Parking
Use the small shared lot on the north side of Highway 30 between mile markers 40 and 41. It holds about five or six cars; no services are available at the trailhead.
Overview
About ʻŌhai Overlook Trail
Why go
- A paved coast view without doing the longer loop
- A very short, accessible alternative to the rolling trail
Heads up
- Small shared lot, with no services
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation285–300 ft
TrailheadʻOhai Trailhead parking area, Highway 30 between mile markers 40 and 4121.01619, -156.57643
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
1 active West Maui Scenic Drive alert
- CautionWest Maui daytime lane closures on Routes 30 and 340, Oct. 26–30Expect daytime single-lane closures on Route 30 near Honokōhau and Route 340 between Waiehu and Waiheʻe on scheduled weekdays Oct. 26–30; follow traffic control and allow for alternating traffic.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
West Maui Scenic Drive Tour Guide
Your drive to ʻŌhai Overlook Trail, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for West Maui Scenic Drive. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
See the West Maui Scenic Drive audio tourRecorded for this trailhead
ʻŌhai: Coast Walk or Quick Overlook0:00 / 0:25
“ʻŌhai’s trailhead is coming up, with a short paved overlook and a longer walk above the coastal cliffs.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf West Maui Scenic Drive Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- The Flower That Looks Half Finished
- When the Islands Were One
- Nākālele Blowhole from Above
- Olivine Pools: Keep to the Overlook
- 65 audio storiesacross West Maui Scenic Drive’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Humpback Whale, Hawaiian Monk Seal, Spinner Dolphin, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 28 trails, 54 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
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Trail guide
Hiking ʻŌhai Overlook Trail
A quick coast stopʻŌhai Overlook Trail is a short paved out-and-back from the shared trailhead to a small, fenced…
ʻŌhai Overlook Trail is a short paved out-and-back from the shared trailhead to a small, fenced promontory, about 0.07 mile round trip. Allow around 15 minutes to walk out, take in the view and return. It is the quick way to see Maui’s North Shore; the separate ʻŌhai Loop is the longer, rolling route, about 1.2 miles.
Look along the shoreFrom the end of the path, you can look along Maui’s rugged north coast toward the eastern end…
From the end of the path, you can look along Maui’s rugged north coast toward the eastern end of Molokaʻi. This is a viewpoint stop, not a hike that keeps unfolding after the turnaround. For a photo, include some of the curving coastline with the water so the shore stays part of the picture.
Find the marked accessThe small shared lot is on the north side of Highway 30 between mile markers 40 and 41; there…
The small shared lot is on the north side of Highway 30 between mile markers 40 and 41; there are no services at the trailhead. Stay on named, marked trails and access roads, since nearby unnamed branches may cross private land. Dogs must stay leashed.
Wildlife
Wildlife in West Maui Scenic Drive
152 sightingsHumpback WhaleMost seen around 9 AMSighting map
71 sightingsHawaiian Monk SealMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
23 sightingsSpinner DolphinMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
401 sightingsGreen Sea TurtleMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
14 sightingsHawksbill Sea TurtleMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
92 sightingsWedge-tailed ShearwaterMost seen around 6 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across West Maui Scenic Drive. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
