Sunday, July 24, 2011

Likeke Falls

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So far I've hiked 4 times already this month. Today made 5 hikes in 4 weeks! I had to hit the trails by myself so I headed up Nu`uanu Valley to the Pali Lookout. From the Pali Lookout I headed down the old Pali Road to Likeke Falls.

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From the lookout the "trail" follows the old Pali Road down past the road closed sign. The Pali Lookout is also the start to the Maunawili Demonstration Trail.

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The road meets up with the Pali highway and you have to crawl down underneath the highway and squeeze through a small passage way under the overpass.

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I barely fit in the skinny passageway under the road.

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The trail passes under the other side of the Pali highway and some interesting graffiti.

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The trail veers off the road and contours the Nu`uanu towards the falls.

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The trail eventually traverses an old horse carriageway.

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Within a few minutes you're at the falls.

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There was a lot of traffic at the falls. I counted three tour groups on the trail and at the falls.

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For a short trail (under 4 miles) starting at the lookout makes for some great views fairly quickly.

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Flower pictures for Sommer...

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Video of the hike:


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3 comments:

  1. You didn't happen to notice if there was a single mountain apple left down there did you? I didn't get a single one this year...

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  2. Had a big family harvesting all the mountain apples (and avocados). I didn't see any mountain apples, but there were plenty of avocados. Waiakeakua stream in Manoa had plenty of mountain apples.

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  3. saw some guys with a shopping cart full of avacados!! greedy lol

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