The Best Hike on Maui: Haleakala Sunrise + Sliding Sands Trail + How to Get A Sunrise Permit
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- Looking for the absolute best hike on Maui? A Haleakala summit sunrise followed by the Haleakala Sliding Sands trail will not disappoint!
If there is only one hike you are going to do on Maui, this has to be it. But, to see the Haleakala sunrise, you will need a permit to reserve your spot, and these sell out in less than a second. To make sure you successfully snag yours, we're showing you how to get a Haleakala sunrise permit at the end of the video.
Definitely don't pass up the chance to hike or trail run down into the Haleakala crater on the Sliding Sands trail. We highly recommend not just turning around and hiking back up the way you came once you reach the end of the Sliding Sands. For the most epic hike (and some of our favorite views of the entire day) follow the loop we outline here along the Foot Trail and around the Gulch.
Seriously, between seeing one of the best sunrises of our lives and adventuring through the brilliant changing colors and clouds of the Haleakala volcano, this has to be the best hike on maui!
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next time you go you should hike down sliding sands and end at the halemauu trail. the change in scenery is amazing. you can hitchike back up from the road to the to parking lot
This is a great tip, thank you! We will definitely be back here, and try that the next time! ❤️
What an amazing hike! I am in awe of the beauty that you guys shared with us today. Your talent is second to none in these videos! The slo-mo shots just add to the video and Elise your singing is star-quality. ⭐⭐⭐⭐thank you so much⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Thanks Dorothy! If you ever get a chance to go to Maui, this is the hike we recommend. Just an incredible, otherworldly place -- so glad you liked it! ❤️
Thank you for the Maui hiking recommendations! My partner and I just got back from our honeymoon in Maui. We tried out all of your recommendations, except one of your Road to Hana stops. We loved everything!
My trip highlight was backpacking in Haleakala for a few days. It was very serene and free of crowds.
I’ll miss Maui but happy to be back to much more affordable lodging and food. Lol
Wow huge congratulations on your relationship and an obviously awesome honeymoon! And thank you so much for telling us that you used our recommendations -- it really makes our day to think we contributed a little to your special trip. Meanwhile, totally agree about the prices in Hawaii right now -- we wanted to go to Kauai next month but once we saw all those extra hospitality taxes they added this year we were like it's ok, we're good here on the mainland. But there's no denying that if you take price out of the equation (as you correctly did for a honeymoon!), Hawaii is the best place ever. Very happy for you guys! ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Thank you for the kind words! I hope you get to go back to Hawai'i sometime soon. It's a wonderful place to visit. But, I agree, there's plenty of other things to do, especially in California.
Good job guys! Another tip for those having trouble with the site (Haleakala Reservations) is to randomly check your date of interest within 60 days and the office reinserts availability when they get one or two tickets back for whatever reason. I watched like a hawk today and got a day within my stay window and lucked out. If you don't want to wait for what is now a 2-day prior release policy, watch like a bandit or have all of the people in your group ready to pounce! Listen to E when she says to have your account signed in because if you pounce and you're logged off, "no soup for you!" Luck to everyone!
Great tip Patrick! Thanks so much for adding that in!!
Such incredible trails to run!! Perfect 😎🤙!!
Yes! One of the greatest trail runs we've ever done -- probably in the top 3 all time. ❤️
Amazing hiking love the views and colors of landscape
So glad you saw this one! This is an all-time favorite hike for us -- just incredible and unusual beauty the whole way. ❤️
I hiked that trails years ago and recall seeing no one else. As I watch you run I shiver with the thought of a trip or a sprained ankle or worse......hours away from assistance.
It's a bit hard to explain, but historically we're actually safer running than hiking. I think it's because people (including us) often take their eyes of the trail when hiking (especially in a beautiful view area), which is when things like sprained ankles tend to happen. When running, the focus is on where the feet or going and we've never had an injury that way. ❤️
Amazing landscape, I loved the sunrise with the clouds. We have lots of jack rabbits in our neighborhood. I think that Adam is even faster than them. It must be the Pop Tarts.
