vbeckman74 - Aug 1, 2021 3:37 pm Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2021
Haleakala NP
Great NP, fun road in the Mini, and awesome trails.
LoneWolf - Feb 1, 2020 11:23 pm Date Climbed: Jan 27, 2016
From the first spur
Out to cinder cone rim and back
cascadescrambler - Aug 7, 2019 7:14 pm Date Climbed: Aug 25, 1985
Sunrise
You pretty much have to drive up if you want to see the sunrise
colingregory - May 15, 2019 3:46 pm Date Climbed: May 8, 2018
Most drive up
Mostly a drive up, "hiked" the final walkway to the wind shelter. Sadly it was clouded in and no views were to be had.
BKiser90 - Jun 3, 2018 1:30 pm Date Climbed: Jun 3, 2018
Sunrise
Drove up to the summit after watching the sunrise atop Pa Ka'oao. Beautiful views of the crater Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa and Maui. Avoided the crowds by hiking the short .2 mile trail from the visitor center to Pa Ka'oao.
Xander Culver - May 29, 2018 4:31 pm Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2016
Sunrise Summit
Drove to summit parking lot and walked up to the summit for sunrise.
"Climbed" once with the help of a car and most recently ran over the rim along the Halemau'u trail around a couple cinder cones to nearly the Kapalaoa hut and back as a trail run. Wanted to climb up the Kaupo Gap from the south to the summit and back to the beach, but the weather forecast was not favorable. I guess I'll know this mountain very well after that happens. Fun and interesting place to visit.
T. White - Nov 6, 2017 5:36 pm Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2010
Mountain of many colors
Drove up for sunrise, traipsed up Huluhulu, and walked the Sliding Sands. Fantastic weather. The Hosmer Grove and deeper crater areas still intrigue me...
bechtt - Sep 11, 2017 11:51 pm Date Climbed: Mar 22, 2012
Crater loop
Hike with Caren
Redwic - May 24, 2017 12:49 am Date Climbed: May 20, 2017
Stargazing and Sunrise Watching
We arrived at the Maui airport super-late, and were driving up the slopes of Haleakala soon after. We car-camped for a few hours at the visitor center, before heading to the summit shortly after 3:30 AM. Once at the summit, we waited with eager anticipation (along with dozens of other people) for the sunrise. The summit road got closed due to the amount of people, and we could see the visitor center was over-crowded, as well. It was a great experience, and we spent the rest of the day driving the West Maui loop... which has an interesting 8-mile stretch of "narrow winding road."
IronHiker - Jan 7, 2017 3:10 pm Date Climbed: Jan 3, 2017
Sunset
We drove up on New Years Eve, but in white out conditions and saw nothing. We returned on 1/3 when conditions were clear for the sunset. Awesome views but very crowded.
setrent - Jul 6, 2016 11:23 am Date Climbed: Dec 17, 2015
Haleakala
Car assist. Also climbed Hanakauhi, a neat scramble across the crater.
mengbo - Sep 21, 2015 2:51 am Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2015
sunrise visit
drove up and spent the morning on the summit
bruno baschung - Jul 5, 2015 9:49 am Date Climbed: May 5, 2015
a nice volcanoe
Short visit to the volcanoe, some interesting information at vistor center
bruno baschung
Baarb - May 31, 2015 10:18 pm Date Climbed: May 13, 2015
Surreal
Spent a bit of time on the mountain, mostly backpacking down the Sliding Sands trail from the summit area, camping at Paliku, camping at Holua and then up the Halemau'u trail. Weather ranged from gorgeous to horrendous, hardly saw anyone and had a great time overall.
Drove up with girlfriend. Remember all the bicyclists coasting the long way down.
Karl Helser - Jan 16, 2015 9:18 am Date Climbed: Jan 5, 2015
Sea to Summit to Sea
Did the Sea to Summit then back to the Sea hike via the Kaupo Gap Trail. Deb and I touched the sea, down by the Mokulau church at 3:22am and finished at the same place that night at 10:30pm. The lower Kaupo Gap trail is trash. it lies on private ranch land and is the responsibility of the ranch to maintain....and they don't. This tail doesn't get enough use to maintain itself. Even though we reconed the lower trail the day before, we still had issues coming back down in the dark. We made it though, so all is good. Because of a rare storm a couple of days before, that dumped snow at the summit, the summit was closed and we had it to ourselves. We never saw another person all day, until we hit the summit, where there was a ranger getting ready to open the park.
After the sunrise, I hiked down into the crater to somewhere around 6000', give or take, then hiked back up and out.
asaking11 - May 5, 2014 4:03 am Date Climbed: May 4, 2014
Honeymoon!
My new wife and I went to Maui for the honeymoon, so we did the Haleakala sunset. We also did a small hike into the crater. I wish that I had my road bike with me for the ride back down.
Martin Ralya - Nov 21, 2013 9:43 pm Date Climbed: Sep 28, 2006
Long hike from the parking lot
My wife and I drove up Haleakala at 2:00 am to watch the sunrise over the crater, which was spectacular. Reaching the summit wasn't the primary goal, and the only "hiking" we did was from the parking lot to the observation area, but it was a fabulous excursion.
vbeckman74 - Aug 1, 2021 3:37 pm Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2021
Haleakala NPGreat NP, fun road in the Mini, and awesome trails.
