Hawaii trails · Kipapa Trail
Kipapa Trail
A 4.8-mile out-and-back in Hawaii, with 1,386 ft of climbing. Reaches Puʻukamana. Managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Length
4.8 mi
Elevation gain
1,386 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
48%
Steepest mile
+765 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
1.8 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Managed by
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 59% of the ascent, between mile 3.2 and mile 4.8.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Puʻukamana (summit)
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:52 a.m., the sun rises at 6:14 a.m. and sets at 6:48 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:11 p.m. (HST) — 12 h 34 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 9.7-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 58 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:13 a.m. — 7 h 36 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Upper Waimano Trail — 3.5 mi
- Aiea Ridge Trail — 5.7 mi
- Kapalama Trail — 10.5 mi
- Honouliuli Contour Trail — 10.8 mi