Hahaha it's definitely the Pop Tarts. I don't eat a lot of carbs normally, but when prepping for and engaging in a big adventure I definitely carb up and it makes me faster for sure. And there's really no better quick carb than Pop Tarts! Glad you liked this one -- one of the coolest sunrises we've ever seen. --A
I've hiked and camped in the crater so many times. It never got old. Such a unique place on earth.. If you ever get a chance to do it again if you have more time I would recommend hiking across the crater to Paliku where you can camp overnight. The stars are amazing. Then hike out the next day going out Switchback. This will give you the total crater experience. It's about 12 miles each way, so camping overnight is the way to go! Love watching your videos!
Thanks so much. That is great advice. Truly one of the best things about having this channel is getting such cool suggestions from people who have deep experience in unique places. We love Maui and we will definitely be back -- and will definitely follow your camping advice!
Amazing! The views above the clouds. Just wow.
If you and Tina haven’t done this one already, you gotta do it at some point!
Wow that is beautiful up there!
You two are beautiful together, my wife and I are in our 60s and would love oy have y'all's physics at this point in our lives, but we love you two and enjoy the clear love and connection you have....love your voice in the songs on the videos E
Wow, thank you SO much Bill! You and your wife must have a great connection too, because we've found it really takes one to recognize one. So happy that you are enjoying the videos and even the music too - we've been having a really good time making the tunes. We hope we'll still be doing this into our 60s and beyond!
Incredible!!!! Sunrise looks sooo worth it.
This volcanic landscape reminds me so much of Lanzarote!
I’m so stoked you guys are scoping out Maui for us 🌞🙌🏻
Wait are you going to Maui soon?! This is 100 percent the one thing you HAVE to do here!!!
@@LiveHardxLoveHard i'm going to pick your brain! so marco and i were supposed to go last march. We already have a deposit on a sweet camper van heehee. We are now going in Sept/Oct either before or after Quincy's wedding!
Omg a camper van! Why are you guys so much cooler than us. 🤣 now I feel like we have to go back so we can do this in a camper van haha!
@@LiveHardxLoveHard we could be the camper van crew!!!!
Awesome sunrise & capture of the clouds! I am amazed you have to book to see a sunrise though 👍🏃
Thank you! It was pretty incredible. But yes it’s also insane about the permits- so cut throat! I tried multiple times and failed before getting ours 🤦🏻♀️
Amazingly beautiful all around! The clouds shot of the beginning made me go “wow”! As a fellow sporty nerd, I love athletics mixed with a dose of poetry and botany 🙂.
Thanks girl! This was a truly unreal experience and I hope you get to see it in person for yourself one day! And love that you’re a fellow sporty nerd- I personally find it hilarious that Adam tries to find the perfect literary quote for every hike we do 🤣 gotta keep it educational around here! 🤓- E
Elevation at the crater summit is 10,000 feet! Beautiful video! Absolutely spectacular! I hiked down into the crater a couple years ago but only went a mile or so.
Thanks Keith! Glad to hear you got to do some of the hike -- the most spectacular part is definitely the sunrise from the top, but if you go again and have enough time you might also really like that foot-trail loop. We were blown away by just how crazy and otherworldly the terrain down there was!
@@LiveHardxLoveHard I would definitely do the loop! Stay safe!
Awesome sun rise
Thanks Iqbal -- one of the best we've ever seen!
Nice sunrise shot, Elise! Part of the run/hike looked like you were on the moon. Hope the fish tacos were delicious and the nap restorative. Love you guys.
Yoooo thanks! Wish you guys could see this sunrise in person. Fish tacos are on point, of course. One for every day of the week! 🤣 you know Adam has those naps down! Love you 😘
Beautiful!
Thank you -- it's such an amazing place!!! ❤️
The scenery has a certain post nuclear feel. However, the beautiful song (Elise the artist?) elicits a high level of tranquility & comfort. Thank you for sharing your journey.
We felt the same way! So odd to be hiking in silence - we're so used to the sounds of crickets and other wildlife. And that's exactly what we were going for with this song, so happy it came through! :D
Wow! Stunning views you got. Amazing video guys. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Lyzel! We are so happy we caught some of this on camera to share with you. Still can’t believe this was real! ❤️
Why do you think there are no other hikers? Great videography, thank you.
