Hiking Trails on Oahu

Paperbark Corridor - March 28, 2016 Erik was off on this day. Daniel and I were off too. On our last day of Spring Break, we decided to revisit Waikakalaua. Erik and I have been here at least 4 times already, so we already knew our way. Daniel hasn't been here, so he was in for a treat. This is the type of trail Daniel likes to do. We started at 10am. The best place to start a trail...in a residential neighborhood where no one bothers. It took us 40 minutes to get to Waikakalaua Ridge. Daniel seemed impressed at what the trail had to offer. Its just a cool place to hike. From the ridge, I thought it would be fast to the paperbark corridor, but it took 45 minutes. When we got there, it was money. Daniel was impressed and we were loving it. Erik brought his hammock and we tried it out. It was interesting.  After a 45 minute rest, we left and headed towards the jeep road. Waikakalaua is a great trail in the middle of Wahiawa and Mililani towns. One day we will clear the top of it and ...

Higgins Ridge Clearing Part 1 - June 25, 2014 This is Erik and I's third time scouting Waikakalaua. More practicing on google earth yielded me with enough tools to actually see the ridge close up. That, and my new droid phone with backcountry navigator app. on it results in some good navigation tools I can use for exploration.  Erik and I have this unbelievable desire to explore the Schofield East Range, a.k.a. Waikakalaua or South Kaukonahua Stream. Last time in May 2013, we found the Waikakalaua Tunnels mentioned in Stuart Ball's first edition of Hiking on Oahu. Unfortunately, those tunnels are boarded up, we did however intersect with a ridge. Building upon our efforts, we decided to check out the ridge today. Dayle Turner has the only write up of this ridge, he calls it Waikakalaua Ridge, I decided to rename the ridge Higgins Ridge, named after the road that leads to the trailhead. With so many hikes starting with wai, another hike that starts with wai would confuse people ...