Hawaii hiking trails - Kawailoa Trail, Honolulu County

   
  Put on your backcountry trekking shoes, and hit the hiking trail, Kawailoa Trail in Honolulu County, Hawaii is an excellent place to go. Going for a backcountry hike here in Hawaii is a glorious idea. A lengthy drive divides Honolulu from Kawailoa Trail, but backcountry trekking it is great merriment any time. You spend the whole backcountry trek in roughly the same elevation zone, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole trail. The time needed for this trek is roughly 8.5 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a
    bit faster. Kawailoa Trail commonly gets much rainfall; November is the wettest month with most rain, and the driest of the months is August. This is a wilderness hiking trail that is quite long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Kawailoa Trail is a backcountry hiking
trail of good length having an average number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough wilderness trail for advanced backcountry hikers looking for a wonderful challenge. Kawailoa Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,408 feet, and that is about average. Hawaii is a good outdoors state. This trail has only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out trek. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Every single Hawaii great outdoors hiking trail is well worth a backcountry hike. At Kawailoa Trail during the months of summer  
highs are in the 80's, and all through the night it cools down to the 60's. For the period of the winter highs are commonly in the 70's; after the sun is down all through the winter temperatures at Kawailoa Trail dip into the 60's. This is one of a very small number of wilderness trails in this area. With its 9.4 miles of walking distance; it's a long trail. There are great outdoors hiking trails all over Hawaii, and among these are Kawailoa Trail in Honolulu County.

Briefly about the general area:
If only every spot had this much outdoors amusing stuff, what a great globe it would be. Kawailoa Trail is a magnificent place to visit for more than one day, Camp Timberline is a magnificent place to camp nearby, and Camp Mokuleia is a wonderful local campground. Kawainui Stream is a delightful stream that is worth taking a look at, and you might also want to pay a visit to Kepi Gulch since you're here at Kawailoa Trail.
Kawailoa Trail is not far at all from Honolulu, and if you want to hit the beach, Kokololio Beach is around here. Take a side journey to Kawaiiki Stream, and a short journey to Sacred Falls is always worthwhile.
Kawailoa Forest Reserve is a forest close to Kawailoa Trail that you can go to, and on a magnificent day it's a great idea to spend the day at Mahakea Beach.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 21.5966, Longitude -158.0138
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Total in and out hiking length = 9.4 miles

Total climbing distance = 4.1 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 8.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 5.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 1408 feet


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 Trails Near Kawailoa Trail:
Summit Trail, Honolulu County County , 4 miles away, 19.4 hiking miles, 1611 feet elevation difference
Castle Trail, Honolulu County County , 5 miles away,  7.6 hiking miles, 2794 feet elevation difference
Sacred Falls Trail, Honolulu County County , 5 miles away,  3 hiking miles, 539 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Kawailoa Trail:
Camp Mokuleia, Waialua, 14 miles away
Camp Timberline, Kapolei, 18 miles away
Honolulu Koa Kampground, Honolulu, 19 miles away
 Beaches Near Kawailoa Trail:
Kokololio Beach, Honolulu County , 5 miles away
Mahakea Beach, Honolulu County , 5 miles away
Kalela Beach, Honolulu County , 5 miles away
Pounders Beach, Honolulu County , 5 miles away
Kaipapau Beach, Honolulu County , 5 miles away
 Hotels Near Kawailoa Trail:
Tiki Moon Villas, Laie , 5 miles away
Turtle Bay Resort, Kahuku, Oahu , 8 miles away
Makaha Resort, Waiana, Oahu , 17 miles away
Ohana Honolulu Airport Hotel, Honolulu, Oahu , 17 miles away
Best Western The Plaza Hotel, Honolulu, Oahu , 17 miles away

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