The Great Crack Hike in Ka’ū-December 15, 2018-RSVP

This hike is changed to an out and back hike.On Saturday, December 15, we will visit The Great Crack near the south boundary of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. This will be about a 4+ mile out and back hike with shuttle to the trailhead near 47mm where there is limited parking. Our hike will take us to an upper portion of The Great Crack, an 8 mile long, 60 foot wide and 60 foot deep crack in the surface of the earth and we will follow the crack southeast toward the corner of the park boundary. From there we will re-trace out steps back out to Highway 11. Since we are shuttling I need everyone to RSVP if planning to join us.
For more info about the area:
http://www.instanthawaii.com/cgi-bin/hawaii?Hikes.crack
We will meet at Punaluu Bakery in Naalehu at 9:00 a.m. ( for Malasadas!). To get to the starting point of The Great Crack we will take Highway 11 towards Volcano. The starting point is between the 46 and 47-mile marker, on the mauka (mountain) side of the road is a paved pullout, and on the right side of the road is an overgrown dirt road. We will park our shuttle vehicles at the pullout.
The weather is typically hot and dry with very little shade. Hikers should wear closed toed shoes, carry hiking sticks and bring at least two liters of water, snacks, and sunscreen.
For additional information & RSVP, contact Kathleen Johnson at 557-9246 or konahikingclub@gmail.com
PLEASE NOTE: All members are welcome to bring guests or pass on information about our hikes to other hikers. However, if you do so, PLEASE make sure that you direct them to the Kona Hiking Club website to review the hike announcement and description. We want to make sure that everyone is prepared for the specific hike we are doing that day, whether we’re facing mud, heat, cold, steep trails, rocky trails, high altitude, exceptionally long distances, etc. Mahalo for helping us keep everyone safe!