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Category: Hiking

Waimea Canyon – Gateway to the Napali

The iconic Napali coast is legendary on Kauai. Most of the time you view it by sea, but one of the best ways is on the extreme west side by…

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Hiking, Viewing, West

Kilauea Lighthouse: The Little Lighthouse that Could

kilauea lighthouse

How a tiny lighthouse saved some pilot's bacon! Perched on the edge of a very steep cliff sits one of Kauai's most famous landmarks: The Kilauea Lighthouse. You can learn…

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Adventures, Hiking, North, Viewing
kilauea, lighthouse, northshore

Stunning south shore hike

Mahaulepu Hike crashing waves

Getting started South of the Poipu area is unsettled, rocky shores - leading to a wonderful site of petroglyphs in a cave! It's called the Mahalepu Heritage Trail and it's…

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Hiking, South
Easy hike, Hiking, Kauai, South Shore

Do you know the way to Hanalei

The overlook of the north shore of Kauai near Princeville

This is one of the iconic views of the North Shore mountains of Kauai. As you leave Princeville towards Hanalei, you round a pretty sharp corner as you begin to…

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Hiking, North, Viewing
Hanalei, Kauai, Mountains, Princeville, scenic

A Mahogany Forest Trail

A trail through a mahogany forest

The easiest, loveliest walk on the Wai Koa Loop Trail If you're not careful, you'll miss this jewel of a trail on Kauai's east side. Located just south of the…

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Hiking, North
Hiking, Kauai, Mahogany, trail

Sitting On Top of the World

The Waimea Canyon

The Napali Coast is one of the most beautiful and unreachable places in the Hawaiian Islands. You can't drive there and the hike along the coast is difficult (and closed…

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Adventures, Hiking, West
Hiking, Kanapali, Kauai, Waimea Canyon

The Easyish Kuamo’o Nounou Trail

The vista from the Nounou Trail

You may have heard of the Sleeping Giant - a picturesque mountain above Lihue and Waimea on Kaua's East Side. There are two ways to climb this mountain. This is…

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East, Hiking
Hiking, Kauai, Kuamo'o, Sleeping Giant

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