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Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
06/06/2021
This gate and sign can be easy to miss. They are the only markings of the trail visible from the road.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
06/06/2021
The hike follows a closed and abandoned road as it climbs up the mountain.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
06/06/2021
As the trail gains in elevation, it also opens up to wider views of the island's lush mountainous surroundings.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
06/06/2021
Views of the Garden Island from Kuilau Ridge.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
06/06/2021
A scenic bench awaits at the end of the main climb.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
06/06/2021
Views of the neighboring mountains from the ridge.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
06/06/2021
The path has a tendency to be overgrown, worn down only by the other hikers visiting the route. Though at its higher elevations, the ridge also gets a welcome cooling breeze.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
06/06/2021
The Kauilau Ridge Trail comes to somewhat of an anticlimactic end at a wooden bridge, where it intersects with the Moalepe Trail.

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