National Park of American Samoa · American Samoa

Tuafanua Trail

0.7 mi of trail, end to end · about 250 ft of climbing · 8 ft–244 ft · earth surface · trail class Highly Developed · hiking, horse

8 ft 17 ft · 0.6 mi high 244 ft

Tuafanua Trail the Park Service's write-up

dogs allowed

Outdoors; landscape view of sandy beach foreground, blue waters, and steep cliffs in background.
Enjoy the stunning view of Pola Island from a different angle. Photo: NPS Photo/A. Wyberski

Moderate = 2.2mi/3.54km total; 219ft/67m elevation gain; 2-3 hours.

The trail leads you via ladders, steps, and ropes to a rocky beach, where you can enjoy the sound of the waves and take in the Western view of Pola Island.

Accessibility Due to needing to use ladders, steps, and ropes the viewpoint is not accessible.

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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.