na pali kalalau trail in hawaii. anyone done it?

[gabetheunicycleman]

i rode it today and it was inf***ing credibly hard and amazing. 97% hike-a-b*ke but the other bits are amazing. 100ft drop offs into the ocean on one side and mountains on the other. but this got me wondering, anyone done it or is this a world first? link to pic of trail is here http://www.iamnader.com/40.html the locals thought i was f***ing hardcore or thought i should grab a copy of guinnes world records. anyways.

-mahalo motherf***ers.

[Poseidon]

That looks fun! Probably too hard for me to do though. The scenery looks amazing, and the dirt looks like its powder-ey.

How long is it?

[johnfoss]

The photo is beautiful. I haven't been to Kuai, but I know the Hooten family has. I imagine John would have mentioned it to me if he'd unicycled there; I don't think he has.

These are the actual trails I've ridden in Hawaii, first on Oahu, just outside of Honolulu, and the second on Maui, up on Mt. Haleakala:
http://unicycling.smugmug.com/gallery/2411235#129921600
http://unicycling.smugmug.com/gallery/2411322#129940428

Danni Myers and I also rode at this amazing surf/wind surf/kite surfing beach in Maui (just around the beach):
http://unicycling.smugmug.com/gallery/2411322#129938993

I rode in a couple of other places around Maui as well. I'm sure all the major islands have lots of interesting, hopefully legal (open to bikes) trails. Maybe someday we'll organize some sort of MUni Weekend out there! If we do, Kuai will surely be one of the islands as the Hootens have a house there that sleeps up to 20 people.

[gabetheunicycleman]

the ride i did was 4 miles return. only like 1/8 mile riding tho

[critter]

I hiked it 17 years ago. It was pretty hard. But that was with a big backpack and going 10+ miles one way. You got to go all the way to Kalalau or it doesn't count. :rolleyes:
If I remember right, the 1st couple miles was the most slippery part of the trail. Get by that and the trail should get better. Bikes aren't allowed.
Never took my muni there.
I have rode the Nualolo Trail which loops back to Awawapui Trail. It's 10 miles. It's the trail over looks the Na Pali.
Here's a pic of Nualolo Lookout. It the only spot where you can see all the way down the Na Pali coast. My back hand(in the picture) is covering where you were riding

[Into the blue]

I hiked it 17 years ago. It was pretty hard. But that was with a big backpack and going 10+ miles one way. You got to go all the way to Kalalau or it doesn't count. :rolleyes:
If I remember right, the 1st couple miles was the most slippery part of the trail. Get by that and the trail should get better. Bikes aren't allowed.
Never took my muni there.
I have rode the Nualolo Trail which loops back to Awawapui Trail. It's 10 miles. It's the trail over looks the Na Pali.
Here's a pic of Nualolo Lookout. It the only spot where you can see all the way down the Na Pali coast. My back hand(in the picture) is covering where you were riding

Jealous?

Us?

[critter]

the ride i did was 4 miles return. only like 1/8 mile riding tho

In your picture ....
Nualolo Lookout would be the peak on the far right.

[gabetheunicycleman]

yeah that sounds about right:D

[critter]

hey gabetheunicycleman,

your pic is gone.:(



I went back to Kauai in '08 with my mommy. She got a time share and I brought my muni. I rode three trails for the 1st time.

The first two pics are on the east side just above Kapaa. (nice cute town). It was found a mellow and peaceful trail.
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The next three shots are near the wetest spot on earth. Only did the first 2 miles which runs along the Kalalau Valley.(on right side of the ridge)
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It's a giant horseshoe shape valley leading to the ocean and the Kalalau trail. The clouds cleared for a few seconds to take this picture. To get to the kalalau beach behind me(other than flying or swimming) involves going left and driving around the entire(99%)island and hiking 10 miles.
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The most extreme trail I did alone, so no good pics. It was a series of switchbacks going down the grand canyon (of the pacific).:)