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Kukui Trail
You'll soon reach a huge stretch of slanted red rock that goes down the mountain and after traversing this segment of the path you'll descend deep into the forest where wild chickens rustle in the brush and kukui nut trees grow in abundance. As you descend deeper you'll find yourself amidst waist high grasses and passing huge spear-like plants. Not far now, as you make the final trek towards your reward... the cool and soothing waters of the Waimea River! Look above you and you will hardly believe how far you've climbed.
Take a long rest here. You'll need it before turning around to ascend the two miles back up to the rim. Remember to take it slow and easy and to drink lots of water. The scenery is absolutely gorgeous so enjoy it during your rest breaks and take plenty of pictures. If you want adventure and a great workout, this is one hike you won't want to miss!
Take a long rest here. You'll need it before turning around to ascend the two miles back up to the rim. Remember to take it slow and easy and to drink lots of water. The scenery is absolutely gorgeous so enjoy it during your rest breaks and take plenty of pictures. If you want adventure and a great workout, this is one hike you won't want to miss!
Trail Difficulty: Strenuous
Distance: 5 miles round trip
Location: Kukui Trail is located in the West Kauai Region
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Author: JCDerrick
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My husband and I did this trail on our honeymoon. We live pretty sedentary lifestyles but we were able to do this hike without too much problems (I think it helped that we warmed up on the alakai swamp) we started in the morning around 9:30 or so, hiked all the wasy down the river and had lunch. It felt so good to put our feet in the water and relax.
The hike back up was much harder (I kept fantaasizing about flagging down a helecopter to take us up to the top, I saw quite a few of them) and we did get a bit cranky with one annother but once we were done we treated outselves to some shave ice. The highlight for this hike was the incredble views, sampling wild lilikoi and seing wild goats. We had the trail almost completly to ourselves the whole time, which was really cool