Hawaii trails · Ka'aha Trail
Ka'aha Trail
A 7.5-mile out-and-back in Hawaii, with 1,731 ft of climbing. Reaches Nāpuʻuonāʻelemākule.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 89% of the ascent, between mile 5.0 and mile 7.5. It gives back about 835 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Nāpuʻuonāʻelemākule (summit)
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:43 a.m., the sun rises at 6:05 a.m. and sets at 6:36 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:59 p.m. (HST) — 12 h 31 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 15.1-mile round trip takes roughly 7 h 19 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:24 p.m. — 5 h 12 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Hilina Pali Trail + Ka'aha Trail + Kau Desert Trail — 13.0 mi loop, 2,634 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Hilina Pali Trail — 0.7 mi
- Kaʻaha Trail — 4.0 mi
- Ka?? Desert Trail — 7.1 mi
- Keauhou Trail — 7.1 mi