LoneWolf - Feb 1, 2020 11:23 pm Date Climbed: Jan 27, 2016
From the first spurOut to cinder cone rim and back
cascadescrambler - Aug 7, 2019 7:14 pm Date Climbed: Aug 25, 1985
SunriseYou pretty much have to drive up if you want to see the sunrise
colingregory - May 15, 2019 3:46 pm Date Climbed: May 8, 2018
Most drive upMostly a drive up, "hiked" the final walkway to the wind shelter. Sadly it was clouded in and no views were to be had.
BKiser90 - Jun 3, 2018 1:30 pm Date Climbed: Jun 3, 2018
SunriseDrove up to the summit after watching the sunrise atop Pa Ka'oao. Beautiful views of the crater Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa and Maui. Avoided the crowds by hiking the short .2 mile trail from the visitor center to Pa Ka'oao.
Xander Culver - May 29, 2018 4:31 pm Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2016
Sunrise SummitDrove to summit parking lot and walked up to the summit for sunrise.
Woodie Hopper - Apr 20, 2018 10:56 pm Date Climbed: Apr 19, 2018
Couple trips"Climbed" once with the help of a car and most recently ran over the rim along the Halemau'u trail around a couple cinder cones to nearly the Kapalaoa hut and back as a trail run. Wanted to climb up the Kaupo Gap from the south to the summit and back to the beach, but the weather forecast was not favorable. I guess I'll know this mountain very well after that happens. Fun and interesting place to visit.
T. White - Nov 6, 2017 5:36 pm Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2010
Mountain of many colorsDrove up for sunrise, traipsed up Huluhulu, and walked the Sliding Sands. Fantastic weather. The Hosmer Grove and deeper crater areas still intrigue me...
bechtt - Sep 11, 2017 11:51 pm Date Climbed: Mar 22, 2012
Crater loopHike with Caren
Redwic - May 24, 2017 12:49 am Date Climbed: May 20, 2017
Stargazing and Sunrise WatchingWe arrived at the Maui airport super-late, and were driving up the slopes of Haleakala soon after. We car-camped for a few hours at the visitor center, before heading to the summit shortly after 3:30 AM. Once at the summit, we waited with eager anticipation (along with dozens of other people) for the sunrise. The summit road got closed due to the amount of people, and we could see the visitor center was over-crowded, as well. It was a great experience, and we spent the rest of the day driving the West Maui loop... which has an interesting 8-mile stretch of "narrow winding road."
IronHiker - Jan 7, 2017 3:10 pm Date Climbed: Jan 3, 2017
SunsetWe drove up on New Years Eve, but in white out conditions and saw nothing. We returned on 1/3 when conditions were clear for the sunset. Awesome views but very crowded.
setrent - Jul 6, 2016 11:23 am Date Climbed: Dec 17, 2015
HaleakalaCar assist. Also climbed Hanakauhi, a neat scramble across the crater.
mengbo - Sep 21, 2015 2:51 am Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2015
sunrise visitdrove up and spent the morning on the summit
bruno baschung - Jul 5, 2015 9:49 am Date Climbed: May 5, 2015
a nice volcanoeShort visit to the volcanoe, some interesting information at vistor center
bruno baschung
Baarb - May 31, 2015 10:18 pm Date Climbed: May 13, 2015
SurrealSpent a bit of time on the mountain, mostly backpacking down the Sliding Sands trail from the summit area, camping at Paliku, camping at Holua and then up the Halemau'u trail. Weather ranged from gorgeous to horrendous, hardly saw anyone and had a great time overall.
Noondueler - Apr 25, 2015 11:06 pm
Drove upDrove up with girlfriend. Remember all the bicyclists coasting the long way down.
Karl Helser - Jan 16, 2015 9:18 am Date Climbed: Jan 5, 2015
Sea to Summit to SeaDid the Sea to Summit then back to the Sea hike via the Kaupo Gap Trail. Deb and I touched the sea, down by the Mokulau church at 3:22am and finished at the same place that night at 10:30pm. The lower Kaupo Gap trail is trash. it lies on private ranch land and is the responsibility of the ranch to maintain....and they don't. This tail doesn't get enough use to maintain itself. Even though we reconed the lower trail the day before, we still had issues coming back down in the dark. We made it though, so all is good. Because of a rare storm a couple of days before, that dumped snow at the summit, the summit was closed and we had it to ourselves. We never saw another person all day, until we hit the summit, where there was a ranger getting ready to open the park.
jdmorehouse - Nov 18, 2014 2:31 pm
Sunrise, then the CraterAfter the sunrise, I hiked down into the crater to somewhere around 6000', give or take, then hiked back up and out.
asaking11 - May 5, 2014 4:03 am Date Climbed: May 4, 2014
Honeymoon!My new wife and I went to Maui for the honeymoon, so we did the Haleakala sunset. We also did a small hike into the crater. I wish that I had my road bike with me for the ride back down.
Martin Ralya - Nov 21, 2013 9:43 pm Date Climbed: Sep 28, 2006
Long hike from the parking lotMy wife and I drove up Haleakala at 2:00 am to watch the sunrise over the crater, which was spectacular. Reaching the summit wasn't the primary goal, and the only "hiking" we did was from the parking lot to the observation area, but it was a fabulous excursion.