Distance: 6.0 Miles
Vertical Gain: 1600'
Group Size: 3
Hike Rating: Easy Moderate Hard Strenuous
GPX for
this trip
| Start Coordinates: | N 20 48.475 W 156 30.496 | End Coordinates: | N 20 47.492 W 156 33.828 | ||
| Car Shuttle Req'd: | Yes | Parking Directions: | Travelling
from Kahului take the Honoapiilani Highway (30) south toward Ma'alaea.
Just past the turn to the left for N Kihei Road (310,) look
for
small sign on the right indicating the Lahaina Pali (east) trailhead.
There is a parking area right along the road, or to the right
is
a gate which you can open and drive through, closing it behind you as
you go to park in another area about 1/2 further up. If starting this trail from the other (west) end, as you are driving toward Lahaina from Ma'alaea you will pass through a tunnel along the road. Immediately after this tunnel is a shaded parking area on your right, that you can easily miss if not looking out carefully for it. This is the west end of the hike. |
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| Hazards of Note: | Very steep and very hot. Bring significant amounts of water on this trail. | Crowd Factor: | Negligible. In three trips on this trail we have only encountered a total of 6-7 other hikers. | ||
| General Notes: This trail was used by the school children from Kahului and Wailuku who would travel it twice a week to get to Lahaina for schooling during the colony years on Maui. This is a tough trail, and is a testament to the conditions that the early settlers/colonists faced getting from place to place on the island. There is much to see from this trail, which offers great views of Mt. Haleakala to the south, and the islands off the west coast of Maui including Molokini, Kahoolawe and Lanai the further along you get. You will also pass by a number of the tall windmill power generators which have been placed on this slope over the past ten years, and they are impressive in size when you get close to them. |
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