Koko Head Stairs Open
Starting Monday the popular Koko Crater summit destination atop the Koko Crater Tramway hiking trail will be closed to the public for three weeks the scheduled duration of a project to mitigate.
Koko head stairs open. 15Mi 24km 30-1hr Difficulty. While the hike up to the top is an adventure in itself the views from the top are spectacular too. Koko Crater rim is a mecca for fitness fanatics and a bit of a circus too.
Koko Head is around 1000 steps up an abandoned railroad track. Koko Head consists of climbing 1048 steps to the top of the Koko Head Crater. A camera crew filming for a fitness reality show surrounds another colorful and very buff character.
I am clumsy to say the least is the hike safe. With 1048 steps to the top the trail follows the steep hill that rises 1200 feet above Kawaii Kai and overlooks Hanauma Bay. While this hike will test your endurance you will be rewarding with some of the best views of the island.
Parking at Koko Head Park. Two ladies at the top are over-enthusiastically doing 100 squats then 50 pushups and so forth. Koko Head is the headland that defines the eastern side of Maunalua Bay along the southeastern side of the Island of Oahu in HawaiiOn its western slope is the community of Portlock a part of Hawaiʻi KaiKoko Head at 642 ft or 196 m is an ancient tuff cone that is somewhat dwarfed by its neighboring tuff cone Koko Crater with its peak Kohelepelepe or Puʻu Mai rising to 1208 ft or 368 m.
Koko Crater Trail better known as Koko Head Stairs is your StairMaster workout for the day with a rewarding panoramic view up top. The average step is only 7-11 inches tall whereas on these stairs you will be stepping over a foot in height. 180 likes 9 talking about this.
Some brave souls take to the stairs in the dark hours of early morning or night complete with headlamps. Thats what makes this such a straightforward hike. The unforgiving incline will have you gasping for breath by the time you reach the top an.