3 miles
Distance
314 ft
Climb
-2,226 ft
Descent
00:46:10
Avg time
Kealia Trail Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaPeacock Flats
Mokuleia, Hawaii -
Difficulty Rating
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Hiking SAC ScaleT2 Mountain Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM
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Trail UsageMulti-use
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular direction shown
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Climb DifficultyDouble Black Diamond
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Physical RatingExtreme
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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TTFs on TrailRock Garden
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Global Ranking#14233 in Mountain Biking
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Local Popularity60 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 100 in Trail Running
- 90 in Hiking
Kealia Trail is the gnarliest downhill trail on Oahu. Rocky, tight switchbacks, cliffs, prepare to be tested. It's also a popular hiking trail so be sure to yield and be polite. Most of the hikers are stoked to see mountain bikers and can't believe anyone would be crazy enough to ride it.
source: MTB Hawaii
Access Info
You can access it quickly by parking at the Dillingham Airfield Tower. Most folks reach it by riding around the ridge and coming down it from the top.
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More Stats for Kealia Trail bike trail
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Altitude change-1,912 ft
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Altitude min10 ft
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Altitude max1,927 ft
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Altitude start1,922 ft
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Altitude end10 ft
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Grade-11.107%
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Grade max-99.141%
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Grade min65.93%
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Distance climb2,206 ft
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Distance down3 miles
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Distance flat672 ft
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Avg time00:46:10
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Avg reverse time00:02:22
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Ridden Direction
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- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
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- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
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- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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Trail Difficulties
Trail Report Status
- Access Road/Trail
- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
- Map Markers
Trail Head
Photo
Directory Listing
Riding Area
TTF
Parking
Viewpoint
Information
Warning
Directions
Sight
Restrooms
eBike Charging Point
Water Fountain/Source
Gate
Trail Sign
Table or Bench
Ladder
Stairs
Bridge
Boardwalk
Camping
Cabin
Lodge
Bear Cache
Dock
Ranger Station
Summit
Other
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(21.550462, -158.212643)
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Kealia Trail Trail Reports
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 0 rides
6 Months
- 0 rides
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- 39 rides
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Routes with this trail
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simkin
(Mar 15, 2017 at 22:13)
Fun trail, awesome views. Lots of crazy exposure and sharp hairpin bends on even sharper exposed rocks. Lots of gnarly, technical bits leading into the corners, but nothing that can't be walked around if you're so inclined. Main feature/hazard? Hikers. It's barely wide enough in some spots to pass, so you have to practice some good etiquette. The feeder roads to get to the start of this are fun, but can be hilariously slick with any sort of rainfall. So, I guess they're always slick? It was good fun on a rented AM bike for someone more used to the BC north shore.
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Rsalb
(May 8, 2020 at 10:54)
This is 7.6 miles going basically up the whole way. The first section is switchbacks all inclined, narrow and rocks. It’s barely rideable and we had to carry our bikes most of the way. The second section that heads inland and straight is mostly these super inclined hills dirt hills which can be rideable depending on your level. We could only ride 50% because some of the hills were almost 30 degrees inclined.
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Rsalb
(May 8, 2020 at 10:58)
Couldn’t finish my last comment. Although it’s just insane it was still an adventure! We couldn’t ride down this way due to the switchbacks and rocks and so we went down to the mokuleai trail. Would recommend any bikers to come up mokuleai if you want to do the loop of kuaokala ridge.
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