Mauna Kea hike from Visitors Center
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 6.35 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,656 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Very difficult
- Elevation loss
- 79 ft
- Max elevation
- 13,770 ft
- TrailRank
- 57
- Min elevation
- 9,170 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 3 hours 47 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1046
- Uploaded
- November 3, 2012
- Recorded
- August 2011
near Pua‘ākala, Hawaii (United States)
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Itinerary description
This describes the one way hike from the visitors center to the summit of Mauna Kea. The trail has no shade or water so be sure to bring a good hat, sunscreen, and plenty to drink. I did this in August and the temperature was about 80-85 F at the visitors center, but only about 40-45 F on the summit. Since I didn't bring a jacket to Hawaii, I bought a hoodie at the visitors center. I also hich hiked back down to the visitors center.
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