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February 27, 2008 Overall Rating
 4 of 5
Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5
Technical Difficulty
4 of 5
Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once
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Reviewed by: Mattster85
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Downhiller Summary:
do not take this trail from the pali lookout unless you are really in to hiking your bike. rode it today and probably hiked 70% of the trail. all up hill, the downhill portion can't be riden because of rocks, roots, or hair pin turns on extremly slipperly rocks. i fell on one protion about 30ft. my buddy had to get a really long branch and pull me the rest of the way that i couldn't crawl. just take the trail end up until the dirt road ends and turn around and fly downhill. do it a couple of times if you want. the trail from the pali lookout is worthless. i promise there is nothing there worth seeing. it's a $#@!#!!!! i can't stress enough how much you will regret going that way.
Recommended Route:
Go to wiamanalo and turn on the residental street before the 7-11. take that down to the stop sign and make a right and the trail will be on the right. it will say maunawili deposition trail. take that dirt road until you get to the part where there is a fallen tree and turn around and fly down hill. for an alright trail go past the downed tree for about a mile, you'll know when you get to the part not worth riding.
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Review Date
July 2, 2007 Overall Rating
 5 of 5
Aerobic Difficulty
 5 of 5
Technical Difficulty
4 of 5
Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once
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Reviewed by: masonet_hardtail
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Weekend Warrior Summary:
The trail started with a quick DH from Pali Lookout, as all the other posters stated, stay right when you hit forks in the trail. I made a rookie mistake and landed on a rock about 15 min into our 4 1/2 hr ride, the bruise is healing nicely :0), this helped me ride more cautious the rest of the day. There are drop-offs at most of the hair pin corners, and some areas where mtn wall is on your right and drop-off immediatly left of the trail. The views were worth it, all the way down we were greeted with postcard like view, took about 40ish pics on the way down. Both of my legs cramped during the ride, and my heart was racing for a lot of the climbing, great work out.
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Review Date
September 16, 2005 Overall Rating
5 of 5
Aerobic Difficulty
 2 of 5
Technical Difficulty
 1 of 5
Ridden Trail:
Once a week
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Reviewed by: tsam
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Cross Country Rider Summary:
comming from east coast mainland with lots of technical and super trick trails, the maunawili is entry level to me. there are places where you hafta walk the bike (some stream crossing), unless you're hans ray. i live in waimanalo so i start the trail from the bottom and work my way up to the pali hairpin turn (approx. 10 mi). it usually takes me 2.5 hours including the ride home from the pali back to waimanalo on the road. it's a fast trail, but don't get over confident; there are some straight drops to your side in some areas. i once ended up with my bike hanging from my clipless pedals with my left elbow on the trail keeping me from falling off the edge (ride with a friend or bring a cell). i just moved to hawaii recently so i havent experienced many trails here, thus i can't compair trails except from maryland and west virginia. i still give it a 5 for fun factor. Recommended Route:
just ride until youre tired
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Review Date
January 18, 2004 Overall Rating
5 of 5
Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5
Technical Difficulty
4 of 5
Ridden Trail:
Once a week
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Reviewed by: cruchible
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Weekend Warrior Summary:
This trail simply kicks ass. I just got back from doing a sick run this morning and it was great! It gets muddy in some sections, but it's okay. My friends and I always take an alternate route that cuts the time it takes to do this trail. Watch out for hikers on the weekend, and there is a sign at the bottom saying that no bikes are allowed, but up at the top there isn't such a sign, so you can plead innocence. An extreme cross-country/downhill run for sure. Recommended Route:
From Honolulu, take the Pali lookout exit and park one car there. You'll want to park another car at the Manuwili Falls trailhead (the bottome). At the Pali Lookout, head to your right and go down the old Pali Hwy. This will drop you onto the Manuwili trail. After a mile or two, there is a trail heading down to your right with a sign saying "Manuwili Demonstration Trail" or something to that effect. Haul ass down that trail for the best downhill of your life. It's quite technical so don't bring your girlfriend. Lots of steps, watch out for hikers heading up (especially on a weekend). You'll hit some flatter stuff eventually, and this part kinda sucks since you have to cross a river 3 times and it gets muddy and not very ridable because of rocks. But it is worth it! Ride out onto the main road, follow it down the hill and that'll put you back on the Pali Hwy. Ride up or take your car. Have fun!
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Review Date
June 22, 2003 Overall Rating
5 of 5
Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once
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Reviewed by: Chris Neal
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this is more of a hike-a-bike adventure and not for the faint-of-heart.. i strongly suggest that you walk a couple miles BEFORE attempting a ride... the trail does not get any better... and there are lots of places that a billygoat couldn't ride a bike.. the scenery is amazing and worthy of a hike... it was a seven hour ordeal for me and my girlfriend.. i would not do it again. it was not raining or very wet on our ride.. conditions were as good as it gets.. hiking thru the falls beds(too many to count)was more than tough while carrying and balancing the bike on big slippery rocks.. and trying to bike down the narrow path with many small rocks was unnerving with instability and such a dramatic drop just inches away.. my hat's off to those that can ride this trail.. true 'local boys' Recommended Route:
from Pali lookout, old pali road to the right diminishes to a tough hiking trail
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