Kaʻū Desert Trail
Kaʻū Desert Trail is a 35.62-mile out-and-back foot trail in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. It climbs 1,142 ft to a high point of 3,047 ft. Difficulty: very strenuous, from the NPS hiking-rating formula.
- 17.81 mione way
- 35.62 miround trip
- 1,142 ftelevation gain
- 3,047 fthigh point
- Very strenuousdifficulty
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