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Km |
Miles |
Road Item |
Road Summary |
0.0
(38.3) |
0.0
(23.8) |
Junction
Altitude: 3720 feet
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Terminus. Junction of Crater Rim Drive and Chain of Craters Road. Hawaii Colcanoes Nation Park. Crater Rim Drive heads up to Kilauea Crater whereas Chain of Craters Road heads down to the ocean.
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0.3
(38.0) |
0.2
(23.6) |
Trail
Altitude: 3675 feet
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Crater Rim Trail crosses Chain of Craters Road.
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0.7
(37.6) |
0.4
(23.4) |
Rest Stop
Altitude: 3645 feet
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View of old lava flows off of Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii.
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0.7
(37.6) |
0.4
(23.4) |
Crater
Altitude: 3635 feet
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First of many craters.
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1.6
(36.7) |
1.0
(22.8) |
Crater Rest Stop
Altitude: 3619 feet
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Road turn off with parking. Walk a 30 meters to a large crater.
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1.9
(36.4) |
1.2
(22.6) |
Meadow
Altitude: 3599 feet
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West is a meadow and in the distance an old lavaflow.
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2.5
(35.8) |
1.6
(22.2) |
Small crater
Altitude: 3524 feet
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Just the the West the jungle obscures this smaller crater called Koko 'Olau.
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3.6
(34.7) |
2.2
(21.6) |
Junction
Altitude: 3396 feet
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Hilina Rali Road. Several miles on this road leads to a large cliff.
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3.6
(34.7) |
2.2
(21.6) |
Smaller Crater
Altitude: 3389 feet
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East about 100 meters is a small crater.
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4.2
(34.1) |
2.6
(21.2) |
Hiiaka Crater
Altitude: 3284 feet
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Rest stop on the West of road. Walk east along lavaflow to the Hiiaka Crater.
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5.2
(33.1) |
3.2
(20.6) |
Pauahi Crater
Altitude: 3274 feet
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Pull out and parking on the East side of Chain of Craters Road to See Pauahi Crater.
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5.9
(32.4) |
3.7
(20.1) |
Road
Altitude: 3228 feet
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East about a mile is the trailhead for Napau Crater Trail to the spectacular Makeopuhi Crater and Napau Crater.It is roughly 3 miles to the first large crater and a couple more to the next. Check a hiking guide book before proceeding.
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6.4
(31.9) |
4.0
(19.8) |
Lava Field
Altitude: 3205 feet
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East is a large lava field.
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6.9
(31.4) |
4.3
(19.5) |
Trail
Altitude: 3189 feet
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Road leads to Keaunou Trail and meets up with the Puna Kau Trail near the ocean.
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11.9
(26.4) |
7.4
(16.4) |
Scenic View
Altitude: 2457 feet
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Views of old lava flows.
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14.0
(24.3) |
8.7
(15.1) |
Lava Flow
Altitude: 2201 feet
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Road is cut right through old lava flows.
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15.7
(22.6) |
9.8
(14.0) |
Viewpoint
Altitude: 2001 feet
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Views of lavaflows and ocean beyong cliff wall. Start of Naulu Trail.
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16.7
(21.6) |
10.4
(13.4) |
View
Altitude: 1742 feet
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Road passes near cliff for spectacular view.
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19.5
(18.8) |
12.1
(11.7) |
Switchback
Altitude: 1181 feet
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Road descends quickly with switchback.
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27.9
(10.4) |
17.3
(6.5) |
Ocean
Altitude: 10 feet
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Chain of Craters Road passes near the ocean. To the West steam plumes, where the lava meets the ocean, are sometimes visible.
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30.0
(8.3) |
18.6
(5.2) |
Holei Sea Arch
Altitude: 23 feet
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Along the lava cliffs is the Holei Sea Arch. Watch the waves crash against the cliffs.
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31.9
(6.4) |
19.8
(4.0) |
Lava Flow
Altitude: 52 feet
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Lava flows down from Puu Oo Cone, Hawaii.
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38.3
(0.0) |
23.8
(0.0) |
Road's End
Altitude: 36 feet
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End of the Chain of Craters Road, Hawaii. Turn around.
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