About
Length (round trip)0.3 mi
ShapeOut-and-Back
DifficultyEasy
Elevation gain60 ft up
Typical time45 min
TrailheadLeleiwi Overlook, mile 17.5
SurfaceCinder path
Best seasonYear round. The summit sits above 9,000 feet and can be near freezing at dawn; the Kipahulu coast is hot and humid.
DogsNot allowed
AccessibilityThis trail is unpaved and involves several steep, uneven steps.
What you'll see 🌄 Big views🌼 Wildflowers

Get out and stretch your legs on this short hike out to Leleiwi Overlook. Halfway between the Headquarters Visitor Center by the entrance and the Haleakala Visitor Center at the summit, Leleiwi offers the perfect opportunity to take in the changing scenery and walk through a native Hawaiian shrubland. Learn more about Leleiwi Overlook and the layered history of this special place.

Tips
On rare afternoons when cloud fills the basin below you and the sun is behind you, you can see a Brocken spectre - your own shadow ringed by a rainbow.
Location

Leleiwi Overlook, mile 17.5

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Trail data: USGS National Map / PAD-US, the National Park Service, state agencies, and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Access and conditions change — check with the managing agency before you go.