Acid War Zone Trail - Hiking area in Wailuku - , USA

Super cool trail. Short but very steep!

A wonderful place to start you hike to the cliffs and blowhole. The parking spots might be limited, but we were lucky that we got a spot in the middle of day in May, close to the road side. The trail was not well marked, so we had to figure out the way as we hike. “Stay as close to the sea but not too close to the cliffs” was the advice given by a returning hiker, and was proved to be wise through our own experience when we started hiking to the first portion. The view is unique and marvelous. Definitely worth of your a couple of hours while visiting the island.

Easy hike to the blowhole, great view over the ocean.

The Acid War Zone Trail is one of those places you wish you could give half star incremental ratings. Its not a four star location, nor is it a three. 3.5 is the perfect rating for this location. The trail is easy to follow, and has numerous picturesque stops along the way. It is suggested you start at the northern parking area depicted here. The mild hike to the Nakalele Blowhole will be much more pleasant this way, and the sights are so much better. The blowhole is quite disappointing so you will much rather see the lookout points along this trail. Overall, the scenery is quite interesting. Unfortunately you will be grimacing as idiotic parents let their 3-10 year old children run wildly around 200 foot unstable cliffs. It truly is amazing how ignorant so many people are. If you want to see memorizing stupidity, do stop at the blowhole and watch people stand over, it and turn their back to the ocean wall. And they wonder why so many people have died here over the last few years.

Beautiful views and a beautiful drive to get here. Not many people.

This was an easy, short hike leading to spectacular, rocky shoreline views with blasting winds and tumultuous surf. No one else was there. Felt like a hidden gem.

The trail isn’t the least bit arduous. The views are absolutely stunning. Just watch your step and enjoy all the volcanic rock. You’ll feel like you’re in a sci-fi movie.

This trail was so cool! We some how missed the trail entrance and walked along side the ATV route… huge mistake it was so muddy. Make sure you take the correct path or download AllTrails. Kind of a steep hike down some rocks but then a cool walk to the blowhole. The actual blowhole wasn’t that active the day we went but still cool to see.