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Trails
Trails in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Compare distance, typical time, difficulty, and trail details.
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Crater Rim Trail
Kīlauea’s rim walk with desert-to-rainforest views and easy access.
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Nāhuku (Thurston Lava Tube)
Short rainforest loop into a lit, walkable lava tube
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Thurston Lava Tube (Nāhuku)
Walk a lit 600-foot lava tube through cool, ferny rainforest.
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Waldron Ledge Trail
Short, paved stroll to the Kīlauea caldera’s blockbuster overlook
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Puʻu Loa Petroglyphs Trail
Short lava walk to a huge petroglyph field on a boardwalk
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Halemaʻumaʻu Trail
Rainforest to caldera drop with big Kīlauea views in under a mile
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Keauhou Trail
Long lava slog to a lonely coast and a lifesaving shelter.
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Halapē Trail
Big drop off Hilina Pali to a remote, coconut-lined beach camp
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Keanakākoʻi Crater Trail
Short, easy walk to a dramatic crater overlook on Kīlauea’s rim
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Puʻu Huluhulu Trail
Cairn-marked lava walk to a forested cone with big Rift Zone views
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Glover Trail
From pastures to a stunning pit crater in quiet Kahuku Unit
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Nāpau Trail
Big, raw lava trek to remote craters on Kīlauea’s East Rift.Challenging
Ainapo Trail
Historic, brutally steep climb up Mauna Loa’s wild lava slopes
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Mauna Loa Trail
Hike Hawaiʻi’s biggest volcano through barren lava to remote cabins
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Kīpukapuaulu
Lush kipuka loop with easy walking and standout birdwatching.
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Steam Vents Trail (Wahinekapu)
Easy, steamy stroll to Wahinekapu’s bluff with big caldera views
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Devastation Trail
Short, paved stroll through 1959 eruption fallout to crater views
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Kūpinaʻi Pali (Waldron Ledge)
Easy paved stroll to a sweeping Kīlauea caldera overlook
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Sulfur Banks Trail
Short boardwalk to steaming vents and vivid sulfur colors.
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Footprints Trail
Short, stark walk to 1790 human footprints in the Kaʻū Desert
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Pit Crater Trail
Remote hike to a sheer-walled pit crater sheltering native forestModerate
Nāulu Trail
Quiet lava-to-forest ramble to a big volcanic crater view
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Ka‘aha Trail
Steep, sun-baked drop from Hilina Pali to a wild lava coast
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Puna Coast Trail
Cairn-guided lava trek to a rugged, lonely Puna shoreline
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Hilina Pali Trail
Steep rim-to-coast drop with huge volcanic views and real solitude
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Uēaloha (Byron Ledge) Trail
Quiet rim connector with big views into Kīlauea’s craters
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Byron Ledge Trail
Short, quiet rim walk with big views into Kīlauea and Kīlauea Iki
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Ha‘akulamanu (Sulphur Banks)
Easy stroll to steaming vents, sulfur crystals, and vivid mineral colors
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Palm Trail (Kahuku)
Quiet loop through pastures and 1868 lava with big Mauna Loa views
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Pu‘u o Lokuana Trail (Kahuku)
Quick cinder-cone loop with big Ka‘ū views and local geology
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Pali o Pepeiao Trail
Big pali views and raw lava solitude to the closed Pepeiao cabin
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Mauna Iki Trail
A stark, cairn-marked trek across Kilauea’s Kau Desert.
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Ka‘ū Desert Trail
Stark lava-and-ash walk to 1790 Footprints and beyond
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Kona Trail (Kahuku)
Quiet Kahuku hike over 1887 lava and old ranchlands
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Kaʻū Desert Footprints Trail
Short walk to centuries-old footprints across stark lava and ash
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Tree Molds Trail
Quick, safe look at eerie lava tree molds off Mauna Loa Road
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