Nounou West Trailhead
Nounou West Trailhead is a parking area in Kauai, Hawaii. Nounou West Trailhead is situated nearby to the peak Sleeping Giant, as well as near the suburb Wailuā Homesteads.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sleeping Giant and ʻŌpaekaʻa Falls.
Sleeping Giant
Peak
Sleeping Giant, also known as Nounou Mountain, is a mountain ridge located west of the towns Wailua and Kapaʻa in the Nounou Forest Reserve on the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi.
ʻŌpaekaʻa Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Bob Linsdell, CC BY 3.0.
ʻŌpaekaʻa Falls is a waterfall located on the ʻŌpaekaʻa Stream in Wailua River State Park on the eastern side of the Hawaiian island of Kauai. It is a 151-foot waterfall that flows over basalt from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago.
Kukui Heiau
Temple
Photo: Sho73, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kukui Heiau, near Wailua, Hawaii, also known as ʻAʻa Kukui, is a historic archeological site that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Kukui Heiau is situated 3½ km southeast of Nounou West Trailhead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wailuā Homesteads and Wailua.
Wailuā Homesteads
Suburb
Wailua Homesteads is a census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, Hawaii. The population was 5,863 at the 2020 census, up from 4,567 at the 2000 census.
Wailua
Village
Photo: Hotboxers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wailua is a census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 2,359 at the 2020 census, up from 2,083 at the 2000 census. Wailua is situated 3 km southeast of Nounou West Trailhead.
Kapaa
Town
Photo: Travis.Thurston, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kapaʻa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. It is the most populous town in the island of Kauai, with a population of 11,652 as of the 2020 census, up from 9,471 at the 2000 census. Kapaa is situated 4 km east of Nounou West Trailhead.
Nounou West Trailhead
- Type: Parking area
- Parking: surface
- Category: transportation
- Location: Kauai, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.0678° or 22° 4′ 4″ northLongitude
-159.35879° or 159° 21′ 32″ westOpen location code
73J23J9R+4FOpenStreetMap ID
way 659806344OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=parkingOpenStreetMap attribute
parking=surface
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