The Nualolo Cliff Trail on Kauai takes you from 3800ft to 2200ft but rewards you with epic views of Nualolo Valley and the Na Pali Coast. The 3.8-mile (7.5-mile return) track is a half-day adventure in the Koke’e State Park. I hiked all over Kauai for over a month and documented all of my adventures. …
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Nestled in the beautiful neighborhood of Portlock on the southeast coast of Oahu, Hawaii is a huge cliff jump. Known as Spitting Cave, the location is one of the coolest spots to chill at even if you don’t like cliff-jumping. I went there over ten times and never jumped. Spitting Cave is also a very …
Makaleha Falls Hike is a jungle waterfall adventure on the island of Kauai. This hike will leave you covered in mud but with no regrets. The 2.6 miles out and back trail follows a stream for the entirety of the hike with a reward of multiple epic waterfalls at the end. This hike is a …
Awaawapuhi Trail is my favorite hike in the Koke’e State Park. It has incredible drop-offs and epic views down to the Na Pali Coast. It only takes about an hour and a half each way along the total of six miles out and back journey. If you only have time for one hike on the …
Honopu Ridge Trail is a 5-mile out and back hike in Koke’e State Park on Kauai. I attempted this trail once but was totally engulfed by clouds so I didn’t get to enjoy any of the views. I decided I had to go back a second time. My persistence was rewarded and we enjoyed spectacular views …
Ho’oip’i Falls Trail on Kauai is a short but action-packed hike taking you to two waterfalls. The first falls are a great spot for cliff jumping or a refreshing dip. The second falls is one you may recognize from the film Jurassic Park. The trail is very muddy at times but leads you through some …
Shipwrecks Beach is my favorite beach on Kauai. It has so much to offer but it is hidden from the unsuspecting eye. What exactly do I mean by this? If you roll up to Shipwrecks it looks like a nice beach but not much else. However, there is so much going on here if you …
Kauai is a hiker’s heaven. In fact, I spent a month on Kauai just to hike. I wrote a blog post about my 15 favorite hikes on Kauai. However, Kauai is a bit of a segmented island. If you are staying out west you want to hike in Koke’e State Park rather than drive 2-3 …
Oahu and Big Island are well known for their epic cliff-jumping spots. If you ask people about cliff-jumping spots on Kauai, they usually shrug their shoulders and tell you that cliff-jumping is dangerous and you should go home cause there are no good places around. It can be dangerous, but you shouldn’t go home. There …
Jackass Ginger Pool & the Judd Trail have natural water slides, rope swings, a bamboo forest, and a woodland wonderland. It’s one of my favorite little hikes and adventure outings on the island of Oahu. The entire loop is just 1-mile but quite diverse with streams and pine forests perfect for families and young kids …
There are a few good lookouts on Oahu but my favorite spot for sunset is the Tantalus Lookout. There is a huge lawn you can roll a picnic rug out on and watch as the sun goes down over Diamond Head Crater and the entire Waikiki region. It’s a lookout high above Honololu in the …
Known as the Makapu’u Tom Tom Trail or the Tom-Tom Trail, this is one of the most underrated hikes on Oahu due to its spectacular views of the beach from the steep cliffs. ** Tom Tom Trail is technically closed to the public and there have been instances of police giving citations at the bottom. …