Waipio Valley Road Driving Down Big Island, Hawaii
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Waipio Valley Road is a short steep road in the Big Island of Hawai.
The average grade is 25% and the peak grade reaches 40-45%.
Note: This video does not support influx into Waipio Valley. Also, although it is regulated, it can not be passed only by the performance of the car. You have to know that tight corner braking will occur if 4WD vehicles make sharp cornering on low speed paved roads.
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Driving a vehicle with the centre differential locked, and making a tight turn, can make the car feel as if it is blocked, this is due to the difference in speed required between the front and rear wheels to make the sharp turn.
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Tip 1;You must always have a place to pass each other's vehicle.
Tip 2;You need to have correct feel of the width of your vehicle.
Tip 3;When passing each other, keep in mind to move straight forward.
If you do not have confidence in these, please give up the passage. When passing oncoming traffic in a narrow road, if you bother the surroundings or are confused about driving, never Don't go down the hill.
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Region:Hamakua Coast
Route:
Time required:10 min (1.3 miles) via Waipio Valley Rd
Elevation:↑899 ft ↓30 ft (±869ft)
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An afterword:
I have a license to drive Japanese mid-sized cars. A mid-sized car is a four-wheeled vehicle with a total vehicle weight of 5,000 kg to less than 11,000 kg, a maximum loading capacity of 3,000 kg to less than 6,500 kg, and a passenger capacity of 11 to 29 people.
It is a car used to transport people and luggage, not a car used in daily life. And there are not many Japanese who have this license.
I have more than 310,000 miles (500,000 km) of driving experience, and in SUV experience, there are bad roads such as snowy roads, ice, deep sandy roads, and mud.
Hiking One of the Steepest Roads in the World - Waipio Valley Road in Hawaii
We hiked Waipio Valley Road located on the Big Island, Hawaii. It's one of the steepest roads in the world! More pics:
Holy sh!t, that road is steep!!! Bring a lot of water, since there's no way that pathetic rental is going to make it down and back up again. Don't let the pavement fool you -- this Big Island hike is short but strenuous.
Seriously, at one point the road into Waipi'o Valley ascends 800 feet in just over half a mile, topping out at a grade of roughly 40%. That's crazy steep, and enough to wear out your calves going down. Don't get me started on the trip back up -- as you can see in the video, the hill pretty much kicked my ass.
Waipi'o Valley is majestic and beautiful, and its worth making the trip just to check out the overlook. The valley is about a mile wide and six miles deep, and filled with lush green vegetation, waterfalls and taro fields. The site also has an interesting history, having been home to many old Hawaiian kings and at one point it was wiped out by a tsunami. Today, there are only a few dozen residents -- most of the land is private property, so be respectful and stick to the path leading to the beach.
If you do hike down the insanely steep road, make a sharp right at the bottom onto a (muddy) dirt lane and follow it out towards the ocean. After a half a mile or so, you'll come upon the rocky shore and one of the Big Island's famous black sand beaches. Head to the left to find a small river running out into the ocean -- a great place to hang out and have a picnic lunch. You can also head right along the rocky shore, and if it's been rainy you'll find a nice waterfall running down a cliff into the sea.
Our route up the Hamakua Coast:
And don't forget to check out other videos from our exciting trip to Hawaii!
Big Island Itinerary - Day 1: Exploring the Hamakua Coast (starting from Hilo)
1.) Breakfast at Ken's House of Pancakes
2.) Onomea Scenic Drive & Akaka Falls:
3.) Sample malasadas at Tex Drive In in Honokaa
4.) ** Waipi'o Valley overlook and beach hike **
5.) Dinner at Café 100 in Hilo
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Exploring BIG ISLAND, HAWAII in 3 DAYS! A NEW Travel Itinerary Challenge Series
In the fourth and final video part of our Hawaii Travel Itinerary Challenge series, we explore Hawaii, the Big Island, in 3 days and try our best to eat, see, and do as many things as possible based on a prepared itinerary list! Open this up to learn more and see our itinerary ↓
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If this is your first time viewing our videos, welcome and thank you! For some background about this series: in our years traveling together, we found our travel style involves cramming as many things into an itinerary as our body can handle. We plan a rough itinerary or list of things we want to do, see, and eat at our destination.
