Koko Crater Rock Bridge Traditional Cache
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Cache is located at the base of a famous rock arch along the bottom
section of a trail leading to the Koko Crater Rim.
Park at Halona blowhole lookout parking lot. As with most places
known to be frequented by tourists in Hawaii, please do not leave
valuables in your car. From the parking lot, walk out onto the
highway and go left to find the trailhead. You may choose to walk
on the inside of the guardrail as the road is very narrow. As you
walk up the road, on your left is "From Here to Eternity Beach"
where the famous steamy love scene in the 50's movie was
filmed.
About a 1/4 of a mile from the blowhole, you will find a Japanese
fishing shrine with a carving of a Japanese guardian god that was
said to preside over dangerous waterways. Originally, there was a
stone statue installed by a Japanese fishing club, but during WWII
it was demolished, and this carving took its place. Just past this
shrine is Altar to a Rock God (GCWE52) if you are interested in
finding another cache in the area.
Across from the shrine you will see a guardrail on the opposite
(mauka) side of the street. From here, take a moment to study the
two possible ridge routes you can take to find the cache. The
trailheads are located on each end of the guardrail. We recommend
taking the left-hand side to go up to the cache (as it has better
ocean views) and the right one to come down as it gives you several
different vantage points in which to view the rock arch.
Each trail has some loose rocks and you will need to use your eyes
and common sense to find the best route to the top of the ridge.
Once on the top of the ridge, the trail will lead you right to the
rock arch and the cache in about 20 minutes. Note that the street
crossing can be dangerous as there are two blind corners in each
direction. We do not recommend this hike for young children or
inexperienced hikers.
For additional information on this hike, see "The Hikers Guide to
Oahu, Revised Edition" by Stuart M. Ball, Jr. or if you would like
to see photos of the entire climb over the rock bridge to the
summit you can go here:
Koko Crater New Years Climb
It should be noted that all of these photos found in the above
link are in a very close sequence until towards the end where they
show the tunnel entrance to the shoreline right after the rail
tracks. This tunnel is about 1.5 miles away from the tracks, so
don't go poking around in the Kiawe looking for it! It can be found
by looking up Secret Menehune Fishing Spot (GCMFAC). This cache is
very close to the trailhead of this hike and was nominated as one
of the best overall caches at the 2006 CITO awards. It's definately
worth a look while you are in the area.
Oh, and if you've been holding onto a real cool trade item because
you are looking for a cache with enough room to put it in. The Koko
Crater Rock Bridge is the cache you have been looking for!
Additional Hints
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