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Kīlauea Iki Crater via Crater Rim Trail Loop – Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park

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Kīlauea Iki Crater via Crater Rim Trail Loop – Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park

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Kīlauea Iki Crater via Crater Rim Trail Loop – Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park

03:21

11.7km

280m

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A crater, a lava tube and a bit of rainforest in between: this hike through the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the island of Hawaii is spectacular. This is where the past and the present meet. Eruptions have shaped the landscape and still do today. Kīlauea is one of the…

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Last updated: December 9, 2024

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Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

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113 m

Kūkamāhuākea (Steam Vents)

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The steam vents are caused by underground heat sources, which boil ground water and return it to the surface as water vapor. This phenomenon is also visible just down the trail at Steaming Bluffs.

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335 m

Kīlauea Caldera North Overlook

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Hikers have a view across Kīlauea Caldera to Halemaʻumaʻu crater, Kīlauea's active lava pit. The caldera is about two miles across.

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4.10 km

Kīlauea Iki Crater Trail

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Like a lunar landscape! Too beautiful!!!

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6.43 km

Nāhuku (Thurston Lava Tube)

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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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8.31 km

Kīlauea Iki West Overlook

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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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10.2 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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10.8 km

Haʻakulamanu (Sulphur Banks) Overlook

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The sulfuric gasses escaping from the ground create yellow sulfur crystals, break down the magmatic rocks to clay tinged red with iron, and fill the air with a smell reminiscent …

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11.7 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.47 km

1.93 km

223 m

Surfaces

6.38 km

1.82 km

1.11 km

1.07 km

1.01 km

229 m

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Highest point (1,210 m)

Lowest point (1,060 m)

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Wednesday 6 May

24°C

12°C

19 %

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October 14, 2024

A crater, a lava tube and a bit of rainforest in between: this hike through the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the island of Hawaii is spectacular. This is where the past and the present meet. Eruptions have shaped the landscape and still do today. Kīlauea is one of the most active volcanoes in the

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Kīlauea Iki Crater via Crater Rim Trail Loop – Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park

Kūkamāhuākea (Steam Vents)

Kīlauea Caldera North Overlook

Kīlauea Iki Crater Trail

Nāhuku (Thurston Lava Tube)

Kīlauea Iki West Overlook

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Haʻakulamanu (Sulphur Banks) Overlook

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