Before we left for Hawaii, Brent said that he really wanted us to get some exercise on vacation. I really wanted to go on an adventure. I decided the best way to fulfill both requests was to plan a short backpacking trip along one of the hardest and most spectacular hiking trails in the world, the Kalalau Trail.
The Kalalau trail begins where Kauai's main road ends, at Ke'e beach. It traverses the majestic razor's edge cliffs and spires of the Na Pali coast, and ends at the stupendously secluded Kalalau beach. In the summer, you can kayak through the ocean to the beach, but in the winter, Kalalau beach is only accessible via the difficult and sometimes dangerous 11 mile trail.
Best viewpoint of the trail at the 10 mile marker
Here is a video that chronicles our intense 22 mile journey...
Over the 11 miles of the Kalalau trail, there are 5,000 ft of elevation gain and loss. This is the view from the one mile marker, 600 ft up.
Looking westward from the 1 mile mark
Mile 2 - Hanakapi'ai Beach
A sea cave at Hanakapi'ai Beach
Mile 3- The amazing, above-ground roots of the Pandanus tree
Mile 8- View of the cliffs we hiked through
Mile 11 - Kalalau beach at sunset. We made it!
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