Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 3 hikers
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
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.
March 13, 2023
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