Hawaii trails · Kalalau Trail
Kalalau Trail
A 10.2-mile out-and-back in Hawaii, with 782 ft of climbing. Reaches Hoʻoleʻa Falls and other beach/viewpoint/waterfall destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 48% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 3.4. It gives back about 3,071 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Hoʻoleʻa Falls (waterfall)
- Kēʻē Beach (beach)
- Hanakāpīʻai Beach (beach)
- Kalalau Beach (beach)
- The Gate (viewpoint)
- Na Pali Coast State Park (viewpoint)
- 1/4 mile mark (viewpoint)
- Nice view Napal’i Coast (viewpoint)
Heads up
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:58 a.m., the sun rises at 6:21 a.m. and sets at 6:56 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:18 p.m. (HST) — 12 h 35 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 20.4-mile round trip takes roughly 8 h 21 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:42 p.m. — 4 h 14 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Pihea Trail — 2.5 mi
- Alakai Swamp Trail — 3.5 mi
- Hanakapiʻai Trail — 4.7 mi
- Puu Ki-Waialae Trail — 7.7 mi