Hike Halema’uma’u-Byron Ledge Loop Trail, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii

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NOTE: The Byron Ledge Trail once traveled all the way to the edge of Halema'uma'u Crater, crossing Kīlauea Caldera. Since the new eruption cycle began in 2008, most of the trail has been closed. It's still possible to hike from the Devastation trailhead for a mile to a great vantage on the volcano. Stops along this trail reveal the story of changing life within Kīlauea caldera. The path leads through rain forest to the heart of one of the world’s most active volcanoes. Since it was established in 1846, guests of Volcano House have used this trail to hike into the caldera. Between 1865 and 1924, Halemaʻumaʻu Crater usually held a molten lake of lava. Guests would be treated to views of flowing or fountaining lava and often a churning lake of molten rock.

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