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A short forest loop in Puʻu ʻUalakaʻa State Wayside. State Parks lists 0.53 miles, easy, 400 feet of gain, and calls it a good family trail. A geocode of the wayside itself did not return, so there is no pin.
- Access
- Published route or place
- Cost
- Confirm the cost
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Effort
- Gentle
- Audience tags
- Visitors, Families, Kids, Locals
Effort follows the agency difficulty when one was published: easy is gentle, moderate and easy-to-moderate are steady, and moderate-to-difficult or an agency description of a strenuous climb is strenuous. It is a sorting aid, not a safety rating.
Access and permission
State Parks trail. It meets Makiki Valley, Moleka, and Maunalaha trails at a four-way junction. Those connecting trails are separate routes. Mountain biking is not allowed. Dogs must be leashed. The family wording is the agency's, not a promise about every child.
No entrance fee was printed on the trail page reviewed.
Conditions, separate from permission
The page describes a short loop under forest canopy with 400 feet of gain. Easy is the agency's difficulty word. Trail surfaces and weather still change. This page does not call it safe.
Figures copied from the source
- Distance: 0.53 miles
- Elevation gain: 400 feet
- Agency difficulty: Easy
What to bring
- Water. The wayside page reviewed did not list drinking water on the trail.
Logistics
- Directions: up Round Top Drive to Puʻu ʻUalakaʻa State Wayside. The trail sign is at the end of the first curve; parking is farther up the park road.
- No open fires. Pack out trash.
- No map pin. A reliable geocode was not returned for this entry.
Related gear
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- Nalgene Tritan Wide Mouth BPA-Free Water Bottle, Cadet, 32 oz
For trails whose managing agency says there is no drinking water, or that stream water should not be drunk. The Amazon listing checked on Nov 7, 2026 is titled Nalgene Tritan Wide Mouth BPA-Free Water Bottle, Cadet with Cadet cap, 32 oz. The listing describes a BPA-free Tritan bottle. This is one colorway, not a claim that every Nalgene bottle is the same product.
Sources and verification
Checked 2026-11-07. If a source disagrees with this page, use the source.