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Minimize your risks by being knowledgeable, prepared, and alert. Be aware of your limitations and of conditions existing whenever and wherever you hike. If conditions are dangerous, or if you are not prepared to deal with them safely, choose a different hike! It’s better to have wasted a drive than to be the subject of a rescue. And, on Kauai, no drive is ever truly a waste!

We do not wish to scare you off the trails. Millions of people have safe and enjoyable hikes every year. However, one element of the beauty, freedom, and excitement of any outdoor adventure is the presence of risks that do not confront us at home. When you hike you assume those risks. They can be met safely only if you exercise your own independent judgment and common sense.

Hiking Table

The following hiking tablessss1 summarizes all the trips in this book. It will help you quickly decide which trips interest you and which are within your party’s abilities.

ssss1Abbreviations: b’pk = backpack; O&B = out-and-back trip;—= negligible; Bch. = beach. Terms: side trip = dayhike from a destination to which you’ve backpacked.