Kau Desert Trail

Kau Desert Trail is a trail in , and has an elevation of 1,216 metres. Kau Desert Trail is situated nearby to the military installation , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kilauea Military Camp and Tree Molds.

Military installation
Photo: JGKlein, Public domain.
Kīlauea Military Camp is operated as a Morale, Welfare and Recreation facility on Hawai‘i Island, also known as the Big Island, in Hawaiʻi. It is located inside . is situated 260 metres north of Kau Desert Trail.

Photo: Wikimedia, No restrictions.
A lava tree mold, sometimes erroneously called a lava tree cast, is a hollow lava cylinder formed around a tree trunk. These hollow volcanic landforms are produced when lava flows through a forest, coating the trees' trunks. is situated 800 metres west of Kau Desert Trail.

Art gallery
Photo: W Nowicki, CC BY 3.0.
is an art gallery, which is situated 1½ km east of Kau Desert Trail.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Volcano Village and Mauna Loa Estates.

Photo: Footwarrior, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Volcano, or , is a census-designated place in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States located in the with a small portion of the CDP in the District of Kaʻū. As of the 2020 census, Volcano had a population of 736.

Suburb
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hawaii County, , United States. It is on the eastern side of Kilauea on the island of Hawaii and is bordered to the north, across Hawaii Route 11, by the community of . is situated 6 km east of Kau Desert Trail.

Suburb
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hawaii County, , United States. It is on the eastern side of the island of Hawaii and is bordered to the north by Hawaii Route 11 and to the east by the community of . is situated 9 km east of Kau Desert Trail.

Kau Desert Trail

Latitude
19.4319° or 19° 25′ 55″ north
Longitude
-155.27393° or 155° 16′ 26″ west
Elevation
1,216 metres (3,990 feet)
Open location code
73F6CPJG+QC
Geo­Names ID
10056664
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