The Hike Down
| Waipio Valley
Map
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| Waipio
Valley Head
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| Waipio Overlook
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| The Hike DOWN!
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| Hi'ilawe Falls
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The hike into Waipio Valley was an interesting experience. The road is paved, but is built on a 25 percent grade. It is one of the only few paved roads in the United States that requires four wheel drive to get down and up. The walk down lasted about 12 minutes and at the end of the walk, everybody's quads were killing them.
On the walk down, there was a great example of weathered basalt. As you walk along the basalt, the coloring gets darker. The lighter color on top and darker on the bottom of the basalt is a result of physical and chemical and weathering processes
| Waipio Taro Fields
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| Black Sands Beach
and stream crossing
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| Hiking the Z-Trail
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Days End!
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| Additional Links on
Waipio Valley
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