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Giant banyan tree along the trail Bamboo forest along the trail. The Pipiwai Trail is a 4-mile (6.4 km) (round trip) hiking trail located on the island of Maui in the U.S. State of Hawaii. The hike leads up to the Makahiku Falls and Waimoku Falls. The trail is located in Haleakalā National Park and is generally well maintained. The trail runs ...
Makahiku Falls is a 200-foot (61m) horsetail waterfall in Haleakalā National Park on the island of Maui in Hawaii. It runs on the Ohe'o Gulch stream. [ 1 ] The falls is accessed by the Pipiwai Trail .
Haleakalā National Park is a national park of the United States located on the island of Maui, Hawaii. Named after Haleakalā , a dormant volcano within its boundaries, the park covers an area of 33,265 acres (52.0 sq mi; 134.6 km 2 ), [ 1 ] of which 24,719 acres (38.6 sq mi; 100.0 km 2 ) is a wilderness area . [ 3 ]
Fencing - Near the trail is a fence which was built to keep goats and pigs out of the Park. Because Hawaii is over 2,000 miles (3,200 km) from the nearest continent, all land mammals found in Hawaii today, except the winged Hawaiian hoary bat, have been introduced by people. These alien animals destroy fragile native plants which evolved ...
South Dakota. The Expert: Kelsy Koerlin, Rapid City, South Dakota, hiker The Hike: Notch Trail An easy 1.5-mile round-trip, this trail tours the best of the Badlands' otherworldly assortment of ...
The Haleakalā Ridge Trail enters the recreation area. It features scrub, grassland, and forest habitat with cinder substrates. [2] The adjacent Plum Trail is planted with plum and other trees. [3] The Polipoli Trail, which starts within the recreation area, features various conifers. [4] The Redwood Trail is used for mountain biking.
Pipiwai hiking trail leads to 400-foot (120 m) Waimoku Falls. [ 6 ] The Kīpahulu ʻOhana, a non-profit community organization established in 1995 through a co-operative agreement with the park works to revive, restore, and share the practices of traditional Native Hawaiian culture , also conducts cultural tours.
The state park is located on 6.2 acres (2.5 ha) at the end of ʻĪao Valley Road (Highway 32). The ʻĪao Needle (Kūkaʻemoku), a landmark in the state park, is a vegetation-covered lava remnant rising 1,200 feet (370 m) from the valley floor or 2,250 feet (690 m) above sea level.