5 of the best · Hawaiʻi, USA
Five Walks in Hawaiʻi, from the Crater to the Cliffs
The Diamond Head summit trail, the Makapuʻu lighthouse, Kaʻena Point, the Lyon Arboretum and the first miles of the Nāpali Coast.
Our 5 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated November 2026
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Three Hawaiʻi moments we keep going back to: Diamond Head at opening time, sunset on the terrace of House Without a Key, and a morning at Pearl Harbor.
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Up the crater
The Diamond Head summit trail
From the crater floor to the summit lookout over Waikīkī.
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2 miles there and back
Makapuʻu Point Lighthouse Trail
A paved path to the lighthouse lookout at Oʻahu’s eastern tip.
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On Oʻahu 4
Crater, coast and rainforest.
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2 miles there and back
Makapuʻu Point Lighthouse Trail
A paved path to the lighthouse lookout at Oʻahu’s eastern tip.
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Up the crater
The Diamond Head summit trail
From the crater floor to the summit lookout over Waikīkī.
On Kauaʻi 1
The Nāpali Coast.
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Two miles in, by reservation
To Hanakāpīʻai on the Nāpali Coast
The first two miles of the Kalalau trail, from Hāʻena.
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