Crater Rim Trail (east section)

Crater Rim Trail (east section) is a 10.82-mile out-and-back foot trail in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. It climbs 323 ft to a high point of 4,001 ft. Difficulty: moderate, from the NPS hiking-rating formula.

Crater Rim Trail (east section), Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Photo: Trougnouf (Benoit Brummer) · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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