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Kauai is a mosaic of colors, lagoons, ocean beaches, mountains, waterfalls and more so Kauai hiking will have you in awe of the landscape. The countryside of Kauai offers the beauty of a paradise and abounds with the colors of flora and fauna native of Kauai and are found nowhere else on earth.
Thousands of acres of land are delegated to the preservation of Kauai’s unique resources and exotic species of plant and animal life and resulting in past and present converging in this lovely valley. Where ancient Hawaiian cultures are preserved and actively practiced and considered the garden Isle of the islands.
Some of the best hiking trails, in all of the Hawaiian Island, are in Kauai.
And the sights you will see are varied from the wettest areas to the highest swamp. Hike, climbing, giant rocks, or hiking across the island. Whether a quick hike early in the morning or full day on one of the trails is on your agenda, Kauai is the island of hikers' dreams.
Kokee and Waimea State Parks Trails...
... offer the best trails Kauai hiking has to offer.One that is extremely difficult, and one of the roughest on the island is the Awa’awapuhi trail. It is a little over six miles and takes about three hours.
With an abundance of native plants, abruptly ends at the top of the ridge and has an elevation of twenty five hundred feet.
The views presented to you are spectacular to say the least.
The view from the cliff overlooking the ocean to the lush Nualolo and Awa’awapuhi valleys below. Grassy area for picnickers to enjoy at the end of the trail. Footing is unstable (the drop is two thousand feet) and the railings are there for your protection.
The Waialieale Blue Hole Hike
There is a blue hole at the bottom of Waialieale that is called the “wettest spot on earth”.
Not really a hole, but a pool that is fed by a waterfall and two streams and is just outside what was a taller, bigger volcano, perhaps the largest volcano of the islands. All that remains of the once active giant volcano is a beautiful “weeping wall.”
The Kauai hiking trail is moderate in difficulty and is eight miles round trip and located centrally in the Kauai region.
Recommended parking will be at the end of highway 580 ending at a spillway to park and to start your hike. The drive beyond this point is very bumpy, rough and often muddy. Some areas are dangerous, especially crossing the streams.
These are three of the most popular trails in Kauai, but there are many more to explore. It’s up to you which of the trails you will try.
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