Reviews for Hawaii Trails: Walks, Strolls and Trecks on the Big Island

The average rating for Hawaii Trails: Walks, Strolls and Trecks on the Big Island based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-10-16 00:00:00 Beverly Milam Pro: Detailed information about side trips and smaller roads that none of the RV-centric Baja books had. Con: Very out of date at this point, so you have to take everything with an entire pit of salt. Overall: if you're going off the beaten path in a 4WD vehicle and are frustrated with the lack of adventurous options in the RV-centric Baja books, use this book as a starting point for destinations to research or ask locals about.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-08-06 00:00:00 SCOTT OLSON Having spent the last 10 years exploring the mountains above los Angeles I found the historical context of the trails and outposts described in this book a delight. It makes you feel proud of the natural resources and a responsibility to care for the limited wilderness areas that are left. The trail system has steadily recovered from the station fire and the book makes not of this. The 2013 version which I read is still surprisingly accurate even though, as the book states, 3 years of unchecked growth can take a well-maintained trail to impassable. An update by 2023 will most certainly be necessary. But the book gives you the info necessary to explore and begin researching possible routes that exist. I think the real value of the book is understanding the heritage of the current trail system and how access to the wilderness areas has changed the way we experience these alpine haunts.