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Lower Kona Trail

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Lower Kona Trail

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Lower Kona Trail

Name: Lower Kona Trail
Rating: 2

Recommended by 2 hikers

This Highlight goes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

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Location: Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaiʻi County, United States

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1. Kona Trail Loop — Kahuku Unit — Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park

11.5km

03:23

330m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. R.O.D. Gate and Trailhead – Forested Pit Crater loop from Hawaiian Ocean View Estates

14.5km

04:13

390m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Zachary

March 13, 2023

The Kona Trail takes hikers through pastures that used to be part of the Kahuku ranch. Before cowboy culture was popularized in the western U.S., Hawaiian cowboys called Paniolo wrangled cattle across Hawai'i. Cattle were introduced to Hawai'i in 1793 and rapidly grew out of hand, eating the thatch roofs off of villages and destroying fields of crops. From the mid-1800s through 2003 when the Kahuku Unit was annexed to the park, Kahuku ranch trained capable paniolo who battled the volcano and demands of the landscape to make a living.

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Distance 2.75 km

Uphill 80 m

Downhill 0 m

Weather

Wednesday 22 October

22°C

14°C

39 %

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Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

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Location: Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaiʻi County, United States

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Lower Kona Trail

1. Kona Trail Loop — Kahuku Unit — Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park

2. R.O.D. Gate and Trailhead – Forested Pit Crater loop from Hawaiian Ocean View Estates

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