点评:If you do one hike in Kauai, do the Awa’awa puhi trail hike!!! The 360 view at the end is worth every step of the 6mi round trip, it’s a view like no other scenic overlook being atop a ridge in the midst three valleys along the Na Pali coast of Kauai. The scenery will stick with you for a lifetime! It’s a steady descent the 3 miles out. Brung hinking poles if you have, it can be muddy. Wasn’t too bad when we started at 11a. The path was much drier a couple hours later on our way back. The incline back is moderate compared hiking the flatirons in CO like I’m used to. The trailhead is on hwy 550 about a mile from the visitor center, easy to find & parking available (no restrooms so stop at the visitor center on the way).
The path is shaded most of the way until the end when you reach the coast. Still we got a little sunburnt on our shoulders not wearing sunscreen. There are many birds singing in the forest along the way, the hike is pleasant. And every now & then there’s a glimpse of the coast to come.
翻译:如果您在考艾岛徒步,那就去 Awa’awa puhi 步道徒步吧!!!终点的 360 度全景值得您为这 6 英里的往返旅程付出每一步,这是考艾岛纳帕利海岸三个山谷中间山脊上的风景,与其他观景台不同的是,这风景将伴随您一生!3 英里外是平稳的下降路程。如果您有登山杖,请带上,因为可能会很泥泞。我们上午 11 点出发时还不算太糟。几个小时后,在我们回来的路上,这条路干燥多了。与我以前在科罗拉多州徒步穿越熨斗山相比,回程的坡度适中。步道起点位于 550 号高速公路,距离游客中心约一英里,很容易找到,而且有停车位(没有卫生间,所以途中可以在游客中心停下来)。
这条路大部分路程都有树荫,直到您到达海岸的尽头。不过,由于没有涂防晒霜,我们的肩膀还是被晒伤了。沿途有很多鸟儿在森林里歌唱,徒步旅行很愉快。而且不时还能瞥见前方的海岸。