Haleakalā National Park · Hawaii

Leleiwi Overlook

0.1 mi of trail, end to end · Short Hike to Leleiwi Overlook: 0.3 mi round trip in the Service's write-up · about 20 ft of climbing · 8,806 ft–8,829 ft · hiking

Views

8,810 ft 8,806 ft · 0.1 mi high 8,829 ft

Along the way Leleiwi Overlook

Short Hike to Leleiwi Overlook 0.3 mi round trip · the Park Service's write-up

30-60 Minutes · no dogs

Start Leleiwi Parking Lot

A path with a railing leads to an overlook next to a deep volcanic valley
On a clear day, Leleiwi offers excellent crater views. Photo: NPS Photo

Get out and stretch your legs on this short hike out to Leleiwi Overlook. Halfway between the Headquarters Visitor Center by the entrance and the Haleakalā Visitor Center at the summit, Leleiwi offers the perfect opportunity to take in the changing scenery and walk through a native Hawaiian shrubland.

Learn more about Leleiwi Overlook and the layered history of this special place.

Pets Pets are not permitted on trails in the park.

Accessibility This trail is unpaved and involves several steep, uneven steps.

This hike on nps.gov

On the parks map

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.