National Historic Site · Hawaii

Trails in Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site

7 named trails · 1 miles. The lines, trailheads and points are the Park Service's; the write-ups are the Service's own words; the climbing is read from USGS elevation along each line.

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7 trails, A to Z.

Headquarters Trail

0.1 mi one way · about 40 ft of climbing · 83 ft–127 ft · native surface · hiking

On the parks map · Drive to the trail's end

Heiau Access Trail

0.1 mi one way · about 30 ft of climbing · 96 ft–128 ft · soil surface · hiking

History

Along the way Puukohola Heiau

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Mailekini Heiau Trail

0.1 mi one way · 30 ft of descent · 10 ft–37 ft · asphalt surface · hiking

History

Along the way Mailekini Heiau

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Pelekane Trail

0.1 mi one way · about 30 ft of climbing · 9 ft–35 ft · soil surface · hiking

On the parks map · Drive to the trail's end

Pohaukole Gultch Trail

0.1 mi one way · 30 ft–35 ft · soil surface · hiking

On the parks map · Drive to the trail's end

Pu'ukohola Heiau Trail

about 40 ft of climbing · 42 ft–83 ft · asphalt surface · hiking

History

Along the way Puukohola Heiau

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Stone Leaning Post Overlook

10 ft of descent · 14 ft–25 ft · asphalt surface · hiking

History

Along the way Mailekini Heiau

On the parks map · Drive to the trail's end

7 more mapped segments without a name are on the map, not in the list.

About these trails

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-14 and simplified for the map. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do", unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.