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Kīlauea Iki East Overlook – Fern Rainforest loop from Kīlauea

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United States

Hawaiʻi County

Kīlauea Iki East Overlook – Fern Rainforest loop from Kīlauea

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Kīlauea Iki East Overlook – Fern Rainforest loop from Kīlauea

01:46

25.9km

350m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 20, 2026

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Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 16.8 km for 3 m

After 16.9 km for 3 m

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Parking

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3.76 km

Kīlauea Visitor Center

Highlight • Rest Area

The Kīlauea Visitor Center is the perfect place for hikers to learn about the park's geology via exhibits, films, and ranger activities. The Visitor Center also has the latest updates …

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4.03 km

The Volcano House Hotel, built in 1846 as a grass hut, has been in operation ever since and offers magnificent views of the Halemaumau Crater. At the time, none other than Mark Twain stayed here during his visit to Hawaii.

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8.42 km

Kīlauea Iki East Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

In clear skies a great view of the caldera. An easy way to walk with kids too

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12.8 km

Keanakākoʻi Crater Overlook

Highlight • Volcano

Keanakākoʻi translates to "cave of adzes", for its 115 foot basin was once a source of high quality basalt for making adze heads. The crater last erupted in 1974.

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12.8 km

Collapsed Road — Crater Rim Drive

Highlight • Structure

Visitors can stand at the roadblock and gaze along the abandoned Crater Rim Drive where the road has been churned up by geological activity. In 2008 an explosion in the …

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12.9 km

Halemaʻumaʻu Crater Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

Hikers can see into Halemaʻumaʻu Crater, an active pit within the Kīlauea Caldera, as Mauna Loa looms in the background. The lava pit is best visible at night or at …

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16.8 km

Fern Rainforest

Highlight • Forest

A small, beautiful rainforest stretches above the Lava Tube. The asphalt path leads to the entrance of the lava tube through the rainforest.

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23.2 km

Kūkamāhuākea (Steam Vents)

Highlight • Natural Monument

The steam vents are caused by underground heat sources, which boil ground water and return it to the surface as water vapor. This phenomenon is also visible just down the trail at Steaming Bluffs.

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25.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.1 km

4.49 km

4.21 km

2.94 km

187 m

Surfaces

20.0 km

3.18 km

2.56 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,230 m)

Lowest point (1,100 m)

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Wednesday 20 May

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Kīlauea Iki East Overlook – Fern Rainforest loop from Kīlauea

Kīlauea Visitor Center

Volcano House Hotel

Kīlauea Iki East Overlook

Keanakākoʻi Crater Overlook

Collapsed Road — Crater Rim Drive

Halemaʻumaʻu Crater Overlook

Fern Rainforest

Kūkamāhuākea (Steam Vents)

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