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Iao
Needle Lookout Trail & Ethnobotanical Loop
in Iao Valley State Park
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PHOTOS |
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Click on a thumbnail to
see a larger version of the photo |
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FACTS |
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Difficulty Rating:
Easy |
Best Time To Go:
Clear mornings, before the afternoon
clouds roll in |
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Distance:
0.6 miles round trip |
Recommended Map:
Visitor center's "Iao Needle and
Ethobotanical Loop" map |
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Estimated Time:
30 min. to 1 hour |
Trail Head GPS:
N 20 52.844 W 156 32.739 |
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Elevation Gain:
100 feet |
Trail Head
Directions:
Take Hwy. 32 (Kaahumanu Rd.) west
out of Wailuku in central Maui. This
turns into Iao Valley Road. Follow
signs to the park. There's plenty of
parking. |
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Costs/Permits:
None |
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Pet Friendly:
No |
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OVERVIEW |
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Iao Valley is one of the prettiest and most
sacred sites on the island. A short, paved
0.6 mile walk provides a scenic viewpoint of
Iao needle, rising 1,200 feet from the
valley floor. It's believed that the lava
rock formation, surrounded by the forested
walls of Puu Kukui Crater, was once used as
a natural alter. The valley is also the site
of the battle of Kepaniwai, where the forces
of Kamehameha I the Maui army in 1790. Alas,
you wont have this place to yourself: This
is a very popular tourist stop....... |
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NOTE:
For more detailed information and maps on
this or any other hike in Hawaii we highly
recommend for purchase the Maui Hiking book
at this website:
click here |
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