5/5 William L. 2 years ago on Google
Full
hike
to
Mt.
Olympus.
I
arrived
on
a
January
Thursday
morning
at
7:40AM
to
an
empty
parking
lot.
It
had
not
rained
for
2
days
and
temperatures
were
69⁰
-
75⁰.
The
hike
up
to
the
lower
Wa'ahila
Ridge
is
well
maintained
and
mostly
shaded.
A
few
up
hills
and
down
hills
and
climbing
large
rocks.
Using
both
hands
will
become
necessary.
Then
you
reach
a
fork
with
a
sign
pointing
left
to
Kolowalu
Trail
(This
leads
you
down
the
mountain)
Take
the
one
on
the
right
to
Mt.
Olympus.
You
are
now
on
the
2nd
half
of
the
trail.
It
is
decently
maintained
and
shaded
half
of
the
times.
This
is
where
all
the
excitement
is!
You
will
encounter
a
few
narrow
trail
spots
with
cliffs
on
both
sides.
A
few
steep
inclines
where
you'll
use
both
hands
to
climb.
There
are
ropes
attached
that
may
be
helpful
(not
needed
on
a
dry
day)
I
could
not
fully
avoid
the
few
wet
mud
spots.
360⁰
views
from
the
summit.
There
are
no
large
flat
areas
on
the
summit.
15
minutes
later,
the
next
hiking
group
made
it
up.
Going
down,
I
encountered
a
couple
dozen
hikers.
At
12:15pm,
the
parking
lot
had
filled
up
but
still
had
several
parking
spaces.
As
a
5'9
150lb
fit
male,
It
took
2
hrs
15
to
get
to
the
summit
and
another
2
hrs
to
get
down.
I
brought
2
L
of
water
and
finished
1L.
This
hike
is
not
too
difficult
as
old
and
young
hikers
make
it
up
to
Mt.
Olympus.
I
don't
recommend
dogs
or
children
doing
the
2nd
half
tho.
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