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Tennis shoes recommended

Hiking boots strongly recommended

Hiking boots mandatory—the route is very rough.

Highlights

This gives you an idea of what I think the best features of the trip are. Usually, it’s the scenery—that’s one of the principal things you came to Hawaii for!

Driving instructions

This gives you instructions for driving to the trailhead, usually in terms of driving from Hilo, the county seat. You may be staying anywhere on the Big Island, but Hilo is a convenient reference point. The starting point in Hilo is the junction of Highways 11 and 19; it’s mile zero for those highways, which form the island-circling Hawaii Belt Road.

Some trips simply aren’t feasible unless you’re staying nearer to them than Hilo. Trips like that include:

 Longer trips from the Saddle Road (ssss1 through ssss1). Stayin Mauna Kea State Park.

 Those on the west side of the Big Island (ssss1 through ssss1). Stay somewhere on the Kona Coast or in the Kohala area.

Those trips are treated as side trips from a place where I think it’s practical for you to stay.