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| | Hey, time for a backcountry walk don’t you think? Sliding Sands Trail in Maui County, Hawaii is just the spot. Backpacking and hiking trails are great and plentiful in Hawaii; one of these is Sliding Sands Trail in Maui County. Each one of the many backpacking trails of Hawaii has its own unique attractiveness. The number of great outdoors hiking trails in this vicinity is not very high. Keep in mind that this is a long backpacking trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Sliding Sands Trail gets a lot of water; the wettest month of the year |
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is ordinarily January, that's the one that rains the most, and the driest month of the year is September. Being 11.2 miles long; it's longer than many great outdoors hiking trails. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Sliding Sands Trail is a wilderness trail
| | of magnificent length having an average number of uphill miles which makes this great outdoors hiking trail good for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Different parts of this great outdoors hiking trail are at very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the great outdoors hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. Trekking here in Hawaii is a magnificent way to spend some time. The warmest time of the year brings highs in the 80's to Sliding Sands Trail. Once the sun is down it falls down to the 70's. For | |
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the period of the winter the highs are ordinarily in the 70's; overnight lows all through the winter for Sliding Sands Trail tend to be in the 60's. Sliding Sands Trail is not very near Kahului-Wailuku at all, but it is a good shelter from the city. Of course, this is an overnight
backcountry hike, 1.5 days normally, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need. This is a one trailhead hiking trail, so in and out is the way to backcountry trek it normally. As long as you like the wilderness you will like Hawaii. The total elevation difference
for Sliding Sands Trail is 2,639 feet which is higher than average.
Briefly about the general area:
Some brilliant nature is available in Kahikinui Forest Reserve, and Sliding Sands Trail is perfect enough to spend more than a day at, Oheo Campground is a perfect local
campground. A pleasant location in the vicinity of Sliding Sands Trail is Pkai Gulch; you ought to definitely take a look at beautiful Waipu while you're here.
A journey to Haleakala National Park is worthwhile. There's so much to do here at Sliding Sands Trail that you need
to camp here for a while, Hosmer Grove Campground is a perfect place for that. At Sliding Sands Trail you always meet someone from Kahului-Wailuku; Huakini Bay is not far at all. You absolutely ought to have a thing about Sliding Sands Trail. A splendid spot like Kawilinau here at Sliding Sands Trail is too perfect to miss.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 20.7131, Longitude -156.2511
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 11.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
6 hours
Total elevation difference: 2639 feet
Maui Condos Online, Kihei, Maui
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10 miles away
Early every morning, across the street from the Kihei Akahi condominium, visitors start their day with a walk along the beach as the sun peeks out from behind the top of Haleakala. The ocean is very c...
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Maui Parkshore - MCH, Kihei, Maui
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15 miles away
Maui Parkshore is located directly across from Kamaole Beach III, one of Maui-s most popular beaches. All of the spacious condominiums have a 2 bedroom, 2 bath floor plan with large lanai. The lanais ...
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Outdoors Recreation Near Kahului-Wailuku, Hawaii
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Kahului-Wailuku, Hawaii, the metro area neareast to Sliding Sands Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Sliding Sands Trail, Maui County, Hawaii
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| These outdoors activities are available near Sliding Sands Trail. |
| | Trails Near Sliding Sands Trail:
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Halemauu Trail, Maui County
County
, 2 miles away, 10.6 hiking miles, 1692 feet elevation difference |
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Kaup Trail, Maui County
County
, 5 miles away, 4.4 hiking miles, 6387 feet elevation difference |
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Lower Trail, Maui County
County
, 9 miles away, 7.4 hiking miles, 1405 feet elevation difference |
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Maui Condos Online, Kihei, Maui
, 10 miles away |
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Maui Parkshore - MCH, Kihei, Maui
, 15 miles away |
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TropoHouse B&B, Haiku, Maui
, 15 miles away |
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Diamond Resort Hawaii, Wailea, Maui
, 15 miles away |
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Alii Resorts at Wailea Ekolu, Wailea, Maui
, 15 miles away |
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