Trail Overview

It may be a little slippery when wet due to the clay ground. Expect pinstripes, deep ruts, and high-clearance vehicles. If the trail has been used for a while, there will be giant orb spiders and webs ON the track your windows up--lovely views of the Napali coast and Waimea canyons.

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Difficulty

There was a particular difficult section the needed to have a good spotter and an experienced driver. It had VERY deep ruts. This trail will be very slippery when wet due to the clay.

Technical Rating

Sean Ferneyhough

Aug 31, 2025

Open

I planned my trip around this trail and wanted a JL Rubicon in anticipation of a challenging trail. There is only 1 section that could be tricky in the wet- a rutted out wash with decent holes. No problems whatsoever. Rating this a 7/10 is ridiculous.

abe barkhordar

May 10, 2025

Open

Downed tree after some distance but lots of offshoot trails around. Easy to do in a rental wrangler 4x4

Brett steuckrath

Feb 03, 2025

Open