MAKIKI VALLEY - ISLA DE OAHU - (ISLAS HAWAII)
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- Distance
- 3.85 mi
- Elevation gain
- 932 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 932 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,188 ft
- TrailRank
- 53
- Min elevation
- 321 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Coordinates
- 484
- Uploaded
- August 18, 2012
- Recorded
- August 2012
near Makiki Heights, Hawaii (United States)
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March held on Monday, July 30, 2012
NOTICE: It is understood that anyone who wants to do this same route assumes the responsibility that an activity entails that is not exempt from possible risks or incidents, in an environment in which common sense and circumstances can make the difference between having a good day or the opposite.
We started the march very early, in the morning, since in the afternoon we had hired a ride through the Kualoa ranch, and we had to have time to go through Honolulu's Chinatown, where we planned to eat authentic Chinese food. The Makiki Valley Forest Reserve is located very close to Honolulu, the capital of Oahu and the Hawaiian Islands. The car must be left on a small esplanade, as the people of the area take it very badly to park in front of their houses. From here we will start a tour of just over two hours, but with the surprise that before starting the walk there is an area with brushes and water to clean your shoes, both at the entrance and at the exit. It also caught our attention that along the little more than six kilometers we only found Japanese, who, according to what a local explained to us, are slowly gaining economic dominance over the islands and their companies. The outward path is made with a slight slope that gradually rises until it crosses the Kanealoe River on a wooden bridge. The vegetation is exuberant, since it is a tropical forest with an enormous variety and quantity of exotic plants. To take into account the humid heat that recommends a good supply of water, to compensate for the continuous perspiration, in addition to bringing repellent for mosquitoes that are found especially in stagnant water areas. Halfway through and shortly after passing the Kanealoe River, you will reach a crossroads where you will have to ignore the path to the right and to the left, while of the two that leave opposite, we will take the one on the right. which descends through an area of conifers, with a notable change in the soil and vegetation, will take us back to the starting area, where we will clean our boots again. The downward direction will be south-southwest, with some zeta heading east. This tour is highly recommended due to the exuberant vegetation and the possibility of hearing and seeing some representative of the bird fauna of the area.
NOTICE: It is understood that anyone who wants to do this same route assumes the responsibility that an activity entails that is not exempt from possible risks or incidents, in an environment in which common sense and circumstances can make the difference between having a good day or the opposite.
We started the march very early, in the morning, since in the afternoon we had hired a ride through the Kualoa ranch, and we had to have time to go through Honolulu's Chinatown, where we planned to eat authentic Chinese food. The Makiki Valley Forest Reserve is located very close to Honolulu, the capital of Oahu and the Hawaiian Islands. The car must be left on a small esplanade, as the people of the area take it very badly to park in front of their houses. From here we will start a tour of just over two hours, but with the surprise that before starting the walk there is an area with brushes and water to clean your shoes, both at the entrance and at the exit. It also caught our attention that along the little more than six kilometers we only found Japanese, who, according to what a local explained to us, are slowly gaining economic dominance over the islands and their companies. The outward path is made with a slight slope that gradually rises until it crosses the Kanealoe River on a wooden bridge. The vegetation is exuberant, since it is a tropical forest with an enormous variety and quantity of exotic plants. To take into account the humid heat that recommends a good supply of water, to compensate for the continuous perspiration, in addition to bringing repellent for mosquitoes that are found especially in stagnant water areas. Halfway through and shortly after passing the Kanealoe River, you will reach a crossroads where you will have to ignore the path to the right and to the left, while of the two that leave opposite, we will take the one on the right. which descends through an area of conifers, with a notable change in the soil and vegetation, will take us back to the starting area, where we will clean our boots again. The downward direction will be south-southwest, with some zeta heading east. This tour is highly recommended due to the exuberant vegetation and the possibility of hearing and seeing some representative of the bird fauna of the area.
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Muy buen reorrido y muy buenas fotos.Yo he estado en Oahu en el 98´s.Me aloje una semana en un albergue de la 2417 Prince Edward St.,ya luego el resto del mes que estuve en Waikiki,me aloje en unos apartamentos de la calle Nahua al 439.Fueron unas vacasiones inolvidables.
Pues sí MIRMIDON666, aunque nosotros hemos estado catorce años después que tú, la isla de Oahu no ha perdido el encanto, aunque no para de ganar en turistas de todo tipo (sobre todo japoneses), que se están haciendo los dueños de estas paradisiacas islas.
Un saludo
Cuando estuve en aquella oportunidad me llamó la atención la enorme cantidad de ABC Store,por todos lados.Me solía ir caminando hasta el Ala Mohana Center,y la verdad era un sueño ese lugar.O Aloha Tower.Ya hacen 10 años que emigré a España desde Argentina y de hecho vivo pegado a la costa.Me encanta el mar y hacer mis rutas de montaña con mi bici.Un cordial saludo desde Málaga.
¡Qué envidia le das! a un madrileño como yo, que con media sangre malagueña por parte de padre, sin embargo siempre tiene el alma y el corazón en las montañas. Por cierto, hace ya diez años que estuve en Argentina y me encantó, pero por otro lado me apenó ver gente joven, bien preparada y muy valiosa que habían tenido que dejar Buenos Aires para buscarse un futuro en otros rincones de ese vasto territorio.
Un saludo