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SavePlease note: It is recommended to hike in a counterclockwise direction to avoid the exhausting uphill slog at the end when you are tired.
The trails here are rocky lava with lots of roots through a beautiful forest with ʻōhiʻa trees and hapu ferns. It rains here almost every evening, and when wet, the rocks and roots are slick.
History of the Makāula-‘O‘oma Forest Reserve Trails
In the mid 1990s the state of Hawaii took back the lease of portions of land from Huehue Ranch to form forest reserves for recreation in Kona. The 1365-acre Makāula-‘O‘oma Forest reserve, on the northern border of the Kaloko subdivision, was dedicated for hiking and mountain biking.
In 1993, the Department of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW), asked Dr Jeff McDevitt and Grant Miller to build trails for mountain biking. The mountain bikers put in 6 miles of trails with hand tools over the next several years. Separate trails had been planned for hiking but never got built so the mountain bike trails became multiuse.
The trails have been maintained since then by the two original trail builders from the nonprofit WEST HAWAII TRAILS, with assistance from DLNR in controlling invasive plants since 2017. They set up a volunteer trail maintenance workday on the first Saturday of every month, meeting 9 to 11 AM at the trailhead at end of Makahi St. More info about joining a trail day
The trails here are rocky lava with lots of roots through a beautiful forest with ʻōhiʻa trees and hapu ferns. It rains here almost every evening, and when wet, the rocks and roots are slick.
History of the Makāula-‘O‘oma Forest Reserve Trails
In the mid 1990s the state of Hawaii took back the lease of portions of land from Huehue Ranch to form forest reserves for recreation in Kona. The 1365-acre Makāula-‘O‘oma Forest reserve, on the northern border of the Kaloko subdivision, was dedicated for hiking and mountain biking.
In 1993, the Department of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW), asked Dr Jeff McDevitt and Grant Miller to build trails for mountain biking. The mountain bikers put in 6 miles of trails with hand tools over the next several years. Separate trails had been planned for hiking but never got built so the mountain bike trails became multiuse.
The trails have been maintained since then by the two original trail builders from the nonprofit WEST HAWAII TRAILS, with assistance from DLNR in controlling invasive plants since 2017. They set up a volunteer trail maintenance workday on the first Saturday of every month, meeting 9 to 11 AM at the trailhead at end of Makahi St. More info about joining a trail day
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
eBikes Allowed:
Yes
AKA: Kaloko Trails
Land Status: State Forest
Land Manager: DLNR

Access Info:
73-4365 Makahi St, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
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- Mountain Bike
6 trails
- E-Bike
6 trails
- Hike
6 trails
- Trail Running
6 trails
Stats
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- Trails (view details)
- 6
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 6
- Trails E-Bike
- 6
- Trails Hike
- 6
- Trails Trail Running
- 6
- Total Distance
- 5 miles
- Total Descent
- 1,190 ft
- Total Vertical
- 673 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,435 ft
- Reports
- 11
- Photos
- 10
- Ridden Counter
- 449
Popular Kaloko (Makāula-‘O‘oma) Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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Pig Skull | |||
Upper Jurassic | |||
Crosstown | |||
The Mallway | |||
Lower Jurassic | |||
Pipeline |
Photos of Kaloko (Makāula-‘O‘oma) Mountain Bike
trail: Lower Jurassic
85 |
Feb 1, 2024 @ 5:57am
Feb 1, 2024
trail: Lower Jurassic
70 |
Feb 1, 2024 @ 5:57am
Feb 1, 2024
trail: Lower Jurassic
68 |
Feb 1, 2024 @ 5:57am
Feb 1, 2024
trail: Lower Jurassic
75 |
Feb 1, 2024 @ 5:57am
Feb 1, 2024
trail: Pig Skull
685 |
Oct 18, 2019 @ 12:56pm
Oct 18, 2019
trail: Upper Jurassic
444 |
Mar 25, 2019 @ 5:49pm
Mar 25, 2019
trail: Crosstown
313 |
Mar 25, 2019 @ 5:48pm
Mar 25, 2019
trail: Pig Skull
476 |
Mar 19, 2019 @ 9:55pm
Mar 19, 2019Videos of Kaloko (Makāula-‘O‘oma) Mountain Bike

trail: Lower Jurassic
6:03 |
347 |
Nov 4, 2023 , Kailua-Kona
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Pig Skull | Feb 3, 2025 @ 11:31am Feb 3, 2025 | Variable | JustinVP HIMB | ||
Lower Jurassic | Feb 3, 2025 @ 11:31am Feb 3, 2025 | Variable | JustinVP HIMB | ||
The Mallway | Feb 3, 2025 @ 11:31am Feb 3, 2025 | Variable | JustinVP HIMB | ||
Upper Jurassic | Feb 3, 2025 @ 11:31am Feb 3, 2025 | Variable | JustinVP HIMB | ||
Pipeline | Feb 3, 2025 @ 11:31am Feb 3, 2025 | Variable | JustinVP HIMB | ||
Crosstown | Feb 3, 2025 @ 11:31am Feb 3, 2025 | Variable | JustinVP HIMB |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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StevesMyK7 | wishlist | region | activity #66109175 | Feb 12, 2025 @ 12:59pm 43 mins |
JustinVP | update | trail | activity #65658322 and 5 more | Feb 3, 2025 @ 2:40pm Feb 3, 2025 |
JustinVP | update | region | activity #65658226 | Feb 3, 2025 @ 2:38pm Feb 3, 2025 |
JustinVP | add | report | activity #65650984 and 5 more | Feb 3, 2025 @ 12:06pm Feb 3, 2025 |
eatroyer | add | report | activity #65600182 and 1 more | Feb 2, 2025 @ 11:52am Feb 2, 2025 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | Red | Aug 13, 2024 @ 4:14pm Aug 13, 2024 | ||
trail | N/M. Leg check is the middle dirt road . Now I... | May 13, 2021 @ 10:33pm May 13, 2021 | ||
trail | From the trailhead up, it's a decent... | May 13, 2021 @ 10:29pm May 13, 2021 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Puakō Petroglyph Archaeological Preserve | 17.2 km | ||||
Mauna Kea | 1 | 2 | 31.7 km |
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 6 | 5 miles | 1,191 ft | 2 miles | 673 ft | #5,078 | #2,273 | 14 | 11 | 187 | ||
E-Bike | 6 | 5 miles | 1,191 ft | 2 miles | 673 ft | #2,253 | #570 | 11 | 5 | |||
Hike | 6 | 5 miles | 1,191 ft | 2 miles | 673 ft | #4,165 | #2,093 | 1 | 11 | 173 | ||
Trail Running | 6 | 5 miles | 1,191 ft | 2 miles | 673 ft | #4,183 | #2,094 | 11 | 37 |
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