Pu'u Manamana Hike

People have fallen and died on this hike. It is challenging and very dangerous therefore only experienced hikers should attempt. The trail starts at the same spot as the crouching lion hike but instead of heading towards the crouching lion, continue heading up. Going up is very steep. The path along the ridge drops off to either side and is not for the faint of heart. At the top of the ridge the path becomes very muddy and remains so as you begin your decent. The trail eventually takes you into an old Mormon cemetery and out on to Trout Farm Road.

A solid 2hrs to the trail split coming from Crouching Lion side. Path thinned as we hiked along. Pants wouldn’t be a bad thing to have. Be prepared for a little rain up in the mountain. For experienced and sure-footed hikers. A few sketchy points that require bouldering up a 10-15ft peak with no room to fall.
- we did not complete the loop as their were few reviews and none recent, but do plan to start the loop from a new origin to see how far we get.

At fork turn right to get to turnaround knob, turn left to go to Kaaawa behind fire station.

Very challenging hike. Harder than 3 peaks/Olomana imo. Very muddy at top and it feels like going through a jungle since it is not maintained.