Oʻahu hiking guide
Oʻahu Hikes With Ocean Views
Discover Oʻahu hikes with ocean views, current weather, UV exposure, distance, elevation and official access information.
How to choose
Coastal and ridge views often mean limited shade and greater exposure to sun and wind. Rain can make steep dirt, rock, and steps slippery even when the destination is clear. Stay on established routes and away from cliff edges.
Compare paved coastal viewpoints with ridgeline routes by elevation gain, surface, and access—not only by the view. Start early when appropriate, carry water, and check the trail's official status and weather shortly before departure.
Compare routes
Use the individual pages for terrain, length and official access links. Current weather and condition estimates can change; the list below is not a live safety ranking.
24 matching Oʻahu trails:
- Diamond Head Summit Trail — Honolulu · Moderate · 1.6 miles
- Hawailoa Ridge Trail — Honolulu · Difficult · 3.5 miles
- ʻEhukai Pillbox Trail — North Shore / Sunset · Moderate; short, steep and exposed · 2.3 miles · access to verify
- Kaʻena Point Trail — North Shore / West Oʻahu · Moderate · 5 miles · access to verify
- Kaiwa Ridge Trail — Koolaupoko · Easy · 1 miles
- Kalawahine Trail — Honolulu · Easy · 1.5 miles · access to verify
- Kanealole Trail — Honolulu · Easy · 0.7 miles · access to verify
- Kapaʻeleʻele Koʻa and Keaniani Lookout Trail — Windward / Kahana · Easy · 1 miles · access to verify
- Kaunala Trail — Koolauloa · Moderate · 2.5 miles
- Koko Crater Railway Trail — East Honolulu · Strenuous · 1.6 miles · access to verify
- Kolekole Pass Trail — Central Oʻahu / Schofield · Moderate / Medium · 1 miles
- Kuliouou Ridge Trail — Honolulu · Difficult · 2.5 miles · access to verify
- Lāʻie Falls Trail — Koʻolauloa / North Shore · Intermediate; challenging waterfall descent · 3.1 miles
- Maakua Ridge - Papali Trail — Koolauloa · Moderate · 2.5 miles · access to verify
- Makapuʻu Point Lighthouse Trail — East Honolulu · Moderate · 2 miles · access to verify
- Makiki Valley Trail — Honolulu · Easy · 1.1 miles · access to verify
- Manoa Cliff Trail — Honolulu · Easy · 2.3 miles · access to verify
- Mānoa Falls Trail — Honolulu · Easy · 0.8 miles · access to verify
- Maunalaha Trail — Honolulu · Easy · 0.7 miles · access to verify
- Maunawili Acces Pali Lookout — Koolaupoko · Easy · 2 miles · access to verify
- Puʻu Māʻeliʻeli Trail — Koʻolaupoko / Kāneʻohe · Moderate; short, steep, rooted and frequently muddy · 2.3 miles · access to verify
- Puʻu O Hulu Trail — Waiʻanae / West Oʻahu · Moderate; short but steep and exposed · 1.6 miles · access to verify
- Waahila Ridge Trail — Honolulu · Moderate · 2.4 miles
- Wiliwilinui Access Road and Ridge Trail — Honolulu · Moderate · 3 miles
Before you go
Check the National Weather Service Honolulu forecast, Hawaiʻi State Parks notices, and the trail’s own managing authority. Tell someone your route and return time.
Planning note: Conditions are estimates based on weather, rainfall, available stream data and mapped trail information. They are not guarantees, safety ratings or official warnings.