Hawaii trails · Māhāʻulepū Heritage Trail
Māhāʻulepū Heritage Trail
A 3.0-mile out-and-back in Hawaii, with 102 ft of climbing. Reaches Gillins Beach and other beach/viewpoint destinations.
Length
3.0 mi
Elevation gain
102 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
14%
Steepest mile
+102 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.1 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Ground
Horses
yes
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 3.0 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Gillins Beach (beach)
- Makawehi (beach)
- Shipwreck Beach (beach)
- Makawehi Point (viewpoint)
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:57 a.m., the sun rises at 6:20 a.m. and sets at 6:55 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:17 p.m. (HST) — 12 h 35 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 5.9-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 18 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:38 a.m. — 10 h 17 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Kalepa Ridge MTB Trail — 10.3 mi
- Puu Ki-Waialae Trail — 17.2 mi
- Alakai Swamp Trail — 21.4 mi
- Powerline Trail — 21.4 mi