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| | Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and Puna Ka Trail in Hawaii County, Hawaii is the outdoors at its best. Hiking trails for backpacking, and backpacking can be found all over Hawaii; Puna Ka Trail in Hawaii County is one of them. With so many outdoors things to do available in Hawaii you'll never get bored. Puna Ka Trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry trek. This hike should take you about 3 days, so |
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it's a brilliant thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. Puna Ka Trail usually gets much rainfall; through March this vicinity sees the most rain; the driest of the months is June. Each backpacking trail in Hawaii is worth backpacking. Puna Ka Trail has only one trailhead,
| | so in and out is the way to trek it normally. The warmest time of the year at Puna Ka Trail comes with high temperatures in the 70's; the overnight is a little colder of course, usually in the 50's. Through the wintertime this spot gets highs in the 60's while the cold winter nights at Puna Ka Trail are in the 40's. Puna Ka Trail is a very long great outdoors trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this a very tough backpacking trail for advanced backcountry walkers looking for a fine challenge. Here in the good state of Hawaii backpacking | |
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never gets boring. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Relatively far from Hilo you encounter Puna Ka Trail, but backcountry trekking it is good pleasure any time. Now this wilderness trail is pretty long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. With its 20.8
miles of walking distance; it's a long great outdoors trail. The total elevation difference for Puna Ka Trail is 607 feet which is lower than average. This is an area covered with lots of backpacking trails.
Briefly about the general area:
Don't miss out on a tour to
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park since you're here at Puna Ka Trail, and Ka Desert is right here at Puna Ka Trail. If you came for an overnight stay Nmakanipaio Campground is a splendid spot to camp, and a great site to stop by close by is Kahele.
Taking a little visit to close by pua Point is a good idea, and Naulu Forest is a brilliant local forest.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 19.2898, Longitude -155.1302
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 20.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 days
Total elevation difference: 607 feet
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11 miles away
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Kilauea Volcano Cottages, Volcano, Big Island
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11 miles away
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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 Puna Ka Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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Current weather conditions at Puna Ka Trail, Hawaii County, Hawaii
Local climate location: HAWAII VOL NP HDQTR 2 miles away
   
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Sea Mountain, Pahala, Big Island
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21 miles away
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28 miles away
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Keauhou Trail, Hawaii County
County
, 3 miles away, 13.8 hiking miles, 2698 feet elevation difference |
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Naulu Trail, Hawaii County
County
, 4 miles away, 4.2 hiking miles, 632 feet elevation difference |
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Halape Trail, Hawaii County
County
, 6 miles away, 14.2 hiking miles, 2922 feet elevation difference |
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Hilina Pali Trail, Hawaii County
County
, 6 miles away, 9.6 hiking miles, 1823 feet elevation difference |
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Kalapana Trail, Hawaii County
County
, 6 miles away, 35.4 hiking miles, 2831 feet elevation difference |
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Napau Crater Trail, Hawaii County
County
, 6 miles away, 11.4 hiking miles, 663 feet elevation difference |
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Kaaha Trail, Hawaii County
County
, 9 miles away, 6.8 hiking miles, 2271 feet elevation difference |
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Volcano Kilauea Accommodations, Volcano, Big Island
, 11 miles away |
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Kilauea Volcano Cottages, Volcano, Big Island
, 11 miles away |
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Sea Mountain, Pahala, Big Island
, 21 miles away |
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Hale Kakahi, Pahoa
, 28 miles away |
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Champagne Cove, Pahoa
, 30 miles away |
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