Pauoa Flats Trail is part of the Honolulu Mauka Trail System. Pauoa Flats trail traverses through ginger, swamp mahagony and eucalyptus. It contours Pauoa Flats and connects with Aihualama, Nuuanu, Kalawahine and Manoa Cliff Trails. Hike Kalawahine Trail 1.5 miles from Tantalus Drive until it ends at Pauoa Flats Trail. 2. Or, take Pu'u Ohia Trail to the Manoa Cliff Trail and go left. Continue mauka on Manoa Cliff Trail until you reach the Pauoa Flats Trail intersection on the right. There is a trail map at this intersection. 3. Or, hike Manoa Cliff Trail from Round Top Drive. The first intersection will be with Pu'u Ohia Trail on the left. The second intersection on the right is the Pauoa Flats Trail. There is a trail map here.

Stay on the trail. Keep dogs on leash. Pack out at least what you pack in. No open fires.

Do not use any trail or access road that is not delineated by name and color and that may also be displayed on these maps. The marked features are managed for public recreational use. Other trails or roads that branch off from the public features may be on private property, and are not managed for any public recreational use. Access is subject to adjacent landowner approval, and if used without authorization, you will be trespassing and possibly putting yourself at risk.

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Directions: From Honolulu, Go mauka (toward the mountain) on Tantalus Drive past Nahuina Trailhead to Kalawahine Trail. The Trailhead will be adjacent to a private road heading up a hill.

Distance: 0.7 miles

Difficulty: Easy

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