The Best Hiking in Honolulu County

This is a fun hike in central Oahu that leads to multiple water falls! Bring some shoes that you don't care about because the trail is muddy and you will definitely get dirty. There is also a cliff diving spot at one of the falls. This hike is just one trail located in the Ewa Forest Preserve. Th...

The ‘back way’ to the ever popular and still somewhat illegal Haiku Stairs, the Moanalua Middle Ridge hike brings plenty of beauty and even more challenges than the path down the Haiku Stairs. To get to the trailhead, park outside the Moanalua Valley Park and the trail begins just after the green...

Access: There are two options for accessing the trailhead:  (1) Get a permit from the Division of Forestry and Wildlife Oahu so you can drive the 6-mile dirt road to the true trailhead. The permit provides you car access through the locked gate and is only available on weekends and holidays. You'...

Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden is on my list of the top ten most beautiful nature places you can drive to. Hoʻomaluhia means "to make a place of peace and tranquility."  This breathtaking gem was built in 1982 by the US Army Corps of Engineering to prevent flooding.  There’s a lot to do here, you...

Wahiawa Botanical Garden Loop is a loop trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Wahiawa, Oahu, Hawaii.

Judd Trail Mountain View is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii.

Judd Trail is a loop trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii.

Park off the Old Pali Highway before the lookout in the dirt parking lot. There is an entry along the fence that will go through. The first part of the hike takes you through a bamboo forest. Most of the time it will be muddy, so be prepared to get dirty. This will lead you to an open grassy val...

V Falls is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a waterfalls located near Kaneohe, Oahu, Hawaii.

Likeke Falls Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Kaneohe, Oahu, Hawaii.

NOTE: as of April 2021, this trail is closed indefinitely. Please do not attempt to hike on closed trails.  This trail is not for the faint of heart or those easily scared of heights. The crouching lion trail is a 4 mile loop with an elevation gain of 2,000 feet. The elevation gains and losses a...

Kahekili Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Ka'a'awa, Oahu, Hawaii.

Ko'olau Summit Trail (Pali Puka) is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Kaneohe, Oahu, Hawaii.

Friendship Gardens Trail is a loop trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Kaneohe, Oahu, Hawaii.

Pu'u Ohia (Mount Tantalus) is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii.

Lyon Arboretum Short Loop is a loop trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii.