Drive to Hilina Pali Lookout via Hilina Pali Road, Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii

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Note: Hilina Pali Road past Kulanaokuaiki Is closed to vehicles (it is open to pedestrians and non-motorized bicycles). The drive to Hilina Pali Overlook is 9 miles (14.5 km) along the Hilina Pali Road (turn off from Chain of Craters Road). Hilina Pali Overlook is approximately 2,282 ft (695.6 m) in elevation and over 12 miles (19.3 km) long. The last lava flow in this area was about 650 years ago. This paved road has only one lane and It begins on the Chain of Craters Road, just before the Devils Throat in from the Crater Rim Road It takes a southwesterly direction for 14.4 km until Hilina Pali Overlook, a point of view and place of picnic overlooking the Pacific Ocean. From here begins two hiking trails: the Ka'ū Desert Trail heading to the southwest and Hilina Pali Trail descendant Hilina Pali south-east At 6.4 km from the beginning of the road is the camping Kulanaokuaiki, early Mauna Iki Trail heading west The Hilina Pali Road starts at mile 2.3 (3.7 km) since the beginning of Chain of Craters Road. Note: Hilina Pali is the largest scarp on the south flank of Kīlauea. It's very windy most of the time.

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