Time in Maui

[gstepic]

What about IAO valley

Not sure if I spelled it correctly. We will be heading back to Maui middle of October for 8 days. We spent 3 on Maui last November and not nearly enough time to do what we wanted to.

On our way from the airport we stopped at Iao valley which was pretty close. It was pretty overcast and we did not have a lot of time. there were few short trails but maybe there were some places where we could take longer hikes. It seemed like a very nice area to hike around.

We never made it farther north than Whalers Village area, we will be staying at the Valley Isle which is a little farther north. We would be very interested in learning about areas to hike close by so this thread is helpful. From reading the revealed book the drive around West Maui can be interesting. I think he said it was safer to go west to east because you are on the inside lane, but safe may be a very relative term on that drive.

We are really looking forward to returning to Maui.

Gary

 

[Henry M.]

A couple of weeks ago I went on a hike in Kapalua that I hadn't heard of before. The Kapalua resort is going to open up to 100 miles of trails and the one I went on was the first phase. It is free, but you have to take a free shuttle from the Kapalua Adventure Center (next to the golf course club house, where the Vino's restaurant used to be, for those familiar with the area).

The hike was very nice. You have a couple of options. There are some fairly easy and short trails at the beginning that take you through an arboretum. then you can hike about a mile up the Honolua Ridge, a little steeper than the other trails but not too difficult. Finally, you can double back the Honolua trail to where the shuttle dropped you off and wait for another shuttle to take you back, or from the top of the Honolua trail you can hike down the Kahana Trail (about 5.75 miles) down to the Adventure Center. It is mostly downhill but there are some steps and some steep uphill areas near the end. All in all a very nice hike.

I've also hike the Waihe'e Ridge trail, described in the Maui Revealed book and it was very nice. You have to go early or you'll get socked in by clouds.

I also hiked to La Perouse Bay at the end of the road that goes through Wailea. I didn't see a real good place to get in the water to snorkel as all the entries were pretty rocky, but the hike itself was pleasant and interesting. Driving through the lave fields was cool too.

I've only seen the trails near the parking lot at Iao Valley, but perhaps someone else has experience going a little further in. I've seen lots of locals bathing in the river so you can do other things besides hiking there.

 

[Hoc]

On our way from the airport we stopped at Iao valley which was pretty close. It was pretty overcast and we did not have a lot of time. there were few short trails but maybe there were some places where we could take longer hikes. It seemed like a very nice area to hike around.

Good, easy hiking, but moist. Therefore, lots of mosquitos. Also, some of the better parts of the hiking areas are privately owned and can be shut down a lot of the time.