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R.O.D. Gate and Trailhead – Forested Pit Crater loop from Lower Glover Trailhead

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R.O.D. Gate and Trailhead – Forested Pit Crater loop from Lower Glover Trailhead

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R.O.D. Gate and Trailhead – Forested Pit Crater loop from Lower Glover Trailhead

04:13

14.5km

390m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 16, 2026

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Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

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Start point

Parking

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33 m

R.O.D. Gate and Trailhead

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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 …

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1.92 km

Lower Kona Trail

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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 …

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10.1 km

Forested Pit Crater

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The 250 foot high walls of the Forested Pit Crater have protected the flora and fauna within from ecological changes caused by ranching in Kahuku. The crater is a time …

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11.1 km

Grassy Path in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

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Great path, which is easy to walk on and you can walk side by side

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14.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.3 km

2.01 km

155 m

Surfaces

11.7 km

2.71 km

119 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,350 m)

Lowest point (990 m)

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Saturday 18 July

26°C

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24 %

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R.O.D. Gate and Trailhead – Forested Pit Crater loop from Lower Glover Trailhead

R.O.D. Gate and Trailhead

Lower Kona Trail

Forested Pit Crater

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