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Kīlauea Iki West Overlook – Kīlauea Iki Crater Trail loop from Volcano

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Hawaiʻi County

Kīlauea Iki West Overlook – Kīlauea Iki Crater Trail loop from Volcano

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3.4

(20)

37

runners

Kīlauea Iki West Overlook – Kīlauea Iki Crater Trail loop from Volcano

02:12

18.4km

380m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 7, 2026

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Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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2.63 km

Kīlauea Iki West Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

Hikers look into the crater of Kīlauea Iki, or "Little Kīlauea", which last erupted in 1959. The flat base of the crater below used to be a lava lake; elevated …

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4.29 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

3

4.86 km

Kīlauea Visitor Center

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The Kīlauea Visitor Center is the perfect place for hikers to learn about the park's geology via exhibits, films, and ranger activities. The Visitor Center also has the latest updates …

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4

7.14 km

Uēaloha (Byron Ledge Trail) to Halema'uma'u Crater

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A very nice way through the former lava fields. You can see how the ironwood trees manage to drive them out despite the enormous heat.

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5

10.1 km

Keanakākoʻi Crater Overlook

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Keanakākoʻi translates to "cave of adzes", for its 115 foot basin was once a source of high quality basalt for making adze heads. The crater last erupted in 1974.

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6

10.1 km

Collapsed Road — Crater Rim Drive

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Visitors can stand at the roadblock and gaze along the abandoned Crater Rim Drive where the road has been churned up by geological activity. In 2008 an explosion in the …

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7

13.8 km

Kīlauea Iki Crater Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Like a lunar landscape! Too beautiful!!!

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8

16.1 km

Fern Rainforest

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A small, beautiful rainforest stretches above the Lava Tube. The asphalt path leads to the entrance of the lava tube through the rainforest.

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9

16.1 km

Nāhuku (Thurston Lava Tube)

Highlight (Segment) • Cave

The 180m long walk-in cave has a special origin: it is a lava cave. So go through it and become aware that 500 years ago hot lava flowed through it.

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18.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.52 km

4.64 km

3.38 km

2.24 km

1.63 km

Surfaces

6.34 km

5.59 km

2.83 km

1.87 km

1.54 km

244 m

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Highest point (1,210 m)

Lowest point (1,060 m)

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Friday 15 May

21°C

13°C

50 %

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