Hawaii Forest & Trail - Hidden Craters Hike
Join Hawaii Forest & Trail on the privately exclusive lands of
Hualalai volcano! Take short hikes through the land to see untouched
cloud forests, the edges of volcanic craters that plunge into the earth,
and even climb through a segment of a lava tube!
Tour Highlights:
- See 200 year old lava flow, spatter cones, fissures, and collapsed pits
- Climb through a segment of lava tube
- Private access to Hualalai volcano and native forest lands
- 3-4 mile hike broken into smaller hikes
Hawaii Forest & Trail
Hidden Craters Hike
Big Island Tour
- Where and When:
- Tour time:
7:30 am - 12:30 pm
Check in at 7:15 am at the Hawaii Forest & Trail Headquarters, 73-5593A Olowalu St., Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 View Map
- Requirements:
- Restrictions:
- Minimum age to participate is 8 years.
Participants should be able to hike on uneven or rocky terrain with up to 1,000 feet elevation gain and descent. Hike is rated moderate.
We may encounter cool and wet conditions.
- Special Notes:
- Hualalai's last eruption ended in 1801, so it is still considered active. However, magma is not close to the surface, so we won't see any geothermal activity.
- Operation Days:
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday & Saturday
- Duration:
- Tour is approx. 5 hours.
Travel time round-trip is less than 1 hour.
- Vendor:
- Hawaii Forest and Trail
- Island:
- Big Island
- Capacity:
- 10 participants
- Equipment:
- Walking sticks, day packs and rain jackets are provided.