Customer Reviews

Day Hikes on Kauai

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I was disappointed when receiving the book. Despite of its title, all but one of the described hikes have an estimated hiking time of at most three hours which can hardly be considered a day hike. The shortest hike isn't a hike at all, followed by one lasting 10 to 30 minutes.

My wife and I went on our honeymoon in Hawaii, and took this book and the Ultimate Kauai Guide Book with us. We tried to use Day Hikes more than a few times while on our trip, and more often than not we struck out with the damn book! It gave us bad directions for a few hikes, while the Ultimate Kauai Guidebook never led us astray.
If you need a book for Kauai, take the Ultimate Kauai Guidebook. If you want a book for day hikes, do not buy this book.

I used this book & found several wonderful hikes that weren't mentioned in any of the other Kauai guide books. The best was the Waiema Canyon hike -- it wasn't a super-easy hike, but four of us (ranging in age from 25 to 50) did it in half a day. We had lunch by a beautiful hidden waterfall, & during the hike we found spectacular views of the canyon. Recommended.

There are a couple (out of 55) interesting and unique hikes in this guide, but if you have other books (which you probably do) then you already have the information. A couple of these hikes are complete cheats, like visiting the russian fort and a couple of the beach walks (you can figure those out on your own!).
Only worth pulling off the shelf if you are going to do a LOT of hikes and need some more ideas besides the "usual".

You simply do not find anything unique in the book that you could not find in other sources. Although I prefer the shorter hikes, less than 4 hours long, this book simply did not live up to my expectations.

I guess there really aren't that many hikes on Kauai outside of the Kalalau trail and the volcano. Many of the hikes are actually beach hikes. But I like the way it's organized and tells you how to get to the trailheads. We'll see when we get back there how helpful it is!