Pushin' to Poamoho Traditional Cache
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This cache is located on the Koolau Summit Trail, approximately
halfway between the Laie and Poamoho summits.
This is another amazing adventure on the Koolau Summit Trail. Two
ways to the cache, either from the Laie Trail or the Poamoho trail.
As far as I know the Castle trail is closed.
This cache was placed on the 1st day of a 22 mile backpacking trip
that started from Laie and ended in Wahiawa. You don’t need
to go to Wahiawa, for most Poamoho would be a good out. I’ve
read about people doing this in a day, but you had better be sure
of your skills and the trail, not a place you would want to be
caught in the dark. To cross this 6.5 mile section of the KST, it
took the 3 of us a little over 10 hours on the trail, so make sure
you have enough water. If you start at Laie, at least when you
reach Poamoho, there is a water source. If you intend to camp on
the trail, Ball’s “The Backpackers Guide to
Hawaii” may give you some tips. Once you past the
“Heli-pad”, the next(and maybe only) good place to
pitch tent on the trail is at the junction of the Castle Trail. We
made the mistake of pushin’ on to Poamoho and when 6:30pm
came around, we lucked out and found a spot that barely fit the
tent. We had enough water to hold us to Poamoho.
Strong recommendation to plan for 2 days. Like the saying goes
about the KST: “
Expect the worst and you may be pleasantly surprised.”
The route from Laie to Wahiawa (you can use Poamoho to make it
easier)
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Sure, he looks happy now!
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The sun goes down, get that tent up!
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Always hike with a partner and let someone know your
plan.
This was a pretty rough section of the KST, with a lot of
vegetation, making it difficult to find the trail. We lost the
trail several times, finding ourselves going off on a different
ridgeline. If the summit is socked in, the whiteout conditions make
it even worst. It was nice to have the route loaded into the GPS.
Definitely a challenge, but a great experience.
Mahalo to the others on this hike: Lost1605, and BC.
Poamoho permit go to the following web
page:http://www.hawaiitrails.org/trail.asp?TrailID=OA+08+007&island=Oahu
For access to the Laie trail you need to get
permission from the HAWAII RESERVES INC phone: 293-9201
Schofield-Waikane access is w/PERMISSION of the US Army. Write
to :
Commander, U.S. Army Garrison, Hawaii
Schofield Barracks, HI 96857
Attn: APVG-GWY-O
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Va gerr nobhg purfg uvtu.
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