Big Island Hiking and Backpacking Vacations

Big Island Hiking and Backpacking Travel Guide

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Top Hiking and Backpacking Destinations In Big Island

• Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI
  
• Kona Coast (Kekaha Kai) State Park, HI
  

Travel Guides In Big Island

• Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Kona Coast (Kekaha Kai) State Park, HI
  • Active and Adventure Guide

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Big Island Hiking and Backpacking Destinations

• Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
• Kona Coast (Kekaha Kai) State Park

Feature Articles

• Paths to the Past
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  Don't just hike—follow in the footsteps of famous explorers and naturalists
• Island Hopper, Island Hiker
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• GORP Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - Hiking
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• GORP Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - Backcountry Hiking
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• November Romantic Travel Guide
  

Practical Advice

• A Trekking Primer
  
• GORP - Getting on Course - Learning Compass and Map Basics
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• Backpacking: A Packing List
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• Day Hiking: A Packing List
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• Adventure Travel 101
  GORPTravel’s Kate Tucker and Linda Long answer our burning questions about the tao of adventure travel

GORPTravel Trips

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  Hawaii Three Islands Hiker
  The World Outdoors
  from $3095, 8 days
  Hike the lunar landscape of Haleakala Crater and the verdant, soaring cliffs of the Na Pali Coast. Trek near colorful Waimea Canyon and stark...
  
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  Hawaii: Volcanoes and the Kailua-Kona Coast Hiker
  Timberline Adventures
  from $2195, 6 days
  Vast, surreal lava fields streaming from towering, massive mountains that rise from the ocean floor; a lush remote valley whose parameters are...
  
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  Day Hikes & Creature Comforts, Big Island, Hawaii
  Sierra Club Outings
  from $1495, 8 days
  We will see sights very few Big Island visitors ever get to experience on this hotel-based hiking trip. Some hikes along the coast will follow...
  
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  Under Hawaiian Skies - Big Island Adventure
  Sierra Club Outings
  from $1595, 9 days
  Treat yourself to a trip that includes evenings filled with stars and days filled with hiking, swimming, or snorkeling on the Big Island of Hawaii....
  

Gear

• Complete Gear Archives: Day-Hiking, Backpacking, and Trekking
  From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things hiking.
• Women’s Running Gear Essentials
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• Waterproofing Innovations
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  A new way to waterproof
• The Goods: Hiking
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• Mountain Sense
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  Some helpful backcountry tips from mountaineering guru Conrad Anker

Fitness

• Adventure Never Felt So Good
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  Rancho La Puerta
• The Fit List -- cont.
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Lokahi Lodge
P.O. Box 998
Volcano, HI Map

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Art And Orchids Bed And Breakfast
16-1504 39th Ave
Keaau, HI 96749 Map

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Inn at the Volcano
P.O. Box 998 #1
Volcano, HI Map

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