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Footprints Trail — Kaʻū Desert

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Footprints Trail — Kaʻū Desert

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Footprints Trail — Kaʻū Desert

Name: Footprints Trail — Kaʻū Desert
Rating: 2

Recommended by 2 hikers

This Highlight goes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Ka'u Desert Wilderness

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Location: Hawaiʻi County, United States

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Zachary

March 11, 2023

There is a shelter located 0.84 miles down the trail, marking a region where 200-year-old footprints of native Hawai'ians may be seen fossilized in lava. The footprints within the shelter were improperly preserved and are hard to make out, but the eagle eyed hiker may be able to spot other well preserved footprints nearby. Once thought to mark the steps of a retreating army, the origin of the footprints is unknown.

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Distance 3.13 km

Uphill 30 m

Downhill 40 m

Weather

Wednesday 5 November

26°C

15°C

21 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Footprints Trail — Kaʻū Desert

1. Ka‘ū Desert Footprints Trail — Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park

2. Mauna Iki Trail to Twin Pit Craters via Footprints Trail — Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park

3. Ka‘ū Desert Trail to Kamakai‘a Hills — Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park

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