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One headlamp, hiking sticks, small water stove plus small gas can.

Here is what I packed on the Kalalau trail hike:įood/snacks, tent, sleeping pad, 1 towel, 1 extra pair of underwear (which I didn’t even use), 1 shorts, 1 bathing suit, 2 extra shirts (probably only needed 1), extra socks, and 1 extra pant for sleep. Some of my friend’s bags were close to 30 lbs. My backpack ended up being around 18-19 lbs. This is so important because you don’t want to over or under pack. Then they made it to Kalalau the next day. If you cant get started in the early morning I also know someone who started their hike at 1 pm from the Hanakapai Trail and got to Honokoa in the evening and camped there for the night. My tip: Plan your stops accordingly and try to keep to at least an hour per mile. Because on the trail there are not many spots to set up camp because of the hilly terrain. I highly recommend camping only at these two spots. Technically people are only allowed to camp at the Honokoa campgrounds or at the Kalalau campgrounds. That was with taking a few longer stops for someone in our party who had to take a few extra rest stops.

We ended up making it to Kalalau beach by 7 pm. We broke there for lunch around 1 pm and filled up water and hiked out of there around 1:45 pm. The halfway point is the Honokoa campgrounds. We started hiking at 7 am on the Hanakapiai Trail. We had a friend who had done the hike before in one day so we felt confident it could be done.

I’m not much help I haven’t had to go through this process since I’m a Hawaii resident. ĭo more research on this topic aside from my blog. Something to consider is the overnight parking situation or if you will catch a shuttle. We got dropped off by a friend and all have Hawaii state ID’s. We were early 6 am and didn’t get stopped. Right now if you do not have a Hawaii State ID you may get stopped. I recommend having whoever will be going with you be up at 12:00 am HST to get those permits. Their website follows Hawaii Standard Time. Since COVID the state has really been limiting the number of permits. My tip: Permits can only be obtained 30 days prior and only online. If you are staying overnight or hike past Hanakapai beach a permit is required. I would recommend staying at the beach for at least one to 2 nights to enjoy the beach/valley and explore it. I do know people who have hiked in and out in one day. This hike is 11-miles and I would not consider it a day hike. The 411 on Hiking the Kalalau Trail on Kauai I’ll also link below what products I found helpful and what I would do differently. Or maybe it will help you decide if you want to do the hike or not.ĭoing a little research definitely helped me feel prepared for hiking the Kalalau trail.Īfter reading this post I hope you will also feel a little more prepared for hiking the Kalalau trail on Kauai. Here ill tell you everything you need to know to be prepared for your experience.

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In my free time, I love to be out in nature and I recently hiked into Kalalau and boated out. Hiking the Kalalau trail is one of those hikes that require some background research. This blog is all about preparing and hiking the Kalalau Trail on Kauai.