevation difference
Keauhou Trail, Hawaii County County , 7 miles away,  13.8 hiking miles, 2698 feet elevation difference
Devastation Trail, Hawaii County County , 10 miles away, 0.5 hiking miles, 56 feet elevation difference
Halape Trail, Hawaii County County , 10 miles away,  14.2 hiking miles, 2922 feet elevation difference
Hilina Pali Trail, Hawaii County County , 11 miles away,  9.6 hiking miles, 1823 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Kalapana Trail:
Nmakanipaio Campground, Hawaii County, 13 miles away
 Beaches Near Kalapana Trail:
Kamokuna, Hawaii County , 6 miles away
 National Parks Near Kalapana Trail:
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - HI , 11 miles away
 Hotels Near Kalapana Trail:
Chalet Kilauea Collection, Volcano, Big Island , 10 miles away
Kilauea Volcano Cottages, Volcano, Big Island , 10 miles away
Volcano House, Hilo, Big Island , 13 miles away
Inn at Kulaniapia, Hilo, Big Island , 26 miles away
Hilo Seaside, Hilo, Big Island , 26 miles away
 Lakes Near Kalapana Trail
Queens Bath, Hawaii County , 7 miles away
Waiaka Pond, Hawaii County , 8 miles away

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