Thanks very much! There were other hikers who started at dawn, but we ran the first part of the trail to get out in front of them so we could shoot without having anyone else in the shots. That's often why you see us running the first few miles of hikes in popular locations.❤️
Oh my gosh you have to go back! You need to continue up the other side and hitch hike back to the upper parking lot. The continued hike up the other side goes up through lush greenery. Completely different! You usually walk straight into a wall of cloud. Go back!!!
Haha thanks and don't worry, we're definitely going back -- we love Hawaii, especially Maui and Kauai, and want to try to do sea to summit of Haleakala! ❤️
Love the music. ❤️🔥
So happy to hear that, Matt! We've only been making our own music for about six months and obviously have some improving to do, but we're absolutely loving it!!
Amazing. So I’m not sure, were you saying you preferred hell to heaven? That’s not good. LOL. Anyway, is this a recent venture for you? We were there at the summit but not for sunrise. I loved the time lapse you had of the rolling clouds. Amazing.
Haha, good point! I guess the metaphor got away from us, we were really just saying we were glad it was getting warmer because it was freezing on top! 🤣 and yes this was earlier this week! If you ever go back, definitely go for the sunrise. We’ve been exploring some awesome waterfalls here and thought of you!
livehardxlovehard hope you have some video of them. :)
Oh you know it! Can’t wait to show you!
We are going to Haleakala next month! Couple questions:
1. Is Sliding Sands the Best Trail & how long is it? Are there other Trails here?
2. We are going for Sunset. We want to give ourselves plenty of time to hike before Sunset (maybe 2-3 hours). We are staying in Wailea. What time in the afternoon or midday should we get there to hike Sliding Sands & view the sunset? I think sunrise will probably be around 5ish since we are doing it on November 11th (right after changing our clocks the weekend before)
Oh heck yeah!! You will have the best time ever on this trail if you get good weather (fingers crossed!). So there are other trails but you def want Sliding Sands, and if possible the Foot Trail loop that we took as well. It's about 14 miles and 3000 feet of climbing all in, and at high elevation, so you can determine your speed based on that. For us it took about 6 hours with filming and some nice long breaks -- prob would have been about 5 hours without filming and breaks. But we are fairly fast compared to most hikers. If you're normal speed hikers, plan on 7-8 hours for the full thing with breaks. Drive up depends on traffic, so check Waze or similar app the day before to get a precise sense of how long. But it's kind of a long slow drive to the top, so most likely 1 1/2 to 2 hours drive time. That means you'd leave around 7 or 8 in the morning.
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Awesome! Thank you very much for the great advice!!
Oh.... It's the offspring of Achilles again. The same ones who ran up Half Dome and said its no big deal.
Haha, so glad you saw this one. Haleakala is amazing! Tough running though because the altitude is high 😜 that’s why you saw us dragging butt at the end!
@LiveHardxLoveHard you betcha! Been there twice and done the same trail both times. Really tough for us flatlanders!
Great video guys! Cant wait to do this one with you. Also, what is going on with your shirt, Dad??
Can’t wait to do it with you too. You don’t like the yellow? I love it! It matches my flip flops. We might have to do a survey. - Dad
Damn get yourself a girl that looks at you the way she looks at him
Well said, Adam! 11 years in, and I still feel like I won the relationship lottery. --A
Thank you for the tips!
Hope it helps in case you ever get to check out Haleakala!
Hi guys!! Thank you for sharing this beauty and info! Enjoyed the view and energy!! I have a plan to visit there in May and I would sooo appreciate if you could share more details for me. I really like the way that you guys did. I have 2 questions! Q1, How did you go up there for sunrise? Did you drive? My question is if you drove up there and hiked down, what about the car up there hahaha. If you didn’t drive up there, how did you guys do that? Q2) Is the trail close to where ppl see sunrise? I hope you could help me there pleasesss :)
Hey, Rose, thanks so much! Excited for you to get to experience Haleakala. To answer your questions, you do have to drive up to Haleakala. It takes about 1.5-2 hours from the western side of Maui. The hike we did takes you down into the crater, but then we hiked back out and back to the car. I believe if you hike all the way down, you end in Kaupo which is like 8000FT more of down climbing so... long day haha. The trailhead for Sliding Sands is very close to where you watch sunrise. We parked at the Summit Sunrise viewing area (very top) and then took the car down to the visitor center after, which is where the trailhead is. But you could also leave your car at either the sunrise area or the visitor center, as they are very close together. Hope that helps you!
