Hawaii hiking trails - Sliding Sands Trail, Maui County

   
  Each one of the many backpacking and hiking trails of Hawaii is well worth a backcountry hike. Hiking in Hawaii is a tremendous idea. When was the last time you got out in the outdoors a bit? Sliding Sands Trail in Maui County, Hawaii is just what you need. With its 11.2 miles of walking distance; it's considered a longer hike. There are not too many wilderness hiking trails in this region. There is only one trailhead, so you'll be backcountry backpacking it in and back out. Rather far from Kahului-Wailuku you run into Sliding Sands Trail, but hiking
    it is great enjoyment any time. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Hawaii has so much to offer the wilderness lovers. Some parts of Sliding Sands Trail are much higher up than other parts of the great outdoors hiking trail which of course means you need to be
prepared for different conditions on different parts of the great outdoors hiking trail. For the period of the warm days of summer, highs usually are in the 80's at Sliding Sands Trail; the nighttime is quite cooler of course, commonly in the 70's. For the period of the wintertime this site gets highs in the 70's while the cold winter nights at Sliding Sands Trail are in the 60's. This is a long great outdoors hiking trail, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. There are so many wonderful backpacking and hiking trails for trekking in Hawaii; Sliding Sands  
Trail in Maui County is one of them. Sliding Sands Trail gets a lot of water; most of the rain falls through January; September is the month with the least moisture. Now, this is roughly a 1.5-day hike, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. The total elevation difference for Sliding Sands Trail is 2,639 feet which is higher than average. This hiking trail is a hiking trail of good length having an average number of uphill miles which makes this wilderness hiking trail wonderful for hard core backpackers looking for adventure.

Briefly about the general area:
A visit to Haleakala National Park is worthwhile, and Sliding Sands Trail is a good site to visit for more than one day, Hosmer Grove Campground is a good site to camp nearby. Yep, outdoors exciting stuff to do are truly bountiful here at Sliding Sands Trail. You might want to pay a visit to Pkai Gulch while you're here at Sliding Sands Trail.
Kawilinau is a good place to stretch your legs a bit, and Sliding Sands Trail is not far at all from Kahului-Wailuku. A fine beach near Sliding Sands Trail is Waipu; Huakini Bay is in the neighborhood and always great to take a look at. A nice forest in the vicinity of Sliding Sands Trail is Kahikinui Forest Reserve, and you can stay the night at Oheo Campground.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 20.7131, Longitude -156.2511
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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


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 Trails Near Sliding Sands Trail:
Halemauu Trail, Maui County County , 2 miles away,  10.6 hiking miles, 1692 feet elevation difference
Kaup Trail, Maui County County , 5 miles away,  4.4 hiking miles, 6387 feet elevation difference
Lower Trail, Maui County County , 9 miles away,  7.4 hiking miles, 1405 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Sliding Sands Trail:
Hosmer Grove Campground, Maui County, 4 miles away
Oheo Campground, Maui County, 12 miles away
 Beaches Near Sliding Sands Trail:
Waipu, Maui County , 7 miles away
 National Parks Near Sliding Sands Trail:
Haleakala National Park, Makawao - Maui - HI , 12 miles away
 Hotels Near Sliding Sands Trail:
Maui Condos Online, Kihei, Maui , 10 miles away
Leinaala - MCH, Kihei, Maui , 15 miles away
Maui Parkshore - MCH, Kihei, Maui , 15 miles away
TropoHouse B&B, Haiku, Maui , 15 miles away
Diamond Resort Hawaii, Wailea, Maui , 15 miles away

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