Manana Trail Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Pearl City
, Hawaii
Difficulty Rating

Black Diamond Rate
Voted Difficulty

Proline (1 vote)
Local Popularity
85 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 70 in Trail Running
- 60 in Hiking
Global Ranking
#57574 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #30187 in Hiking
Hiking SAC Scale

T2 Mountain Hiking
Trail Type

Singletrack
Direction

Both Directions
Popular In Reverse
Climb Difficulty

Black Diamond
Physical Rating

Hard
Dogs Allowed

Yes

Manana Trail is a fun there and back again ride. One way it runs about 2.75 miles giving you a solid 5.5 mile ride.

The trail itself is fairly diverse, ranging from paved road, jeep road, single track, roots, and grassy fields. The views are beautiful.

After passing the entrance gate to the trail you will ride up a paved road that eventually turns into a dirt road. This part of the trail is wide and you'll be able to ride side by side others. Eventually it transforms from a jeep road into more of hiking trail. Get ready to work, there are some big climbs ahead. Did I mention the roots? These big climbs are often packed full of pretty large roots.

Eventually you will hit a little sign that shows a hiker and points left, you will want to take this. This will take you out of the trees and onto more of a ridge line single track. If you see signs that say to wear bright colors so you don't get shot by hunters, you are going the right way..... There are some wooden steps to navigate followed by a steady climb up the ridge. The trail at this point offers some beautiful views of O'ahu. This single track portion of the trail has tall grass on both sides and few trees giving it a completely different feel than the lower half. Keep heading up the ridge past the covered picnic table to complete the upward part of the trail.

Manana trail has some sections that are fairly steep and technical both up and down. Be sure to get off and walk your bike if you feel uncomfortable. Also the trail isn't always marked that well. Looking at the gps above you can see that it runs mostly straight up into the mountains, any trails that seem to sharply veer off to the right or left will most likely take you off the main trail.

Overall I really enjoy Manana Trail. It's a diverse, challenging but fun uphill climb with a rewarding and fast downhill.

source: MTB Hawaii

Access Info

Trail Google directions: https://goo.gl/maps/1PPnd

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Hawaii Mountain Bike Association
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory

Kanaka ʻŌiwi

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Manana Trail Trail Reports

status	date	description
	Dec 26, 2021 @ 3:42pm Dec 26, 2021	Washout making trail very narrow
	Feb 13, 2021 @ 11:29am Feb 13, 2021	HEADS UP.. The narrow land bridge after the first plateau has a large chunk that eroded away. What was skinny and sorta sketch is even more...
	Jul 2, 2020 @ 9:49pm Jul 2, 2020
	Jun 8, 2020 @ 11:43pm Jun 8, 2020
	Jun 8, 2020 @ 11:43pm Jun 8, 2020	Dry most areas. Every afternoon the rain seems to come out of the valley and make the trail a little moist. It usually drys out fairly quickly....