I tried multiple times but no luck. I think the website changed few things. I don't see the add to cart button anymore. It's now 'Request Ticket' which remain disabled the entire time. I tried logging in 5 minutes before and had the date selected. I didn't refresh the page. The button never got enabled even right at 7am. I tried through the app, Chrome from my laptop and mobile. Nothing worked. What am I doing wrong?
UGH we are so frustrated for you! We have heard from a few other people that they changed the system since we put out this video (which is odd because the hadn't changed the system in years before that!) so we honestly don't know why the method isn't working for you. It sounds like a tech error? I would maybe call the park rangers to see but so sorry it's not working for you 😭
I appreciate your tip at the end and it worked for the FIRST try!
I’m so stoked I got my reservation for the sunrise! If I can ask you a question please, Do you have any specific recommendations of where to stand or locate myself to capture the sunrise? Perhaps if you can recall where you were approximately when you captured the sunrise? Thanks again
That’s so awesome to hear it worked on the first try! We are stoked for you to see this for yourself in person. Regarding where to watch, head all the way to the summit but do NOT go to the summit sunrise viewing platform. We saw that it was way overcrowded with people. Instead, to have the views all to yourself, across the parking lot from the viewing area there is a small trail that will take you just a few steps up onto a hill. As you’re looking at the sun, you will be to the left of all the crowds and far away so that you’ll have peace and solitude. Just make sure to stay in the trail, as the rangers will come talk to you if you veer off even just a bit!
@@LiveHardxLoveHard much appreciated. Is that towards the right side away from the viewing platform?
So when you pull into the parking lot the viewing platform is on the left (and up the stairs) as you’re pulling in. We instead went to the right where there’s a little dirt hill and trail. I hope that makes sense!
Love it
One of our all time favorite hikes!
Wow so amazing views!!! 👏👏👏👏
I use a DJI mini 2 drone for my videos, do you mind if I ask what drone do you use???
Hey! So happy we got to share these sunrise views! And we actually don’t have a drone! Would make for some awesome footage but it’s also quite a big investment. How do you like yours?
@@LiveHardxLoveHard my goodness, those are awesome views then. We love ours! Only used it in 3 videos but as it warms up the Weather over here we will take more
@@turisteandoentexas Sounds fun! One day ... 😊
I just did the haleakala. Beautiful. I've seen better. During flights. Open your window when you are flying and you know the sun is coming up throught the clouds. Spectacular views. You are already way up there in the clouds an dyou do not have to get up early and pay a lot for reservation/parking.
So glad you got to experience Haleakala! I'm sure the airplane views are nice too, but we definitely prefer to be directly in the middle of all the action, and that's pretty hard to do from a plane!
Was in maui almost a month and couldn't get a sunrise reservation! I logged on 10 minutes to 7 and its just like she said: "within seconds, all the tickets sold out". I tried 5 times to get a reservation with no luck
I would click the add to cart button right at 7 AM on google chrome and it said "we are trying to get you a spot there are a lot of people trying to book this reservation don't refresh the page" or whatever, and after it finished loading the tickets would always be sold out. Sucks! Sooo hard to get a reservation. I'm extremely tech savy (software engineer) and couldn't get a spot. I even called the support number and they said its extremely difficult to get a spot "99% luck 1% getting up early in the morning". He said thousands of people are getting up early trying to book their slots
Long story short, I did other things on my trip and stopped wasting my time trying to get a reservation! But feel free to try your luck :) Aloha!
Oh man Jeff, that is so frustrating, we're so sorry that happened to you! That's exactly what happened to us the first two times of trying, but I definitely also messed up the way I refreshed the page before clicking at 7AM. When did you go? I'm guessing that because Maui has been one of the only places people could travel, the pandemic surges have just made it so much harder to get a permit. I did hear that sunset is just as gorgeous as sunrise, with fewer crowds and no permits required. But otherwise, Maui is so incredible anywhere you go, I'm sure you still had an amazing time! - E
@@LiveHardxLoveHard You don't need to apologize. I was in maui in april and part of may. Yes, we still had an excellent trip!
