Upper Glover Trail - Native Plant Enclosure - Forested Pit Crater - Glover Trail Loop Submitted by Paul Peh Start date and time: July 5th, 2015 at 11:10 am. Distance of loop: 4.4 miles Elevation gain: 500 '. Difficulty level: Easy. Access: Free. 70.5 mile marker on Highway 11. Open on Saturdays and Sundays from 9 am to 3 pm.
Not many know about the Kahuku Unit addition of the Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. It is a sprawling 116,000 acres on Mauna Loa's Southwestern flank, acquired in collaboration with the Nature Conservancy in 2003 and open to the public since 2009. It has rolling hills that were once used as pastureland for grazing cows; of which was most previously known as the former Kahuku Ranch. Much of the native forest was cleared, though there are large 'Ohi'a and Koa trees left scattered throughout the ranch.
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Last updated: July 30, 2015