Mount Alava Adventure Trail
A 5.6 mile trail that loops around after reaching the summit of Mt. Alava. Be prepared for 783 steps and 56 ladders!
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Mount Alava Adventure Trail Details
The Mount Alava Adventure Trail is a challenging loop that takes hikers along ridgelines that offer views of the north and and the central parts of the park and island. Like many of the other trails in the park, the adventure trail has ladders and ropes to help hikers get up the steeper parts of the trail. The trail leads to the Mt. Alava summit and returns down another steep section of trail to the village of Vatia. Loop back along the road to get to the trailhead. The trail starts across the road from the national park faleo'o and trailhead for the Lower Sauma Ridge Trail.
Difficulty
High
Distance
5.6
Estimated time
2.5 hours
Region
N/A
Nearby Parks Around Mount Alava Adventure Trail
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Mount Alava Adventure Trail
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1.1 mi away
Lower Suma Ridge Trail
An interpretive .4 mile roundtrip trail ending at an archaeological site.
1.2 mi away
Tuafanua Trail
An adventurous trail lead hikers to a hidden coastline.