Below is the original itinerary we set out to complete. In our Itinerary Challenge Series, we will see how close we get to checking off each item on our list.
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????Preston & Krista's Original Itinerary for 3 Days in HAWAII - The Big Island
(If there is a checkmark ✅next to the attraction that means we were able to do it. We also included those completed attractions in the full actualized itinerary list too. )
1. ‘Akaka Falls
2. What’s Shakin
3. Hilo Farmer’s Market
4. Kapoho Kalapana Road (Closed as of Summer 2018)
5. Keauhou Trail
6. Halemaumau Crater
7. Hawaii Volcano National Park ✅
8. Kilauea Caldera Crater ✅
9. Punanlu’u Black Sand Beach ✅
10. Papakolea Green Sand Beach
11. Pu’uhonua o Honaunau National Historic Park
12. Captain James Cook Monument
13. Kekaka Hai State Park
14. Holuakoa Gardens & Cafe ✅
15. Barefoot Zone
16. Broke Da Mouth Grindz ✅
17. Kiholo Bay / Kiholo State Park ✅
18. Hulihe’e Palace
19. Hapuna Beach
20. Kauna’oa (Mauna Kea) Beach ✅
21. Pu’uokhola Heiau National Historic Site
22. Sweet Potato Kitchen & Bakery
23. Pololu Valley Lookout
24. Moʻokini Heiau - Birthplace of Kamekameha
25. Kohala Historical Sites State Monument
26. Statue of King Kamekameha
27. Hina Rae’s Cafe Kamuela ✅
28. Sandwich Isle Bread Company ✅
29. Waima Town Market at Parker School ✅
30. Hawaiian Style Cafe Waimea
31. Horseback Riding into Waipio Valley (Waipio On Horseback or Waipio Ridge Stables LLC)
32. Waipio Valley Lookout ✅
33. Mauna Kea
34. Lake Waiau
35. Very Long Baseline Array
????Preston & Krista's Actualized Itinerary for 3 DAYS in HAWAII - The Big Island
1.Sweet Cane Cafe -- Hilo
2. Kilauea Center -- Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park
3. Sulphur Banks Trail to Kilauea Caldera-- Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park
4. Sulphur Banks (Ha’akulamanu) -- Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park
5. Kilauea Caldera / Steaming Bluff Lookout -- Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park
6. Punalu’u Black Sand Beach -- Pahala*
7. Aloha Kona Urgent Care -- Kailua-Kona
8. Broke Da Mouth Grindz - Kailua-Kona
9. Waimea Town Market at the Parker School -- Waimea
10. Waipi’o Valley Lookout -- Honokaa
11. Waipi’o Valley Black Sand Beach -- Honokaa
12. Kauno’oa (Mauna Kea) Beach -- Kohala Coast
13. Holoholokai Beach Park -- Puako
14. Puako Petroglyph Preserve -- Puako
15. Under the Bodhi Tree -- Kamuela
16. Manta Rays on the Bay @ Sheraton Kona Resort -- Keauhou Bay
17. Hawaiian Queen Coffee Farm Tour --- Holualoa
18. Holuakoa Gardens & Cafe -- Holualoa
19. Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station -- Mauna Kea
20. Kipuka Pu’u Huluhulu (Hairy Hill) -- Saddle Road Hwy. 200 - Mile Marker #28
21. Hilton Monorail - Waikoloa Village
22. Kiholo State Park Reserve -- greater Kailua-Kona
*We incorrectly listed the location of Punalu’u Black Sand Beach as Nīnole. Thank you to Tylah808 for bringing that to our attention. The correct location is Pahala.
**Thanks to viewer Robert Whitaker for the following corrections regarding locations. Waipi'o Valley lookout is in Waip'io, not Honoka'a (we used it as the nearest town as a point of geographic reference). Kiholo State Park is not in Kamuela, but in greater Kailua-Kona area. Punalu’u Black Sand Beach is not in Ninole, but Pahala*
***Apologies for the misspelling of Kamekameha.
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⚠️For Waip’io Valley and Mauna Kea Summit road trips make sure to check your rental car agreements. If you do drive down to the Valley or up to the Summit cars with 4X4 are encouraged.
