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Diamond Head State Monument – Challenging Shortcut loop from Diamond Head

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Diamond Head State Monument – Challenging Shortcut loop from Diamond Head

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Diamond Head State Monument – Challenging Shortcut loop from Diamond Head

00:51

2.78km

100m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: July 25, 2026

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Diamond Head State Monument

Highlight • Natural Monument

Measuring in at almost 500 acres, this state monument produces truly mind-blowing views out across the water and over Waikiki. Unless you are a Hawai'i resident with a Hawai'i ID, …

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View of Waikiki Beach and Honolulu from Diamond Head

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Great view of Honolulu. You have to book a permit in advance.
We went there with the trolley.

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Diamond Head (Lēʻahi) Summit Viewpoint

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Easily Hawaii's most-recognized landmark, Lē'ahi, or Diamond Head, is the unmistakable profile you can see to the east from Waikiki. It got its name from Westerners who mistook the calcite …

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2.52 km

232 m

Surfaces

2.48 km

178 m

< 100 m

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Thursday 30 July

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July 30, 2024,Diamond Head Crater Hike

Don't take the yellow stair, but the one around it - much easier to climb 😉

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May 24, 2022,Diamond Head State Monument

Diamond Head State Monument is a crater rim of a 🌋 near Honolulu.

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May 9, 2025,Diamond Head Summit Trail (Lē'ahi) – Oʻahu

This hike requires proper footwear. The stairs and tunnels are sometimes strenuous.

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September 20, 2025,... zum Diamond Head (232 m).

...after two entertaining tours on the Waikiki Trolley (hop on, hop off), we headed to Diamond Head in the afternoon, around 4:00 PM (with a pre-booked time slot). The GPS initially felt a bit too warm, because it didn't "start" right away. The leisurely path led to a few steps at the end. The destination, or rather the view, after …

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Diamond Head State Monument – Challenging Shortcut loop from Diamond Head

Diamond Head State Monument

Challenging Shortcut

View of Waikiki Beach and Honolulu from Diamond Head

Diamond Head (Lēʻahi) Summit Viewpoint

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