Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
10/20/2025
Parking is at a gravel pullout a short distance past Kuanaokuaiki Campground.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
10/20/2025
The trail is signed at the trailhead, however there are not many markers along the moonlike environment for the remainder of the hike.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
10/20/2025
Deep narrow fissures in the volcanic rock along the route.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
10/20/2025
Mauna Iki Trail with smoke from the current Kilauea Crater eruption in the background.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
10/20/2025
As the vegetation disappears completely, hikers must spot the next cairns to have an idea of where the trail goes.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
10/20/2025
There are a number of geologic features along the trail.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
10/20/2025
Deeper into the trail, the hike takes on a barren volcanic atmosphere.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
10/20/2025
Views of the Cone Crater in the distance mark the endpoint of this hike.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
10/20/2025
Twin Pit Crater trail in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
10/20/2025
Pit craters with nearby peaks and the slopes of Mauna Loa in the background.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
10/20/2025
Active steam vents near the trail.