Kuilau-Moalepe Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Kapaa
, Hawaii
Difficulty Rating

Blue rate
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

AM, XC
Direction

Both Directions
Climb Difficulty

Blue
Physical Rating

Moderate
Season

March, Spring Break
Dogs Allowed

Yes
Global Ranking
#59571 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #41352 in Hiking
Local Popularity
70 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 25 in Trail Running
- 40 in Hiking

The Moalepe trailhead is gated to prevent vehicle entry, but I understand it is otherwise, a multi-use trail (hiking, biking, equestrian). It is a fairly smooth packed dirt trail varying from dirt road (lower reaches) to single-track (upper areas). When I rode, they had apparently had little rain for the previous 2 months, so there was almost no mud, The ground was nicely tacky and dust-free. There was some evidence of minor erosion of the trail in the steeper parts and on some of the wider road sections, where the ground had been washed out by previous rain water. I understand it can be quite slippery when wet

The Moalepe Trail, starts off as a gentle climbing gravel road, but soon changes to only one of the tracks favored and then single-track, with some winding up and down near the summit. There are great views of surrounding forest near the top as you ride along a clear ridge and then descent a bit and traverse to the picnic area (flat, grassy meadow with picnic tables and shelter) at the end of the Kuilau Ridge Trail. The Kuilau Ridge Trail is a fun, easy downhill ride, which changes to a wider dirt road near the bottom reaches, ending at the Kuilau Ridge trailhead, near the Kealau Arobretum, with a similar yellow gate to the one at the other end. You could easily ride it in either direction, however, I think starting at the Moalepe end might be easiest.

Access Info

I rode from the Moalepe Trail end, parking at the intersection of Olohena Rd and Waipouli Rd, where there is enough parking for a few cars. Completing the loop back to the car via Kuamoo Rd, Opeakaa Rd, Puuopae Rd and Oholena Rd, was not nearly as hilly as I expected it might be.

Local Trail Association

Hawaii Mountain Bike Association
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory

Kanaka ʻŌiwi

More Stats for Kuilau-Moalepe mountain bike trail trail

Altitude change

-59 ft
Altitude min

529 ft
Altitude max

1,150 ft
Altitude start

588 ft
Altitude end

529 ft
Grade

-0.267%
Grade max

-31.578%
Grade min

29.741%
Distance climb

2 miles
Distance down

2 miles
Distance flat

638 ft
Avg time

00:50:00
Avg reverse time

01:02:37
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status	date	description
	Feb 16, 2022 @ 5:21pm Feb 16, 2022	Hike was good, did not see any MTB riders. A bit wet and slippery
	Jul 14, 2019 @ 1:30pm Jul 14, 2019	The ride was muddy and in parts the rock was very slippy... easy to fall.
	Nov 27, 2017 @ 6:11pm Nov 27, 2017

Kuilau-Moalepe

Kuilau-Moalepe Details

Access Info

Local Trail Association

Traditionally Indigenous Territory

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