Hiking Trails on Oahu

Maunawili Falls & The HTMC Clubhouse – April 28 & 29, 2012 Today I joined the Pearl City Hiker’s Club as they planned to hike in the day and sleep overnight at the Hawaiian Trail & Mountain Club Clubhouse (HTMC). I also brought Malia and Jared as this event would be a wonderful experience for them. We started the day at 9:00 am, dropped our stuff off at the HTMC clubhouse and went towards the Maunawili Falls trailhead. Parking was at a minimum as it overflowed with local and tourist cars. After a few minutes of trying to find parking we all walked towards the trailhead. There were 12 of us; we walked at an average pace. Jared and Malia were doing well and in a little over an hour we hit the falls. There were, as always, loads of people. I made a statement that Maunawili Falls has taken over Sacred Falls as one of the most popular waterfall trails on the island, maybe even more so than Manoa Falls. One reason is because Manoa Falls charges a fee for parking. at falls After 3...

  Maunawili Falls Trail – March 25, 2011   The Maunawili Falls Trail is located on the windward side of the island.  This trail is not to be confused with the Maunawili Trail. There is a 17 mile difference and the misunderstanding can lead to disappointment. The Maunawili Falls trail is a simple 1 ½ mile one way hike with some elevation gain. The trail is muddy as hell. There are some stream crossings, so expect to get wet. On this day, I went with my kids Malia and Jared. There is no parking directly at the trailhead, so you have to park on a side street about 1/8  of a mile from the trailhead.    trailhead I lead a good pace and the kids were game. Since the trail is used so frequently, you’d be an idiot to get lost.  However, there are sub trails leading to nowhere. With that being said, it wouldn’t be a surprise to encounter someone every 5 minutes, so you can ask for directions. There is one stream crossing ...