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Walk the Puʻu Huluhulu Trail in Volcano., Hawaii

Walk the Puʻu Huluhulu Trail in Volcano.

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This trail begins at the Nāpau Crater route and crosses hardened lava flows marked by ahu cairns, passing four craters, from a forested cinder cone to Nāpau Crater, which overlooks the former Puʻu ʻŌʻō cone. Lava tree molds mark where a forest once stood.

Along the way

1
Pu'u Huluhulu Cinder ConeAn overgrown cinder cone and forested kipuka, an ecological island untouched by recent eruptions.
2
Nāpau CraterOffers a vast overlook to the Pu'u 'Ō'ō cone, which erupted from 1983 to 2018.
3
Mauna Ulu lava shieldLava tree molds here are casts of a forest that once stood in this place.

The route

Distance4.7 km
Walking≈ 1 h 09
Running≈ 31 min
Climb↑ 59 m
RouteCircular

A 4.7 km circular route from Volcano to walk, run or cycle, with 59 m of climbing.

Elevation↑ 59 m in total

Before you go

StartPuʻu Huluhulu Trail, Volcano, Hawaii, 96771Open the start in Maps →
FinishBack where you started
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