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R.O.D. Gate and Trailhead

R.O.D. Gate and Trailhead

Highlight • Parking

R.O.D. Gate and Trailhead

Name: R.O.D. Gate and Trailhead
Rating: 2

Recommended by 3 hikers

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

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Location: 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. Glover Trail Loop — Kahuku Unit — Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park

11.6km

03:24

340m

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

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

9.38km

02:49

320m

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

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Tips

Zachary

March 13, 2023

The R.O.D. gate is currently the northernmost parking area in the Kahuku Unit. Here visitors must disinfect their boots to avoid spreading Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death (a disease that affects the native ʻŌhiʻa trees) within the park. All routes to the Kona Trail and Glover Trails start here with a 1.2 mile walk up the R.O.D. road. The ridgeline Pali o Ka‘eo Trail (which provides views of the coast, and Pit Crater Trail to the Forested Pit Crater are also accessible to the east of the gate.

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Elevation 1,020 m

Weather

Thursday 30 October

22°C

15°C

42 %

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Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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

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