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Kaena Point Trail (Mokuleia Side)
21° 34.7′ N · 158° 14.2′ W
A flat coastal walk along the old railway bed to Oahu's wild western tip, a Natural Area Reserve behind a predator-proof fence where Laysan albatross nest and Hawaiian monk seals haul out.
Practical
Position is the trail start mapped in OpenStreetMap, about a mile beyond the Dillingham Airfield entrance at the end of Farrington Highway. The full trail is about 5 miles and can also be entered from Keawaula on the Waianae side. The 2011 fence encloses 59 acres; keep dogs out and stay on trail. No water or shade; hot. From seaward, Kaena Point has breakers 0.4 mile off, a continuous north-west current with tide rips (about 0.8 knot, up to 1 knot) and a firing-area danger zone to the north.
Best for
Albatross, monk seals and the end of the road
Season
Year-round; albatross nesting in winter-spring
Nearby
- Yokohama Bay (Keawaula Beach)1.8 NM away
- Kaena Point State Park and Natural Area Reserve2.5 NM away
- Mokuleia and Dillingham North Shore Coast2.5 NM away
- Makua Bay Anchorage (day stop)2.8 NM away
- Makua Beach Spinner Dolphins2.9 NM away
- Star Caves (Keaau)5.7 NM away
- Makaha Beach Park6.2 NM away
- Makaha Caverns6.3 NM away