Kilauea Iki Crater	Kilauea Iki Trail	Kilauea Iki Trail	Kilauea Iki Trail	Ohia Lehua	People on Crater Floor	Kilauea Iki Trail	Kilauea Iki Trail	Kilauea Iki Trail	Wild Orchid near Kilauea Iki
Lava Rock at Kilauea Iki	Ohia Lehua Tree	Ohia Lehua Flower	Volcanic Rock	Kilauea Iki Crater Floor	Kilauea Iki Crater Floor	Flower on Kilauea Iki Trail	Ohia Lehua in Kilauea Iki	Crack by Kilauea Iki Trail	Kahili Ginger
Kilauea Iki Caldera	Kilauea Iki Caldera

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Kilauea Iki

(NOTE: This trail was closed as of summer 2008. Check the NPS website under External Links below for the latest information on volcanic activity.) The Kilauea Iki loop is probably the best hike in the entire park. The Kilauea Iki loop trailhead is located near Thurston Lava Tube, almost 3/4 of the way around the Crater Rim Road loop. The trail is a moderate 4-mile loop hike that begins in the lush tropical forest on the crater rim (see photo). The types of ferns and exotic plants in the forest make it unlike any we have seen anywhere else in Hawaii. It has its own unique character and would be worth the trip even if it weren't for the crater adventure ahead.

Learn More:

• Kilauea Iki Crater

• Kilauea Iki Trail

• Ohia Lehua

• People on Crater Floor

• Kilauea Iki Trail

• Wild Orchid near Kilauea Iki

• Lava Rock at Kilauea Iki

• Ohia Lehua Tree

• Ohia Lehua Flower

• Volcanic Rock

• Kilauea Iki Crater Floor

• Flower on Kilauea Iki Trail

• Ohia Lehua in Kilauea Iki

• Crack by Kilauea Iki Trail

• Kahili Ginger

• Kilauea Iki Caldera