Observatory Trail

Observatory Trail is a 7.68-mile out-and-back foot trail in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. It climbs 1,385 ft to a high point of 13,016 ft. Difficulty: strenuous, from the NPS hiking-rating formula.

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Open Observatory Trail on Trailbound's interactive map to see the full route, the elevation profile, today's forecast and any park alerts for Hawaiʻi Volcanoes. Hawaiʻi Volcanoes has permits or reservations for some areas: see the Hawaiʻi Volcanoes page for what's needed.

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