Haleakal膩 National Park
For your first jaw-dropping look into the crater and its cinder cones, stop at Leleiwi Overlook (8840ft), midway between the Park Headquarters Visitor Center and the summit. You can literally watch the weather form at your feet, as ever-changing clouds float in and out. From the parking lot it鈥檚 a five-minute walk (0.25 miles) across a gravel trail to the overlook.
En route you鈥檒l get a fine view of the West Maui Mountains and the flat isthmus connecting the two sides of Maui.
Pi驶ilanihale Heiau & Kahanu Garden
13.11 MILES
Probably the most significant stop on the entire Road to Hana, this site combines a 294-acre ethnobotanical garden with the magnificent Pi驶ilanihale Heiau鈥
14.26 MILES
From break of day to twilight, this sparkling stretch of sand is a showstopper. Extending from south Kihei to Wailea鈥檚 Mokapu Beach, Keawakapu is set back鈥
15.05 MILES
Wai'anapanapa means 'glistening waters', and the clear mineral waters in the cave pools here will leave you feeling squeaky clean. There's a natural lava鈥
14.42 MILES
Sunbathe like a celebrity at this sparkling strand, which fronts the swish Grand Wailea and ever-posh Four Seasons resorts and offers a full menu of water鈥
15.8 MILES
With its clear water, white sand and hala-tree backdrop, this famous crescent is a little gem; author James Michener once called it the only beach in the鈥
8.47 MILES
Got your camera? This beauty takes its name from the triple cascade that flows down a steep rock face on the inland side of the road, 0.5 miles past the鈥
16 MILES
The crowning glory of Makena State Park, this untouched beach is arguably the finest on Maui. In Hawaiian it鈥檚 called Oneloa, literally 鈥楲ong Sand.鈥 And鈥
Pu驶u驶ula驶ula (Red Hill) Overlook
2.76 MILES
You may find yourself standing above the clouds while exploring Pu驶u驶ula驶ula (10,023ft), Maui鈥檚 highest point. The summit building provides a top-of-the鈥
0.55 MILES
Don鈥檛 miss this one. Kalahaku Overlook (9324ft), 0.8 miles beyond Leleiwi Overlook, offers a bird鈥檚-eye view of the crater floor and the ant-size hikers鈥
1.54 MILES
This windswept native cloud forest supports one of the rarest ecosystems on earth. Managed by the Nature Conservancy, the 8951-acre preserve provides the鈥
1.69 MILES
A pleasant half-mile loop trail (20-minute walk) winds through Hosmer Grove, which is home to non-native tree species 鈥 including pine, fir and eucalyptus鈥
2.36 MILES
Perched on the crater rim at 9745ft, the visitor center is the park鈥檚 main viewing spot. Sun, shadow and clouds reflecting on the crater floor create a鈥
2.69 MILES
Legend says that the pit leads down to the sea, though the National Park Service says it鈥檚 just 65ft deep.
2.76 MILES
The iron-rich cinders in this flat-top hill, which lies immediately southeast of the summit building (in the direction of Hawai驶i, the Big Island), pack鈥
7. Pu驶u驶ula驶ula (Red Hill) Overlook
2.76 MILES
You may find yourself standing above the clouds while exploring Pu驶u驶ula驶ula (10,023ft), Maui鈥檚 highest point. The summit building provides a top-of-the鈥
2.78 MILES
Along the loop trail south of Kawilinau, and accessible via Halemau驶u Trail and Keonehe驶ehe驶e (Sliding Sands) Trail, this is the crater鈥檚 most brilliant鈥