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Big Island Hawaii. Part 19. Waimanu Valley Morning.
December 2009. Music by: Jan A P Kaczmarek.
Waimanu Valley is famed for much of the same kind of beauty as is Waipio Valley. Smaller Waimanu Valley was once well-populated and fertile, too. But Waimanu is now utterly uninhabited and wild. Its preserved as the Waimanu National Estuarine Research Reserve. Take this trip only during the dry season (roughly May through October) because of the large number of potentially dangerous stream crossings involved. Trail closures are frequent; check first. Even in the dry season, you must ford at least two good-sized streams on this trip: Wailoa Stream in Waipio Valley (nearly armpit-deep on me) and Waimanu Stream in Waimanu Valley (waist-deep on me). Be sure you and your backpack are prepared to get wet. Also be sure you have a rainproof tent: it will almost certainly rain at night in Waimanu. Caution: This trip is not for beginning backpackers. (trails.com)
Waipio & Waimanu Valley - Big Island, Hawaii
Hiking to find a natural spring source in Waimanu, and checking out all the cool waterfalls on the way :)
Hiking the Green Sand Beach! One of only four in the world - Day 3 - Big Island, Hawaii
We went to the Southernmost point in the US (within 50 states) and hiked along the coast to the beautiful Papakolea or Green sand beach!
The Big Island's Green Sand Beach is a fascinating geological oddity and a worthy hiking destination!!!
Distance Round Trip: approximately 5 miles
Relatively flat with no shade
Papakolea Beach sits at the back of a small bay hugging the sides of an old cinder cone from an eruption that happened more than 50,000 years ago. It is the Big Island's only green sand beach, one of only four in the world.
The hike to the beach is looooong and exposed, but also breathtakingly beautiful. You'll follow a maze of dirt tracks along the shoreline for what feels like forever, flanked by green Hawaiian grasslands on one side and the Pacific ocean on the other. On a clear day, you can see the Mauna Loa volcano and other mountains off in the distance. There are many criss-crossing paths that can be followed to reach the beach, and after awhile you may become convinced you've missed it. Rest assured though, so long as you stay close to the shoreline you can't miss the small bay and obvious cinder cone. On the day we were there, a handful of 4x4's were parked at the top of the cliff -- mostly locals offering up rides to tourists (more on this in a bit).
The beach itself is quite small, but true to its name contains sand that has been tinted green by the rare volcanic mineral, Olivine. If you climb the small cinder cone, you'll be treated to an amazing panoramic view and a shot straight down to the beach. The water in the bay is cool but tolerable, and after the long hike we regretted not bringing our swim suits. Don't make the same mistake!
To reach the Green Sand Beach, take Hwy 11 down to the southern tip of the Big Island and turn off onto South Point Rd between mile markers 69 and 70. Follow it straight ahead for awhile and look for an obvious parking area just off to the left of a crude sign indicating the beach. From here you have two options -- if you choose to hike, simply follow the road down towards the ocean and go left onto the rough dirt track you'll see paralleling the ocean. You can also hitch a ride from the locals -- a small child approached us upon parking and offered up rides for $15 round trip per person. We opted to hike to the beach, but decided to pay $10 each for the quick, bumpy and somewhat nauseating ride back.
Directions to Green Sand Beach:
Don't forget to check out other videos from our exciting trip to the Big Island of Hawaii!
Day 1: Exploring the Hamakua Coast (starting from Hilo)
1.) Breakfast at Ken's House of Pancakes
2.) Onomea Scenic Drive & Akaka Falls:
3.) Sample malasadas at Tex Drive In in Honokaa
4.) Waipi'o Valley overlook and beach hike
5.) Dinner at Café 100 in Hilo
Day 2: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park -- Kilauea'iki Trail
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Driving to Black Sand Beach in Waipio Valley
This is a drive down into Waipio Valley, 4WD access only. It can be very slippery in the rain, but fortunately it was a dry day! The sand is almost considered a black sand beach, it is mixed in with white sand. The black sand beach at Punalu'u on the southern side of the island is actually considered black sand. It is darker than this sand, but not by much! Enjoy the video :) I enjoyed the drive.
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