1871 Trail Tour Conclusion
in Hawaii
The journey you’ve been on down the 1871 trail and into the past has shown the progression of daily life into the modern era. You’ve seen how an almost completely sustainable village held onto traditional ways of life for as long as possible before the isolation and shift in the economy made it difficult to sustain this lifestyle. As our modern world continues to transform and climate change threatens our homes and our lifestyles, we might need to look to the past for solutions to future problems and embrace a more traditional, sustainable way of life.
I ka wā ma mua, ka wā ma hope The future is in the past. What knowledge or lessons from the past can we apply to our world today? Your journey back: This trail continues down to Hoʻokena. To return back to the trailhead and the visitor center, turn around and follow the same path back.
When you reach the junction with the Coastal Trail, you have the option of taking that route back as well.
- States
- Hawaii
- Trail type
- National Historical Park trail
- Centroid nearest city
- Honolulu, HI · 182 mi · ~5 hr drive
- Centroid coords
- 19.4080°, -155.9050°
About Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park
This trail is inside Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park, a national historical park managed by the U.S. National Park Service. Conditions, road status, trail closures, and reservation requirements are published on the park's NPS page — check it before driving in, especially in winter or during major weather events.
Entrance fee: $20 per vehicle (verify current rate on the park page). An America the Beautiful annual pass ($80) covers entrance to all NPS units.
Official NPS trail page: https://www.nps.gov/places/1871-final.htm
Park homepage: https://www.nps.gov/puho/index.htm
Plan your hike
Maps + permits: long-distance trails like this often require permits for through-hiking, backcountry camping, or specific sections (especially in National Parks). Check with the maintaining organisation listed above and the relevant land manager before booking travel.
Water + supplies: water sources vary seasonally on most U.S. trails. Carry a filter and consult current trail-condition reports — through-hiker journals (PCT-L, AT Reddit, etc.) and the maintaining organisation publish regular updates.
When to go: hiking seasons vary widely with elevation, latitude, and snowpack. Through-hikers traditionally start the AT in March-April (Springer northbound) and the PCT in late April (Campo northbound). High-elevation western trails (CDT, JMT, Wonderland) generally aren't passable until July.
If you've hiked 1871 Trail Tour Conclusion and have current notes (water sources, trail closures, permit changes), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn.
Other trails within 50 miles
N - Mauka-Makai Trail
0 miles from this trail's centroid
J - Shoreline Viewpoint on the 1871 Trail
0 miles from this trail's centroid
Junction of the 1871 Trail & Coastal Trail
1 miles from this trail's centroid
1871 Trail Introduction
1 miles from this trail's centroid
Kona Trail
25 miles from this trail's centroid
The Palm Trail
27 miles from this trail's centroid
Sources
Trail data on this page is compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), the maintaining organisation's public-facing materials, and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA where excerpts are quoted). Distance, terminus, and descriptive text for nationally-designated trails are hand-curated from federal land-manager websites and trail-association sources. We do not modify the underlying data; this page presents what is already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page.