1.6 miles
Distance
-893 ft
Descent
00:15:30
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Pineapple Express Trail
  • Menehunes
    since 2014
    Maintainer

Pineapple Express Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Kahakapao Recreation Area
    Makawao, Hawaii
  • AKA
    Flow Trail
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Trail Type
    Machine Groomed
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC, DJ, Fat
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Drop, Jump, Gap Jump, Wallride
  • Global Ranking
    #34577 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking
  • Land Owner

Berms and Jumps. Hard packed clay with thick layer of leaves, sticks and branches. Winter is the wet season and the hard packed clay is slick, AKA Hawaiian ice.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Pineapple Express mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -893 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,773 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,666 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,666 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,772 ft
  • Grade
    -10.5%
  • Grade max
    -35.9%
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    75 ft
  • Avg time
    00:15:30
  • Avg reverse time
    00:41:06
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Status:
on Sep 3, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 4.46 (11 votes)
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  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Snow Cover Partial
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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      Pineapple Express Trail Reports

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      Sep 3, 2024 @ 4:04pm
      Sep 3, 2024
      Down tree part way down.
      Jun 6, 2024 @ 5:11pm
      Jun 6, 2024
      reporter Access road has re-opened. Possible delays driving up the road while road work continues.
      May 10, 2024 @ 11:39am
      May 10, 2024
      reporter The Kahakapao Access Road (also known as the Makawao State Forest Reserve Access Road) on Maui will face a two-month closure to undergo...
      Mar 19, 2024 @ 5:31pm
      Mar 19, 2024
      Moved tree off the trail, wasn’t much holding it back from rolling back down though
      Mar 19, 2024 @ 5:29pm
      Mar 19, 2024
      Moved a tree off the trail, wasn’t much holding it back from rolling back down the berm though
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 5 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 73 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,178 rides
      • Last: Dec 4, 2024

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      May 10, 2024 @ 12:11pm
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      Apr 28, 2022 @ 10:06am
      Apr 28, 2022
      287 |
      Feb 3, 2022 @ 1:24pm
      Feb 3, 2022
      357 |
      Nov 28, 2020 @ 11:26am
      Nov 28, 2020

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