Date: July 15, 2014
Location: Road to Hana, Maui Hawaii
Hikers: Me, Sue, Bob, Lauren, Julio, Ricky & Megan
Directions:
Northern Maui on the Road to Hana. Start at Paia and drive to Hana. Go Past Hana til you reach Kipahulu - Halekala National Park. You can return the same way you came or take a partially unpaved road back that is ok with Jeeps. We chose to return the same way we came because it was after 3:00 pm, raining and in a regular rental car. Water/Restrooms
Ho'olawa Valley -http://roadtohana.com/twin-falls.php
There are many places to hike on the Road to Hana. I was not specifically looking for a hike but knew that during the day we would be hiking. The first stop on the Road to Hana is at Mile Marker #2. It is called Twin Falls & CaveMan Falls. We stopped here to see the falls. The hike to CaveMan Falls is 1.5 miles round trip.
Its was spitting rain as we started walking. The first falls are close to the entrance. The CaveMan Falls were an easy .75 mile walk. The road was dirt and as a result was very muddy.
We stayed for a few quick pictures and then headed back over the dam to the parking lot. By this time it was raining harder and the path was all mud! My GPS tracker did not save because we were in the middle of no where. The trail was 1.80 miles and took us 50 minutes with photo ops.
Our plans for the day shifted quite a bit. We had planned 10 stops on the Road to Hana. We were pretty much washed out by most.
Our next stop was Black Sand Beach - Wai'anapanapa State Park
http://www.hawaiistateparks.org/parks/maui/waianapanapa.cfm
This was the coolest place. The beach sand is entirely black.
We stopped at another waterfall on the Road but due to the rain kept driving. By the time we made it to the final stop it was POURING.
Kipahulu - Halekala National Park - 'O'heo Gulch (Seven Sacred Pools)
http://www.nps.gov/hale/planyourvisit/kipahulu.htm
Everyone told us that this spot was beautiful. You can go down to the Pools or hike up to the waterfall. Well.....the pools were closed due to high wind and rain. There was no way we were walking to the waterfalls in the pouring rain. I actually only took these two pictures.
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| Map from the Marriott Hotel |
Ho'olawa Valley -http://roadtohana.com/twin-falls.php
There are many places to hike on the Road to Hana. I was not specifically looking for a hike but knew that during the day we would be hiking. The first stop on the Road to Hana is at Mile Marker #2. It is called Twin Falls & CaveMan Falls. We stopped here to see the falls. The hike to CaveMan Falls is 1.5 miles round trip.
Its was spitting rain as we started walking. The first falls are close to the entrance. The CaveMan Falls were an easy .75 mile walk. The road was dirt and as a result was very muddy.
The path involved crossing a small dam. Once we could see the Falls we saw that you can not get to the Falls unless you walk thigh deep across water. This is the start of our day and we chose not to get wet. The two falls were still pretty to look at.
We stayed for a few quick pictures and then headed back over the dam to the parking lot. By this time it was raining harder and the path was all mud! My GPS tracker did not save because we were in the middle of no where. The trail was 1.80 miles and took us 50 minutes with photo ops.
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| Lauren doing her Warning Sign Demonstration |
Our plans for the day shifted quite a bit. We had planned 10 stops on the Road to Hana. We were pretty much washed out by most.
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| Chings Pond Bridge - Kid jumped from the bridge right before we got there..CRAZY!! |
http://www.hawaiistateparks.org/parks/maui/waianapanapa.cfm
This was the coolest place. The beach sand is entirely black.
We stopped at another waterfall on the Road but due to the rain kept driving. By the time we made it to the final stop it was POURING.
Kipahulu - Halekala National Park - 'O'heo Gulch (Seven Sacred Pools)
http://www.nps.gov/hale/planyourvisit/kipahulu.htm
Everyone told us that this spot was beautiful. You can go down to the Pools or hike up to the waterfall. Well.....the pools were closed due to high wind and rain. There was no way we were walking to the waterfalls in the pouring rain. I actually only took these two pictures.
We stopped in Paia at the Flat Bread Company for Pizza.
The Co. started in Amesbury Massachusetts.
The Road to Hana is an Adventure. We left Kaanapalli Beach at 7:30 am and made it back to our hotel at 7:30 at night. That included all of our stops and dinner at Paia.
I am counting this as Hike #46. The Highlights = 617 curves, 56 Bridges, 52 Miles
More than 3 hours!
One and Done on this one. Never to come back again!
Hike #46.
Check it Off!
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