Hawaii trails · Kaʻaha Trail
Kaʻaha Trail
A 7.6-mile out-and-back in Hawaii, with 1,735 ft of climbing. Reaches Nāpuʻuonāʻelemākule.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 91% of the ascent, between mile 5.1 and mile 7.6. It gives back about 816 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 6:06 a.m. and sets at 6:37 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 15.2-mile round trip takes roughly 7 h 23 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:28 p.m. — 5 h 08 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Kaʻaha Trail + Kaʻaha-Hilina Connector + Hilina Pali Trail — 7.6 mi loop, 730 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Hilina Pali Trail — 3.9 mi
- Ka'aha Trail — 4.0 mi
- Ka?? Desert Trail — 7.0 mi
- Keauhou Trail — 11.2 mi