The Nature Conservancy - Mauna Loa Trail System

The proposed trail system will encircle Mauna Loa at mid-elevations and will be accessible from the Mamalahoa Highway and Saddle Road at several locations. The total length of the trail system will exceed 350 miles.

Mauna Loa on the Island of Hawai'i has been proposed as a site for a spectacular long-distance trail system with potential cultural, educational and economic benefits.

Read a Conservancy press release about the proposal, "Mauna Loa Proposed as Site for World-Class Trail System."

To download and review sections of the Mauna Loa Trail System Feasibility Study published by The Nature Conservancy, October 2005, click on the links below:

Executive Summary (pp. 1-4)	260kb
A. Background (pp. 5-30)	1.03MB
B. Trail System Proposal (pp. 31-40)	430kb
C. Anticipated Consequences (pp. 41-53)	688kb
D. Implementation (pp. 54-69)	541kb
References (pp. 70-73)	95kb
Appendices (pp. 74-138)	2.07MB
Trail Segment Descriptions pp. 139-170	222kb
Maps (pp. 171-184)	2.50MB
Aerial Photographs pp. 185-192	362MB

Related Documents:

MLTS Trail Demand & Economic Analysis, Alta Planning + Design, May 2005 (79 pgs, 4.9MB)
Historic Sites Review, Proposed Mauna Loa Trail System, Tom Dye (20 pgs, 3.3MB)
Mauna Loa Mauka Loop Trail System, Richard S. Kuehner (28 pgs, 418kb)
Mauna Loa Trail System Infrastructure & Management, Richard S. Kuehner, July 2005 (100 pgs, 418kb)
Summary of Findings from Interviews about the Proposed Mauna Loa Mauka Loop Trail, Richard S. Kuehner, January 2005 (16 pgs, 422kb)
Addendum - Lessons learned or reconfirmed from some national and regional trails on the World Wide Web, Richard S. Kuehner (4 pgs, 96k)
Report on the Regulatory and Procedural Steps Necessary to Further Plan and Implement the Mauna Loa (Mauka) Trail System, Carolyn Stewart, September 2005 (44 pgs, 460kb)
The Proposed Mauka Trails System, Historical Setting, Alignment, Physical Setting and Natural History, Rick Warshauer, October 2005 (3.78MB, 44 pgs)