On Saturday, Josh and I hiked the first peak of the Olomana Trail. It has three peaks, but the first peak has the best views and is the highest. The other two peaks require you to be a much more advanced rock climber and since the best views are of the first peak, we didn’t see a need to hike past it (plus Josh has already done this hike a few times..including all three peaks). We could not have picked a better day to hike it. What can be a very muddy trail was dry and in perfect condition for hiking. It was a VERY humid day, but it made it quite the workout. We had a pretty steep incline the whole way there and towards the end, you had to start using ropes to hike up the rocks. I LOVED the rock climbing portion! Once we got to the top, the views were absolutely breathtaking. We could see Molokai, Maui and Lanai all at the same time. I didn’t even know that was possible! We had a beautiful 360 degree view of Kaneohe, Kailua and the Ko’olau mountain range behind us. One of the BEST hikes I have done on Oahu yet. Pictures below!

Walking down the road on the way to the trail.

The start of the trail.

Random abandoned buildings.

Starting to climb.

Little sign to water the Koa tree.

Pretty plant.

The start of the rock climbing.

At the top!

One side of our view from the top.

Maui, Molokai and Lanai. Amazing to see them all so clearly.

Mountain side from the top.

Mountains meeting the ocean.

Kailua (where I work).

So green.

Climbing down!