Hawaii hiking trails - Mauna Loa Trail, Hawaii County

   
  If you are in Hawaii during backpacking season you have to go backpacking. A long tour separates Hilo from Mauna Loa Trail, but backcountry hiking along this great outdoors trail is very cool. We all need to get out in nature once in a while, and Mauna Loa Trail in Hawaii County, Hawaii is nature at its best. Being 26.8 miles long; it's considered a longer walk. Going for a hike here in Hawaii is a tremendous way to spend some time. The total elevation difference for this hiking and backpacking trail is 6,527 feet, and that is higher than average. Of course,
    this is an overnight backcountry walk, 4 days normally, so it's an excellent thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. Backcountry hiking trails for trekking, and backpacking can be found all over Hawaii, and one of those is Mauna Loa Trail in Hawaii County. Every Hawaii
wilderness trail is well worth a hike. This is a great outdoors hiking trail that is quite long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. Mauna Loa Trail is a one trailhead hiking and backpacking trail, so you'll be backpacking it in and back out. Some parts of Mauna Loa Trail are much higher up than other parts of the trail, and that means that some parts of the trail could be very different from other parts of it. This is one of many hiking trails in the surrounding vicinity.  
Around Mauna Loa Trail you don’t get a lot of precipitation; April is the month that gets the most rain, and June is when it's the driest. Throughout the warm days of summer highs here at Mauna Loa Trail reach the 70's. During the moonlight hours it's ordinarily in the 60's. Daytime highs during the winter are in the 70's; overnight lows in the 50's for Mauna Loa Trail. This backcountry trail is many miles long having an average number of uphill miles which makes it an outstanding hiking trail for experienced backcountry walkers in good shape.

Briefly about the general area:
A fine location to have a look at in the vicinity of Mauna Loa Trail is Klauea Gulch, and if you're dropping by from Hilo, you won't be the only one. Looking for a splendid visit? Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is reasonably near Mauna Loa Trail, and camping is available at Nmakanipaio Campground.
Keakapulu Flat is right here at Mauna Loa Trail; not far from here you can enjoy the trees of Mauna Loa Forest Reserve.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 19.4944, Longitude -155.3853
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Total in and out hiking length = 26.8 miles

Total climbing distance = 12.6 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 4 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 2.5 days

Total elevation difference: 6527 feet


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 Trails Near Mauna Loa Trail:
Ainap Trail, Hawaii County County , 8 miles away,  27.4 hiking miles, 8267 feet elevation difference
Puu Oo Volcano Trail, Hawaii County County , 12 miles away,  5 hiking miles, 108 feet elevation difference
Maunaiki Trail, Hawaii County County , 13 miles away,  3.8 hiking miles, 145 feet elevation difference
Hilo Trail, Hawaii County County , 14 miles away, 11.5 hiking miles, 1191 feet elevation difference
Kau Desert Trail, Hawaii County County , 15 miles away, 5.6 hiking miles, 2266 feet elevation difference
Byron Ledge Trail, Hawaii County County , 15 miles away, 3.9 hiking miles, 444 feet elevation difference
Halemaumau Trail, Hawaii County County , 15 miles away, 3 hiking miles, 469 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Mauna Loa Trail:
Nmakanipaio Campground, Hawaii County, 13 miles away
 National Parks Near Mauna Loa Trail:
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - HI , 15 miles away
 Hotels Near Mauna Loa Trail:
Inn at Kulaniapia, Hilo, Big Island , 15 miles away
Volcano House, Hilo, Big Island , 16 miles away
Kilauea Volcano Cottages, Volcano, Big Island , 17 miles away
Chalet Kilauea Collection, Volcano, Big Island , 17 miles away
Uncle Billys Hilo Bay, Hilo, Big Island , 31 miles away

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