Oahu Hiking

Diamond Head Crater

Trailhead Directions: Diamond Head Road. Trail begins inside crater.
Highlights: Sweeping view of Honolulu. Sweeping view of Honolulu.

Wiliwilinui Trail

Trailhead Directions: Kalanianaole Highway, left on Laukahi Street, 2 miles to top.
Type: 3 miles long. 3 miles long.
Highlights: One of two trails which climb almost 2,000 feet with views of Windward Coast. One of two trails which climb almost 2,000 feet with views of Windward Coast.

Lanipo Trail

Trailhead Directions: Route H-1 to Waialae Avenue to Maunalani Circle and the trailhead.
Type: Moderate 7 miles round trip. Moderate 7 miles round trip.
Highlights: 1,700 foot climb with views of the Windward Coast, Waimanalo Bay, native plants. 1,700 foot climb with views of the Windward Coast, Waimanalo Bay, native plants.

Waahila Ridge Trail

Trailhead Directions: H-1 to Wai’alae Ave to St. Louis Heights Drive to Waahila Ridge State Recreation Area.
Type: Easy to moderate 6 miles round trip . Easy to moderate 6 miles round trip .
Highlights: Views of Palolo and Manoa Valleys, strawberry guavas in season. Views of Palolo and Manoa Valleys, strawberry guavas in season.

Manoa Falls Trail

Trailhead: Dirt Road at Lyon Arboretum at end of Manao Rd.
Type: Easy to moderate 8 mile round trip. Easy to moderate 8 mile round trip.
Highlights: Follows Waihi Stream, waterfall, bamboo forest, swimming hole. Follows Waihi Stream, waterfall, bamboo forest, swimming hole.

Manoa Cliffs Trail

Type: Easy 3 miles.
Highlights: Many trails. Many trails.

Puu Ohia Trail

Trailhead Directions: Tantalus Drive.
Type: 2 miles. 2 miles.
Highlights: Views of Manoa and Nuuanu Valleys. Views of Manoa and Nuuanu Valleys.

Makiki Valley Trail

Trailhead Directions: Begins near Tantalus Drive.
Type: 2 miles. 2 miles.
Highlights: Eucalyptus and bamboo trees — views of Honolulu.

Judd Memorial

Trailhead Directions: Pali Highway to Nunanu Pali Drive Resvior number 2 spillway.
Type: Easy 1.3 mile trail. Easy 1.3 mile trail.
Highlights: Stream , bamboo, eucalyptus, and Norfolk pine groves, swimming. Stream , bamboo, eucalyptus, and Norfolk pine groves, swimming.

Aiea Loop Trail

Trailhead Directions: Keaiwa Heiau State Pk.
Type: Easy 5 miles round trip. Easy 5 miles round trip.
Highlights: heavily forested area, some native trees. heavily forested area, some native trees.

Waimano Trails

Trailhead Directions: Kamehameha Highway to Waimano Home Road then and go 2 1/2 miles to a irrigation ditch on the left and trail follows the ditch.
Type: Easy 7 miles or more. Easy 7 miles or more.
Highlights: Series of trails to view Oahu’s Windward Coast, swimming holes.

Koko Head and Koko Crater Trail

Trailhead Directions: Kalanianaole Highway to Hanauma Bay.
Type: a one-mile hike each. a one-mile hike each.
Highlights: To the top of a volcanic cone. Views of Hanauma Bay and Diamond Head. To the top of a volcanic cone. Views of Hanauma Bay and Diamond Head.

Sacred Falls Trail

Trailhead Directions: Kamehameha Highway just S. of Hau’ula to Sacred Falls State Park.
Type: Easy 5 miles round trip. Easy 5 miles round trip.
Highlights: Canyon views, waterfall and swimming hole, mountain apples in season. Canyon views, waterfall and swimming hole, mountain apples in season.

Maakua Gulch Trail

Trailhead Directions: Kamehameha Highway to Hau’ula Beach Park.
Type: Easy 6 miles round trip. Easy 6 miles round trip.
Highlights: Waterfalls, rugged canyon with extremely steep walls, stream bed, mountain apples in season. Waterfalls, rugged canyon with extremely steep walls, stream bed, mountain apples in season.

Hau’ula. Trail and Papali Trail

Trailhead Directions: Kamehameha Highway to Hau’ula Beach Park.
Type: Easy to moderate 6 miles. Easy to moderate 6 miles.
Highlights: View of Hau’ula and La’ie, Koolau Mountains, Windward coast, passion fruit.

Ka’ena Point

Trailhead Directions: Permit required (Dept of Land & Natural Resources). Farrington Hwy (Hwy 93) on the W. coast. to Ka’ena Point.
Type: Easy 6 miles. Easy 6 miles.
Highlights: Tidepools and swimming spots en route, views of uninhabited coastline Tidepools and swimming spots en route, views of uninhabited coastline