Some friends and I decided to hike the Manoa Falls Trail which links to the Aihualama Trail yesterday. It was a very fun diverse hike full of several bamboo forests, waterfalls, pools, rivers, and switchbacks. I’ve never really seen a bamboo forest before so it was quite an amazing sight.
The Manoa Falls portion of the hike is a piece of cake…it has a nice groomed trail and is flat most of the way. Once you get to the falls (about 1 mile up the trailhead), the Aihualama Trail starts. The falls is a great point to relax and admire the beauty of the falls. There is a small and shallow pool you can swim it where the falls dump into. Water falling over 100 feet generates a nice misty breeze at the bottom.
The Aihualama Trail is about 2 miles each way, but is uphill the whole way and has a couple rounds of switchbacks. During this hike you know that there is an amazing view beyond the thick foliage, but it never really presents itself. You get a tiny glimpse at a couple of the spots along the way, but nothing to write home about. There are however a few really thick bamboo forests on this trail and a couple of the biggest banyan trees I’ve ever seen as well.
Round trip both trails took about 4 hours. Overall it was an amazing experience.
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