Manoa Falls

A little while back a friend and I met up and hiked the Manoa Falls Trail. It's a good hike, particularly for beginners or visitors. You park at the visitors center for a $5 fee, which is what we did. Upon further investigation you might be able to park in the residential area and walk in. If you chose to do that, please be respectful!!

The visitors center has bathrooms, a little mini mart and a grill. Then you start on the trail. The terrain can get a little rough with branches and rocks on it, and it could be muddy if it has recently rained, so shoes are best. The trail follows along the river some, but you never have to cross over it. There are also lots of trees and other foliage to look at. At the end you are rewarded with this beautiful waterfall. It's said to have been filmed in both Lost and Jurassic Park. So a pretty quick and easy hike with a beautiful view and bathrooms at the end...what's not to like. Also note you can't go swimming. You don't want rocks to fall on your head! :)

My friend and I weren't ready to be over so we continued up the trail and saw a lookout over the Manoa Valley. There actually are probably miles and miles of trail back there, but we didn't really know where they ended up so we turned back at the next trail head.  After the hike we still wanted to explore so we walked up to the Lyon Arboretum which has free parking and another set of trails (which don't link up to Manoa Falls) and another waterfall. We were getting pretty hungry so we didn't go on those trails. Next time! After that we went to Grylt which was amazing.