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Perhaps I should not have told you this. Perhaps I should have let you go unwarned, let you discover Kauai in your own way. You will have to spend some time on Kauai, walk some time on Kauai, and let me know if I’ve done the right thing.

Now, looking back in March 2002, I find that the more time I spend on Kauai—which I found spectacular to start with—the more wonders and pleasures I find there. You will, too.

Some notes about this Third Edition

The Okolehao trail (formerly the Hanalei-Okolehao Route) was closed until 2000 by jurisdictional disputes. It is described as ssss1 and is well worth taking for its great scenery. In previous editions of Kauai Trails, ssss1 was listed as the “Northern Dam Side Trip.” Since the northbound segment of that trip has remained largely impassable above the junction where the trail splits near Poo Kaeha, the old ssss1 has been deleted. Consequently, the numbering of these trips has changed from previous editions.

One of the most exciting changes on Kauai is the completion of the boardwalk through the Alakai Swamp all the way to Kilohana, the famed but formerly all-but-inaccessible viewpoint over northwest Kauai, all the way to Hanalei Bay. I’ve added this extension to ssss1, now Pihea trail and Kilohana, because the Pihea Trailhead is one you can drive to. (Personally, I think starting and ending at the Alakai Swamp Trailhead off the Mohihi-Camp 10 Road makes for a more enjoyable trip, but you can’t drive most rental cars to this trailhead.)