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Napau
Crater Trail
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park |
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PHOTOS |
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Click on a thumbnail to
see a larger version of the photo |
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FACTS |
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Difficulty Rating:
Strenuous |
Best Time To Go:
On one of the two or three Tuesdays
each month when "After Dark in the
Park," an evening lecture series
focused on natural and cultural
history, takes place. |
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Distance:
14 miles round trip |
Recommended Map:
"Visiting Hawaii Volcanoes" in
brochure available at park entrance. |
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Estimated Time:
5 to 6 hours |
Trail Head GPS:
N 19 21.893 W 155 12.911 |
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Elevation Gain:
700 feet |
Trail Head
Directions:
Drive to Hawaii Volcanoes National
Park, register at the visitor
center, and then head back toward
the park entrance and turn right on
Crater Rim Drive. Turn left on Chain
Of Craters road and drive about 3.5
miles to Mauna Ulu parking area,
marked by a sign on the left. |
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Costs/Permits:
$10 per car. All National Park
Services passes accepted. Hikers and
campers must register and get a
permit at the Kilauea Visitor
Center, open 7:45 am to 4:45 pm
daily. Permits are free and issued
on a first come first serve basis no
earlier than a day before the hike. |
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Pet Friendly:
No |
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OVERVIEW |
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This trail runs along Kilauea's east rift
zone, following a line of craters and cones
that has formed along the volcanoes fiery
seam. It offers a broad sampler of the
vastly varied features and terrain within
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, including
steam vents, lava trees, hornitos, and
panoramic vistas. The route traverses a
bleak, blackened landscape as well as a lush
rainforest filled with giant tree ferns......... |
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NOTE:
For more detailed information and maps on
this or any other hike in Hawaii we highly
recommend for purchase the Big Island Hiking
book at this website:
click here |
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