Amazing video, new subscriber! I dont want to mess this up so I have a few questions if you dont mind answering please... I understand to click "add to cart" at the right time, but after that do you just hurry and checkout whats in your cart? Does the permit cost money at checkout? Is the permit a code scan or a printout? Are there any fees upon arrival at the peak? And lastly how many people are allowed per permit, or does every individual wanting to go have to get lucky in the permit process? Thank you so much if you have time to answer!
Hey there, thanks so much! Stoked for you to come along for the future adventures :) All good questions about the permit system. So once you click add to cart, don't panic if it takes some time to load.The site gets overloaded with people so it can take a minute to go through. Then once you snag a permit it takes you to the checkout page, where you have around 5 minutes to complete your purchase (maybe more - I don't remember exactly). It's just $1 for the permit, but you do need a credit card to buy it. I would just make sure you have a credit card already in the recreation.gov system to make it easy. They just asked for the name of the person who purchased the permit + a photo ID at the entrance, but I printed the reservation confirmation they sent me just to be safe. You do have to either pay a $30 entrance fee at the park (good for 3 days which is awesome if you go to the Kaupo side of the park later in the week), or, even better, if you have a national parks pass you can use that instead. The permit is good for the entire vehicle, so anyone you can fit in your vehicle gains access with the permit. Hope that helps! - E
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Can you use a debit card, or does it have to be credit?Thank you so much for the info!
@@trebelution Hm, I would assume so but I didn't try so I'm not 100%. Have you ever purchased anything else on recreation.gov?
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Nope have never purchased anything, but I will look into the website on my own to make sure they take regular debit cards. Thank you
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Nope have never purchased anything, but I will look into the website on my own to make sure they take regular debit cards. Thank you
God you guys are fun!
Thanks M! Did you email us? Don't think we saw a message from you.
@@LiveHardxLoveHard yes I did
@@LiveHardxLoveHard under the Subject Heading "A Idea" because I can't spell.lol
M, don’t know what happened, can’t find it in our email!!
@@LiveHardxLoveHard I just re-sent it. From michaeljbadgerjr@gmail.com
Didnt they change it now that you have to book for only the next day? I can’t see the option to book for one week in advance :(
Oh that’s crazy. They’ve been using the one week ahead method for so long! And it was still the method as of February so I’m not sure why it changed!
I don't get why all the running. I tried to go on a hike with a group there and people were dressed in nylons and jogging clothes. If it's gorgeous why not just take your time to hike it. Is that even safe when you have thin mountain air and what about drinking water, oxygen etc ..
That's a good question, Theresa. For us it's mostly a question of filming. If we get out faster than everyone else, then we can get beautiful shots of the whole hike without other people accidentally photo-bombing them. It makes a real difference to the beauty and quality of the video. ❤️
Do you need another permit to hike the sliding trail? And is there a time limit of how long you need to stay inside the park, like for example is the permit good to come back for the sunset the same day in case the sunrise will not be as visible?
Great questions! There's two different pieces here: first, the permit is only necessary if you want to see the sunrise. Anyone can enter without a permit AFTER 7AM. The second piece is the park entrance fee, which is $30. The entrance fee will give you access to the Haleakala National Park (which will include access to the Kaupo side as well including the Pools of O'heo and Pipiwai trail/bamboo forest) for 3 days. That means you can definitely stick around for sunset (and can even leave and come back later, though it's a long drive to anywhere else so that might be tough). Or you can come back for sunset the next day as well. But the permit is specific to the sunrise only on the day you reserved. Also, if you have a national parks pass, then the entrance fee is waived.
Thank you for responding so quickly! Awesome video btw!
Thanks so much Yenny! Hope you enjoy your trip!
Out of curiosity, what kind of animals dwell there if any?
We kept saying how crazy it was that it was so very silent because, aside from the flowery plants that stole Adam's heart, the wildlife was pretty much non existent. Though, we have heard there are bats.... kinda glad we didn't run into those! - E
day 7 of trying 😭😭😭😭 no luck
Wait seriously? You don’t click anything other than the one button right at 7 right? I tried different ways like refreshing the page and that failed every time, but this way got me through twice no problem 😭
Oh so now you think you're better than me huh?
Not quite certain what that means, but pretty sure the answer is...no? We tend to assume all people are equal, and equally valuable, until proven otherwise. ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard gotta admit that's one hell of an answer. Think you're so special with your quick witted answers? huh?