Running Big

Trail running routes on Hawaii's Big Island

About

Charlie and Laura went to Hawaii for 3 months in 2018. We found that there wasn't much info out there on places to go for trail runs there; so we built this site to share what we learned.

Routes

Mana Road

November 17, 2018
L running

Mauna Kea R1

November 11, 2018
Switchbacks out of Pu'u Mali

Humu'ula Trail (Hamakua)

November 5, 2018
Rainbow over elephant grass

Mauna Loa Observatory Trail

November 3, 2018
View of trail with cairns, looking towards mauna kea

Mauna Kea Summit

October 27, 2018
Observatories, standing like alien space ships

Kalopa State Park

October 25, 2018
Trees can be big but non-native

Tree Planting Road

October 21, 2018
A well shot sign marker near the Stainback end

Flume Road

October 19, 2018
Trailhead and parking

Mauna Loa Trail

October 14, 2018
Cairns over the pahoehoe

Pohue Bay

October 11, 2018
Pohue Bay

Pu'u La'au (R1) to Skyline Rd (R10) on Mauna Kea

October 6, 2018
Trail and landscape

Kaheawai Trail and Manuka Bay

September 30, 2018
Kaheawai trail with cairn

Hao Springs Road / Whale's Tail

September 26, 2018
Views of misty forest

Ka'u Coffee Trail Run Half Marathon

September 22, 2018
coffee!

Waterfall Road (Ka'u Forest Reserve)

September 18, 2018
Entering the forest

Mountain House Road

September 16, 2018
Topo map of area

Road to the Sea

September 15, 2018
White coral chunks among the black lava pebbles

Captain Cook's Monument Trail Run (with extra)

September 9, 2018
Looking south along the coast at mid-day

Ka'alu'alu Road Run

September 4, 2018
Ka'alu'alu road descending to the coast

Categories

Mauka 14

4wd 13

Ka'u 9

Singletrack 7

Hamakua 5

Makai 5

South Hilo 2

Bushwack 1

South Kona 1

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