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About Top Trails: Maui: Must-Do Hikes For Everyone
Product Description Whatever you’re looking for today, there’s a trail for you on Maui. In the latest title in the award-winning Top Trails series, author Sara Benson covers the best hiking trails on this Hawaiian island. Top Trails: Maui presents 37 premier day-hikes and overnight backpacking trips suited to all levels of ability and interests in west Maui, central/south Maui, east Maui/upcountry, and Haleakala National Park. All of the trails offer scenic beauty and ease of access for hikers. Some of the hiking trails described here are popular with both locals and visitors, while others remain local secrets. All trails are within a two-hour drive from virtually any point on the island. With the Top Trails winning formula of easy-to-follow maps for every hike, trail-feature charts, feature icons, "don't get lost" trail milestones, and GPS waypoints, travelers can easily identify the right trail for their interests, abilities, and available time. Review "There are loads of helpful details for hiking in Maui, all of which are well organized and easy to find!" --Paradise-Found-in-Maui.com, February 2011 About the Author Sara Benson is a prolific travel journalist whose career has taken her skipping across the Pacific from California to Japan and back, including stints living on Maui, the Big Island of Hawaii, and Oahu. Her first backpacking experience in Hawaii was at Haleakala National Park on Maui, to which she has returned countless times over the last 15 years. Sara has worked as a national park ranger and is an avid hiker everywhere she travels. For this guide, she rehiked every trail on Maui described in this book, racking up well more than 100 miles on all types of terrain, from jagged lava flows and cinder deserts to misty cloud forests and muddy waterfall paths. Sara is the author of dozens of travel and outdoor activity guidebooks, including for Lonely Planet and Fodor’s. She has traveled to every continent except Antarctica and has visited over 30 countries. Her writing regularly appears in newspapers and magazines around the world, including the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and Backpacker, as well as on popular travel and news websites. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Trail 4: West Maui Kapalua Village Trails Trail Use: Dayhike, run, dogs allowed, permit required Length: 3.9 miles, 1¾-21/2 hours Vertical Feet: ±1900 Difficulty: 3 Trail Type: Semiloop Surface Type: Paved, dirt Start & End: N 20.99767° W 156.65327° Features: Pond, birds, great views, steep Facilities: Visitor center, restrooms, phone, water Home to West Maui’s most exclusive luxury resort hotels, Kapalua also has some of the island’s best-maintained paved recreational paths. Built atop a former golf course that’s slowly being returned to its natural state, these walking and running loop trails climb the hillsides for uplifting ocean views. Best Time The Kapalua Village Trails are open on an intermittent basis; they may be closed without notice at any time. To check if the trails are still accessible by the public, call the Kapalua Adventure Center at (808) 665-4386 or check www.kapalua.com. Normally, these trails are open year-round from 7 am to sunset daily. Avoid the worst midday heat by hiking in the early morning. Visitors must check in first and sign a liability waiver inside the Kapalua Adventure Center (open 7 am to 5 pm daily) on Office Road. Finding the Trail From central Lahaina, drive north along the Honoapiilani Highway (Hwy. 30) for approximately 9 miles, passing Kaanapali, Honokowai, and Kahana. North of mile marker (MM) 30, turn left at the main signs into the Kapalua Resort. Follow Office Road downhill for a short distance, keeping the driving range, putting green, and golf course on your right. Turn right into the signed Kapalua Adventure Center parking lot. Trail Description Inside the Kapalua Adventure Center, you’ll find ice cold drinking fountains, restrooms, a cafe, and a small shop
