Hike - Kīlauea Iki Trail

We drove to the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. While we were there Mike and I hiked the Kīlauea Iki Trail. It is a 4 mile loop that drops through rain forest to a still cooling lava lake that was created from a 1959 eruption. The hike through the forest was slightly down hill. Pretty trees and flowers along the way. Then we switchbacked to the lava lake. As we walked back across the lake there were a few spots where vents allowed steam to release. We swithcbacked up to the road at the other end. I had purchsed a trail map for this hike at the ranger station. There were a number of interesting facts along the way that we were able to observe. A dandy hike. I highly recommend it. It takes less than 2 hours to complete. About 400 feet of vertical. Here is a link to the trail guide.