Hike Maui Haleakala Crater 4 Mile Hike

Hike through 3 very different environments on this moderate four-mile hike.  This hike is a good Crater sampler.  Experience Haleakala's majesty, vastness and grandeur. The crater's energy is intense and ethereal, and it's absolutely silent. Views stretch for more than a hundred miles in all directions.  Hike at 8,000 ft on a lava rock trail lined with rare endemic plant species. Hike 2 more miles where huge cinder cones dominate the expansive, desert-like scenery (10,000-ft summit) . Adventure through a short loop trail at 7,000 ft through  a cloud forest full of unusual native Hawaiian birds, Hosmer Grove.

Hike Maui Haleakala Crater 4 Mile Hike includes lunch.

Kahului Park & Ride:  (Highway 380 / Highway 350) Dairy Road & Pu`unene Avenue

Directions From Lahaina side:South on Highway 30.  Turn rt at Highway 380.  Go five on Highway 380.   Look on the left side for Park & Ride. Make a left turn into the parking lot.  If you get to the traffic light with large gray and blue church on right, you’ve gone 100 yds too far.  Look for a green Hike Maui van.

Directions From Kihei-Wailea-Makena side:  North on Pi’ilani Highway (Highway 31).  Turn right onto Mokulele Highway (Highway 311) toward Kahului.  Follow Mokulele Hwy for 10-12 minutes.  Turn left onto Highway 380. (There’s a large blue/gray church on your right.) Go 200 yds and turn right into a commuter parking lot.  There is a small parking sign (green letters) saying Park & Ride.  Look for a green Hike Maui van.