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Puu
Manamana
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PHOTOS |
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see a larger version of the photo |
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FACTS |
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Difficulty Rating:
Strenuous (expert) |
Best Time To Go:
March to September |
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Distance:
4.5 miles (horseshoe) |
Recommended Map:
USGS' "Kahana Quad" Map |
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Estimated Time:
5 hours |
Trail Head GPS:
N 21 33.421 W 157 52.034 |
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Elevation Gain:
2,100 feet |
Trail Head
Directions:
From H-1 west, take the Likelike
Highway exit through Kalihi Valley
and the Wilson Tunnel and follow it
as it becomes Kamehameha Highway.
Continue past Kahaluu, Waiahole, and
Kaaawa and park on the shoulder of
the highway by Kahana Bay just
before the road turns right and
crosses Kahana Stream. Backtrack
along Kamehameha Highway. Look for a
short guardrail on the right and a
Route 83 sign; at the next utility
pole, turn right onto an unmarked
pathway into the forest. |
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Costs/Permits:
None |
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OVERVIEW |
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Among local hikers, Puu Manamana has been
referred to as "Devil's Horseshoe," "Death
Ridge," Crouching Lion Death Plunge," and
other similarly melodramatic monikers.
Venerable hiking expert Stuart Ball famously
wrote of the trail, :It becomes difficult
right at the start and then gets worse."
Simply put, Puu Manamana is one of, if not
the, most dangerous hiking trails on the
island. For hardcore hikers, its also one of
the most challenging and exhilarating day
hikes to be found in the state......... |
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NOTE:
For more detailed information and maps on
this or any other hike in Hawaii we highly
recommend for purchase the Oahu Hiking book
at this website:
click here |
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